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Kathy Mattea - The Innocent Years
INTRO:   F    Am7    F    Am7    F    Am7  F  
I need to Cgo down and wash my face
Deep in the Friver of my old home Dm7place
                    Am             G              C       G  C-G  
I need to walk in the waters that once gave me life
Go over and Cwalk the old railroad tracks
See if I can Ffollow it all the way Dm7back
AmBack to Gwhere my Cvision is Fclear
GBack to the days of the Finnocent years
Though I'd Ctrade it all back in
For just one Fday like it was back Dm7then
               Am           G                  C      G  C-G  
Back before just living my life got in the way
To see my Cface at sixteen again
When the boy down the Fstreet was my best Dm7friend
AmWhen his Gsmile took aCway my Ftears
GBack in the days of the Finnocent years
CHORUS:
You might grow Amwiser every day
But there's a Fprice you have to pay
The girl I Dm7was just disapFpeared
I Gleft her behind in the Finnocent years
INTERLUDE:   F    Am7    F    Am7    F    Am7  F  
Now and Cthen when the sun goes down
I can see the Fmoon over my homeDm7town
           Am          G               C     G  C-G  
I can almost hear the train rushing by
I close my Ceyes and say a prayer
To the wide eyed Fgirl that I lost someDm7where
AmMaybe someGday she'll Cfind me Fhere
And Glead me back to the Finnocent years
CHORUS:
You might grow Amwiser every day
But there's a Fprice you have to pay
The girl I Dm7was just disapFpeared
GLeft her behind in the Finnocent years
CHORUS:
When I get Amlost along the way
And I can't Fsee the light of day
I can Dm7almost feel her Fnear
GCalling me back to the Finnocent years, yeah, yeah
OUTRO: 
       F   Am7   F   Am7
The innFocenAm7t yearFs, wAm7oah, oFhAm7  F  Am7  

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The Innocent Years

by Kathy Mattea

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Am7

Dm7

Kathy Mattea - The Innocent Years

F Am7 F Am7 F Am7 F

INTRO:

I need to go down and wash my face

F Dm7

Deep in the river of my old home place

Am G C G C G

I need to walk in the waters that once gave me life

Go over and walk the old railroad tracks

F Dm7

See if I can follow it all the way back

Am G C F

Back to where my vision is clear

G F

Back to the days of the innocent years

Though I'd trade it all back in

F Dm7

For just one day like it was back then

Am G C G C G

Back before just living my life got in the way

To see my face at sixteen again

F Dm7

When the boy down the street was my best friend

Am G C F

When his smile took away my tears

G F

Back in the days of the innocent years

CHORUS:

You might grow wiser every day

But there's a price you have to pay

Dm7 F

The girl I was just disappeared

G F

I left her behind in the innocent years

F Am7 F Am7 F Am7 F

INTERLUDE:

Now and then when the sun goes down

F Dm7

I can see the moon over my hometown

Am G C G C G

I can almost hear the train rushing by

I close my eyes and say a prayer

F Dm7

To the wide eyed girl that I lost somewhere

Am G C F

Maybe someday she'll find me here

G F

And lead me back to the innocent years

CHORUS:

You might grow wiser every day

But there's a price you have to pay

Dm7 F

The girl I was just disappeared

G F

Left her behind in the innocent years

CHORUS:

When I get lost along the way

And I can't see the light of day

Dm7 F

I can almost feel her near

G F

Calling me back to the innocent years, yeah, yeah

OUTRO:

F Am7 F Am7

F Am7 F Am7 F Am7 F Am7

The innocent years, woah, oh

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