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Because We're Young:Ral Donner.
on GONE Records in 1961.
[Intro]
C Em F G
[Verse 1]
BeAcause Gwe're Dm7young..F..D..Dm7....G....we want 
to Clive.Am7  C  
EmAnd we Cmust teach our Dm7heart Fstrings
how to Gbend and CgiveDm7.Em  Dm7  C  
[Verse 2]
GBeAcause we're Dm7young.F..D..Dm7....when Glife is Cgreen.
If your heart Am7should be Dm7brok-Fen.D..Dm7....Ghold on 
to your Cdreams.Dm7  C  
[Bridge]
CWhile we're coming of age, Fdear.Dm7.....Gheartaches 
it may CbringAm7.
CSoon we'll Ebe past that Amstage, Emdear.
Am7Let's go out and have our DdreamsG.
[Verse 3]
GBeEcause we're Fyoung.Dm7....G...when Bmlove is CnewE.C  
As we search Dfor toDm7morrow..G...Bmhold me Gclose to 
Cyou.
[Outro]
GTHough, Am7come Fwhat Fmmay, Dm7let's Flive Ceach Em7day.Am7  
Em7Songs are sung, Dlife is Dm7singing.C..F..G....
beBcause Dm7we're Cyoung.Dm7  Em7  Dm7  C  
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Because Were Young

by Ral Donner

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Dm7

Am7

Em7

Because We're Young:Ral Donner.

on GONE Records in 1961.

[Intro]

C Em F G

[Verse 1]

A G Dm7 F D Dm7 G

Because we're young..............we want

C Am7 C

to live.

Em C Dm7 F

And we must teach our heart strings

G C Dm7 Em Dm7 C

how to bend and give.

[Verse 2]

G A Dm7 F D Dm7 G C

Because we're young.........when life is green.

Am7 Dm7 F D Dm7 G

If your heart should be brok-en.......hold on

C Dm7 C

to your dreams.

[Bridge]

C F Dm7 G

While we're coming of age, dear......heartaches

C Am7

it may bring.

C E Am Em

Soon we'll be past that stage, dear.

Am7 D G

Let's go out and have our dreams.

[Verse 3]

G E F Dm7 G Bm C E C

Because we're young........when love is new.

D Dm7 G Bm G

As we search for tomorrow.....hold me close to

you.

[Outro]

G Am7 F Fm Dm7 F C Em7 Am7

THough, come what may, let's live each day.

Em7 D Dm7 C F G

Songs are sung, life is singing.........

B Dm7 C Dm7 Em7 Dm7 C

because we're young.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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