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When Love Was Young

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[Intro]
G  Em  G  Em
[Verse 1]
  GLook at Emyou, Glook at Emme.
 GMy heart Embreaks  Gas I G7read our sad CstoryG.C  G  Em  G  Em  
 GNever Emthought Gthat I'd Embe,
 GHere with Emyou wisGhing I was G7free.
I never Cdreamed toG/Bday would Amcome,
When DI was Gyoung.Em  G  Em  
[Chorus]
 FThere was nothing I Cwould not do,
For the Gchance to Emsee your Gface.
 FHow could I have Cknown back then,
That toAsus4day I'd hesCsus2itate.
 GWhen you Emhold me Gin your Emarms,
 GI don't yEmearn Gfor that G7charm.
I never Cdreamed toG/Bday would Amcome,
When Dlove was Gyoung.Em  G  Em  
[Verse 2]
 GLook at Emhow our Gcurtain Emfell.
 GGuess it's Emtrue only Gtime can G7tell, 'bout an CendinGg.C  G  Em  G  Em  
 GKids are Emgrown, Gwe've had our Emday.
 GGuess it's Emtime now to Ggo aG7way.
I never Cdreamed toG/Bday would Amcome,
When Dlove was Gyoung.Em  G  Em  
[Chorus]
 FThere was nothing I Cwould not do,
For the Gchance to Emsee your Gface.
 FHow could I have Cknown back then,
That toAsus4day I'd hesCsus2itate.
 GWhen you Emhold me Gin your Emarms,
 GI don't yEmearn Gfor that G7charm.
I never Cdreamed toG/Bday would Amcome,
When Dlove was Gyoung.Em  G  Em  
[Outro]
I never Cdreamed toG/Bday would Amcome,
When Dlove was Gy Em-o-uG-nEm-g.
OGoh   EmoGohEm.G  Em  G  

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When Love Was Young

by Iris DeMent

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/B

Asus4

Csus2

[Intro]

G Em G Em

[Verse 1]

G Em G Em

Look at you, look at me.

G Em G G7 C G C G Em G Em

My heart breaks as I read our sad story.

G Em G Em

Never thought that I'd be,

G Em G G7

Here with you wishing I was free.

C G/B Am

I never dreamed today would come,

D G Em G Em

When I was young.

[Chorus]

F C

There was nothing I would not do,

G Em G

For the chance to see your face.

F C

How could I have known back then,

Asus4 Csus2

That today I'd hesitate.

G Em G Em

When you hold me in your arms,

G Em G G7

I don't yearn for that charm.

C G/B Am

I never dreamed today would come,

D G Em G Em

When love was young.

[Verse 2]

G Em G Em

Look at how our curtain fell.

G Em G G7 C G C G Em G Em

Guess it's true only time can tell, 'bout an ending.

G Em G Em

Kids are grown, we've had our day.

G Em G G7

Guess it's time now to go away.

C G/B Am

I never dreamed today would come,

D G Em G Em

When love was young.

[Chorus]

F C

There was nothing I would not do,

G Em G

For the chance to see your face.

F C

How could I have known back then,

Asus4 Csus2

That today I'd hesitate.

G Em G Em

When you hold me in your arms,

G Em G G7

I don't yearn for that charm.

C G/B Am

I never dreamed today would come,

D G Em G Em

When love was young.

[Outro]

C G/B Am

I never dreamed today would come,

D G Em G Em

When love was y -o-u-n-g.

G Em G Em G Em G

Ooh ooh.

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