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Back When We Were Young

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[Intro] 
C  G
[Chorus] 
GBack when we were Cyoung everybody came to Gsee us
Everybody wanted to Dbe us back when we were Gyoung
We loved each other Cso all our friends told one Ganother
And we even told each Dother back when we were Gyoung
[Verse] 
GIt was laughin' it was dancin' 
It was Ccigarettes and bourbon flavored Gkisses
It was Dalligator shoes and new blue suits
And anything that money Gwishes
It was sittin' up all night and waitin'   
CFor the dawn to bring another Gwondrous day
It was Dholding hands and thinking 
That tomorrow is a million years Gaway
[Chorus] 
GBack when we were Cyoung everybody came to Gsee us
Everybody wanted to Dbe us back when we were Gyoung
We loved each other Cso all our friends told one Ganother
And we even told each Dother back when we were Gyoung
[Verse] 
GIt was rolling sevens every time 
And Cthinking it was never ever Ggonna end
Back Dthen we even thought of time itself 
As being something of a Gpassing friend
It was buyin' one another things we Cdidn't need
And birthdays were so Gcorny
Back Dthen we even had some friends 
Live as far away as CaliGfornia
Back when we were Cyoung 

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Back When We Were Young

by Tom T. Hall

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G

[Chorus]

G C G

Back when we were young everybody came to see us

D G

Everybody wanted to be us back when we were young

C G

We loved each other so all our friends told one another

D G

And we even told each other back when we were young

[Verse]

It was laughin' it was dancin'

C G

It was cigarettes and bourbon flavored kisses

It was alligator shoes and new blue suits

And anything that money wishes

It was sittin' up all night and waitin'

C G

For the dawn to bring another wondrous day

It was holding hands and thinking

That tomorrow is a million years away

[Chorus]

G C G

Back when we were young everybody came to see us

D G

Everybody wanted to be us back when we were young

C G

We loved each other so all our friends told one another

D G

And we even told each other back when we were young

[Verse]

It was rolling sevens every time

C G

And thinking it was never ever gonna end

Back then we even thought of time itself

As being something of a passing friend

It was buyin' one another things we didn't need

And birthdays were so corny

Back then we even had some friends

Live as far away as California

Back when we were young

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