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Less Wise - Cody Jinks
Standard Tuning - Capo 1
[Verse]
C#mTime is gold and it only
AGoes by in waves of Estrangers
ABlong the way sometimes
Astrangers make your Efriends
Well, I'm gettin' C#mold and my friends
Don't Acome around like they Eused to
We've stopped Bactin' like we've
Agot somethin' to Eprove
[Verse]
My old friend C#mJake, yeah man
We Amade some noise in those Ebarrooms
Who'd have Bthought he'd be
The Afirst one with a Eson
And I like to C#mthink that guy
AWe all call McEKinney
He was Bthere at my worst
And ALord knows he's helped me Eon
[Verse]
It's been a few C#myears since I
ASeen that Matthews Eboy
He's still Blivin' down in Houston
Still Anever call him back when I Ephone
Every now and C#mthen I'll stop
And I'll Ahave a few with EVinny
You know we Blaugh about the old times
At Aleast those we reEcall
[Chorus]
N.C.
It's always...
AC'C#mest la Bvi...
Try not Ato miss the C#mforest for the Btrees
And now we're Awhat we C#mdid not think we'd Bbe
A little bit AolderC#m, a little less Bwise
You get a little Aolder C#mand a lot less Bwise
[Outro]
C#mTime is gold and it only
AGoes by in waves of Estrangers...

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Less Wise

by Cody Jinks

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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C#m

Less Wise - Cody Jinks

Standard Tuning - Capo 1

[Verse]

C#m

Time is gold and it only

A E

Goes by in waves of strangers

Along the way sometimes

A E

strangers make your friends

C#m

Well, I'm gettin' old and my friends

A E

Don't come around like they used to

We've stopped actin' like we've

A E

got somethin' to prove

[Verse]

C#m

My old friend Jake, yeah man

A E

We made some noise in those barrooms

Who'd have thought he'd be

A E

The first one with a son

C#m

And I like to think that guy

A E

We all call McKinney

He was there at my worst

A E

And Lord knows he's helped me on

[Verse]

C#m

It's been a few years since I

A E

Seen that Matthews boy

He's still livin' down in Houston

A E

Still never call him back when I phone

C#m

Every now and then I'll stop

A E

And I'll have a few with Vinny

You know we laugh about the old times

A E

At least those we recall

[Chorus]

N.C.

It's always...

A C#m B

C'est la vi...

A C#m B

Try not to miss the forest for the trees

A C#m B

And now we're what we did not think we'd be

A C#m B

A little bit older, a little less wise

A C#m B

You get a little older and a lot less wise

[Outro]

C#m

Time is gold and it only

A E

Goes by in waves of strangers...

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