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[Intro]
AYoung in all the wErong waysA  
AYoung in all the wErong waysA  
[Verse 1]
C#mTake this pen, it's clear to see
Honey, it's aEll the same
F#mCracks in the windows
Broken chaDirs
No one to Ablame
There was a C#mtime for me to hold on
There was a Etime for trust
But I'm F#mnot just gonna sDit here in the dAust
F#m   A
[Verse 2]
C#mTell me when you think of us
Is it only Ememories
Of the F#mday when we were bDoth more naAive
Well, I've C#mgot no time to look back
So I'm gonna Eleave you here
I'm going ouF#mt to see about Dmy own froAntier
I'm going ouF#mt to see about Dmy own froAntier
[Chorus]
You were my fuEture
But that's in the F#mpast
You'll get anEother and it might C#mlast
You reAmind me of the gEirl I wF#masC#m  
When I was Ayoung in all the wrong ways
[Verse 3]
I C#mlearned how to hustle
Until I can Efeel that burn
F#mPray at the end
AccelerDating into the tAurn
I'm not C#mriding any longer
On the Eback of your bike
I've gone the F#mmiles and DGod knows I've got the fiAght
I've gone the F#mmiles and DGod knows I've got the fiAght
[Chorus]
You're not my fEuture
It's all in the F#mpast
You'll get anEother and it might C#mlast
You reAmind me of the gEirl I wF#masC#m  
When I was Ayoung in all the wrong ways
[Solo]
C#m    E    F#m  D  A
C#m    E    F#m  D  A
F#m  D  A
[Chorus/Outro]
You're not my fuEture
It's all the pF#mast
There'll be anEother and it might C#mlast
For you the oAnly purpose EI still sF#merveC#m  
Is to reAmind you of the Eman you wF#mereC#m  
Yeah, I reAmind you of the Eman you wF#mereC#m  
When we were Ayoung in all the wrong ways
I was Ayoung in all the wrong waysA  

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Young In All The Wrong Ways

by Sara Watkins

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C#m

F#m

[Intro]

A E A

Young in all the wrong ways

A E A

Young in all the wrong ways

[Verse 1]

C#m

Take this pen, it's clear to see

Honey, it's all the same

F#m

Cracks in the windows

Broken chairs

No one to blame

C#m

There was a time for me to hold on

There was a time for trust

F#m D A

But I'm not just gonna sit here in the dust

F#m A

[Verse 2]

C#m

Tell me when you think of us

Is it only memories

F#m D A

Of the day when we were both more naive

C#m

Well, I've got no time to look back

So I'm gonna leave you here

F#m D A

I'm going out to see about my own frontier

F#m D A

I'm going out to see about my own frontier

[Chorus]

You were my future

F#m

But that's in the past

E C#m

You'll get another and it might last

A E F#m C#m

You remind me of the girl I was

When I was young in all the wrong ways

[Verse 3]

C#m

I learned how to hustle

Until I can feel that burn

F#m

Pray at the end

D A

Accelerating into the turn

C#m

I'm not riding any longer

On the back of your bike

F#m D A

I've gone the miles and God knows I've got the fight

F#m D A

I've gone the miles and God knows I've got the fight

[Chorus]

You're not my future

F#m

It's all in the past

E C#m

You'll get another and it might last

A E F#m C#m

You remind me of the girl I was

When I was young in all the wrong ways

[Solo]

C#m E F#m D A

F#m D A

[Chorus/Outro]

You're not my future

F#m

It's all the past

E C#m

There'll be another and it might last

A E F#m C#m

For you the only purpose I still serve

A E F#m C#m

Is to remind you of the man you were

A E F#m C#m

Yeah, I remind you of the man you were

When we were young in all the wrong ways

A A

I was young in all the wrong ways

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