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When You And I Were Young

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Tom Rush  When You And I Were Young  by George W. Johnson
EI E/D#wander'd C#mtoday        C#m/Bto the AhiA/G#ll     F#mMaggie
ETo watch the scene BbelBsusowB  Bsus  B  
EThe E/D#creek and C#mthe C#m/Brusty old AmilA/G#l    MF#maggie
EWhere we wandered in the Blong, long EagoEsus.E  Esus  E  
AThe A/G#green F#mgrass is gone from the Ehill  Maggie,
F#Where  once the wild  daisies BspBsusrungB  Bsus  B  
EThe rE/D#usty old C#mmill  C#m/Bnow is sAtilA/G#l    F#mMaggie
ESince you and BI were Eyoung
EThey E/D#say they C#msay  they C#m/Bsay I'm Afeeble A/G#with age F#mMaggie
EAnd my step not as sprititly   as BthBsusemB  Bsus  B  
EMy       E/D#  C#mface is a well a C#m/Bwell Awritten A/G#page MF#maggie
EAnd time Balone was the EpenA  A/G#  
F#mThey say we are aged and Egray, Maggie,
F#Aa  spray the wild breakers BflBsusungB  Bsus  B  
ETo E/D#me      C#myou're as C#m/Bfair as Ayou A/G#were   F#mMaggie
EWhen you and BI were AyoA/G#ungF#m  E  

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When You And I Were Young

by Tom Rush

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E/D#

C#m

C#m/B

A/G#

F#m

Bsus

Esus

Tom Rush When You And I Were Young by George W. Johnson

E E/D# C#m C#m/B A A/G# F#m

I wander'd today to the hill Maggie

E B Bsus B Bsus B

To watch the scene below

E E/D# C#m C#m/B A A/G# F#m

The creek and the rusty old mill Maggie

E B E Esus E Esus E

Where we wandered in the long, long ago.

A A/G# F#m E

The green grass is gone from the hill Maggie,

F# B Bsus B Bsus B

Where once the wild daisies sprung

E E/D# C#m C#m/B A A/G# F#m

The rusty old mill now is still Maggie

E B E

Since you and I were young

E E/D# C#m C#m/B A A/G# F#m

They say they say they say I'm feeble with age Maggie

E B Bsus B Bsus B

And my step not as sprititly as them

E E/D# C#m C#m/B A A/G# F#m

My face is a well a well written page Maggie

E B E A A/G#

And time alone was the pen

F#m E

They say we are aged and gray, Maggie,

F# B Bsus B Bsus B

Aa spray the wild breakers flung

E E/D# C#m C#m/B A A/G# F#m

To me you're as fair as you were Maggie

E B A A/G# F#m E

When you and I were young

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