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We All Die Young

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[Intro]
G
[Verse]
It was Glate one night, I was counting out my stitches
DLaying by the side of the Groad
I was a Glong time gone, slipping off my britches
DFeeling like it's time to go Ghome
Yeah, feDeling like it's time to go Ghome
And Gin this dream, Bill Tecumseh Sherman
DGlowered at the foot of my Gbed
He was Glong and lean, he spoke in perfect German
And DI recorded all that he Gsaid
Yeah, DI recorded all that he Gsaid
And he sDaid:
[Chorus]
"We Gall die young
We Call die young
We Gall die young
   DWe all die Gyoung"D  
[Verse]
When I Gwoke next day, layered in the lashings
DFeeling for the hole in my Ghead
I was Gthinking 'bout my dad, thinking 'bout the nashings
Of Dall the bitter things that he Gsaid
Yeah, Dall the worrying things that he had Gsaid
And he Dsaid:
[Chorus]
"We Gall die young
We Call die young
We Gall die young
   DWe all die Gyoung"   SDon, he said:
"We all Gdie young (We all die young!)
We Call die young (We all die young!)
We Gall die young (We all die)
   DWe all die Gyoung"D  
  (We all die young!)
[Solo]
G G D G   G G D G   D G   D
[Verse]
Well it Gcame to pass that everything had ended
The Dworld was just a grubby balGloon
And GI spoke up, said "Sorry if I've offended"
This Dvoice came from the back of the Groom
Oh, Dscreaming from the back of the Groom
It Dsaid:
[Chorus]
"We Gall die young (We all die young!)
We Call die young (We all die young!)
We Gall die young (We all die)
  DWe all die yGoung"    DOne more time!
 (We all die young!)
"We Gall die young, Bill Tecumseh Sherman
                   (We all die young!)
We Call die young, Sorry if I've offended
                   (We all die young!)
We Gall die young (We all die)
  DWe all die yGoung"    DOne more time!
 (We all die young!)
               G(We all die young!)
               C(We all die young!)
               G(We all die)
 D(We all die yGoung!)D  
               G(We all die young!)
               C(We all die young!)
               G(We all die)
 D(We all die yGoung!)D  G  

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We All Die Young

by The Decemberists

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[Intro]

[Verse]

It was late one night, I was counting out my stitches

D G

Laying by the side of the road

I was a long time gone, slipping off my britches

D G

Feeling like it's time to go home

D G

Yeah, feeling like it's time to go home

And in this dream, Bill Tecumseh Sherman

D G

Glowered at the foot of my bed

He was long and lean, he spoke in perfect German

D G

And I recorded all that he said

D G

Yeah, I recorded all that he said

And he said:

[Chorus]

"We all die young

We all die young

D G D

We all die young"

[Verse]

When I woke next day, layered in the lashings

D G

Feeling for the hole in my head

I was thinking 'bout my dad, thinking 'bout the nashings

D G

Of all the bitter things that he said

D G

Yeah, all the worrying things that he had said

And he said:

[Chorus]

"We all die young

We all die young

D G D

We all die young" Son, he said:

"We all die young (We all die young!)

We all die young (We all die young!)

We all die young (We all die)

D G D

We all die young"

(We all die young!)

[Solo]

G G D G G G D G D G D

[Verse]

Well it came to pass that everything had ended

D G

The world was just a grubby balloon

And I spoke up, said "Sorry if I've offended"

D G

This voice came from the back of the room

D G

Oh, screaming from the back of the room

It said:

[Chorus]

"We all die young (We all die young!)

We all die young (We all die young!)

We all die young (We all die)

D G D

We all die young" One more time!

(We all die young!)

"We all die young, Bill Tecumseh Sherman

(We all die young!)

We all die young, Sorry if I've offended

(We all die young!)

We all die young (We all die)

D G D

We all die young" One more time!

(We all die young!)

(We all die)

D G D

(We all die young!)

(We all die)

D G D G

(We all die young!)

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