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When We Were The New Boys

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Capo 1
[Intro]
C C G C
[Verse]
With laughing Ceyes I do recall
Every Gface that crammed this Chall
And in this Croom our hats were hung
And words were Gwritten and songs were Csung
[Chorus]
And we Fheld our glasses Chigh
And we Fdared to Greach for the Amsky
And we Dmnever would grow Amold
When we were the DmneFw Cboys
[Verse]
And on these Cstreets we were like kings
We'd roll and Gtumble, fight and sCing
And in these Csmoky pubs the yarns were spun
And many a sweetGheart was lost and Cwon
[Chorus]
And on these Fgreen fields we played for Cpride
No quarter Fgiven, Gno comproAmmise
We were Dmlovers and we were Amsons
When we were the DmneFw Cboys
When we were the DmneFw Cboys
[Verse]
Behind this Ccellar door on cheap guitars
We played our Gblues till the early Chours
No one Clistening but a few old friends
We never Gdreamed it could ever Cend
[Chorus]
This was our Fmoment, this was our Cspace
This was a Fjewel of a Gtime to have grAmaced
But they're Dmall sweet memories Amnow
When we were the DmneFw Cboys
When we were the DmneFw Cboys
[Bridge]
GAll my Amlife I've been Frunning
down the side of this Chill
GBut way down deep in my Amheart
don't want the Fwater to Cever be Fstill
[Verse]
All these Cfriends have long since gone
Blown and Gscattered like autumn Cleaves
Some are Clawyers and some are thieves
Some are Gnow behind the Csun
[Chorus]
But I'll Fnever, never be Cafraid
From the Fcradle Gto the Amgrave
I learned my Dmlesson and I learned it Amwell
When we were the DmneFw Cboys
When we were the DmneFw Cboys
C C G C
C C G C
[Outro]
And we Fheld our glasses Chigh
And we Fdared to Greach for the Amsky
And we Dmnever would grow Amold
When we were the DmneFw Cboys
When we were the DmneFw Cboys
When we were the DmneFw Cboys
When we were the DmneFw Cboys
C C G C
C C G C

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When We Were The New Boys

by Rod Stewart

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

[Intro]

C C G C

[Verse]

With laughing eyes I do recall

G C

Every face that crammed this hall

And in this room our hats were hung

G C

And words were written and songs were sung

[Chorus]

F C

And we held our glasses high

F G Am

And we dared to reach for the sky

Dm Am

And we never would grow old

Dm F C

When we were the new boys

[Verse]

And on these streets we were like kings

G C

We'd roll and tumble, fight and sing

And in these smoky pubs the yarns were spun

G C

And many a sweetheart was lost and won

[Chorus]

F C

And on these green fields we played for pride

F G Am

No quarter given, no compromise

Dm Am

We were lovers and we were sons

Dm F C

When we were the new boys

Dm F C

When we were the new boys

[Verse]

Behind this cellar door on cheap guitars

G C

We played our blues till the early hours

No one listening but a few old friends

G C

We never dreamed it could ever end

[Chorus]

F C

This was our moment, this was our space

F G Am

This was a jewel of a time to have graced

Dm Am

But they're all sweet memories now

Dm F C

When we were the new boys

Dm F C

When we were the new boys

[Bridge]

G Am F

All my life I've been running

down the side of this hill

G Am

But way down deep in my heart

F C F

don't want the water to ever be still

[Verse]

All these friends have long since gone

G C

Blown and scattered like autumn leaves

Some are lawyers and some are thieves

G C

Some are now behind the sun

[Chorus]

F C

But I'll never, never be afraid

F G Am

From the cradle to the grave

Dm Am

I learned my lesson and I learned it well

Dm F C

When we were the new boys

Dm F C

When we were the new boys

C C G C

[Outro]

F C

And we held our glasses high

F G Am

And we dared to reach for the sky

Dm Am

And we never would grow old

Dm F C

When we were the new boys

Dm F C

When we were the new boys

Dm F C

When we were the new boys

Dm F C

When we were the new boys

C C G C

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