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Old Before Your Time

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro] (after quick lick)
G          G
C    C/B   Am7   C/G
D          D
C          G
[Verse 1]
GWhen I was a Cyounger man Glookin' for a pot of Cgold
GEverywhere I Cturned the doors were Dclosin'
Took Gevery ounce of Cfaith I had to Gkeep on keepin' Con
And Gstill I felt like CI was only Dlosin'
[Chorus] 
I reCfused then like I Gdo now to let anybody tie me Cdown
I Glost a few good friends along the Dway
I was Craised up poor and I Gwanted more and maybe I'm a little too Cproud
GLookin' back I see a kid who was Djust afraid
CHungry        and Dold before his Gtime
[Instrumental]
C    C/B   Am7   C/G
D          D
C          G
[Verse 2]
GThrough the years I've Cknown my share of Gbroken-hearted Cfools
And Gthose who couldn't Cchoose a path worth Dtaking
There's Gnothin' in the Cworld so sad as Gtalking to a Cman
Who Gnever knew his Clife was his for Dmakin’
[Chorus]
Ain't it Cabout time you Grealize it's not worth keepin' Cscore?
You Gwin some, you lose some, and you Dlet it go
CWhat's the use of Gstackin’ on every failure another Cstone
Till you Gfind you've spent your whole life Dbuilding walls
CLonely        and Dold before your Gtime?
[Instrumental]
C    C/B   Am7   C/G
D          D
C          G
[Bridge]
It Ctook so lo-Emng to see
                   C         Em         D(STOP)
That truth was all around    me
[Verse 3] 
GNow the wren has Cgone to roost and the Gsky is turnin' Cgold
And Glike the sky my Csoul is also Dturnin'
GTurnin' from the Cpast, at last, and Gall I've left beChind
GCould it be that CI am finally Dlearnin'?
[Chorus]
CLearnin' I'm deGserving of love and the peaceful Cheart
I won't Gtear myself apart no more for Dtryin'
Tired of Clyin' to myGself, tryin' to buy what can't be Cbought
It's not Glivin' that you're doin' if it feels like Ddyin’
CCryin’, growin' Dold before your Gtime
CCryin’, growin' Dold before your GtimeG  
[Intro lick] (played fast)
Guitar 1 (banjo run)
                  G
e|--7\5-3p0------------|
B|------------1---0----|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------G-------|
B|--3/1p0--------------|
G|--4/2p0-------0------|
D|--------2p0----------|
A|------------2--------|
E|----------------3----|
[Instrumental]
e|-G-----------------C-----C/B------Am7-----C/G-----D-------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------0--|
A|------------0---2---3-----2-----0-------------|
E|--------------------------------------3-------|
e|-D------------------C-------------G--------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------0----------------|
D|-------------------------0h2------------------|
A|------------0---2---3-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3----------|

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G major

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Old Before Your Time

by Ray LaMontagne

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Am7

C/G

[Intro] (after quick lick)

G G

C C/B Am7 C/G

D D

C G

[Verse 1]

G C G C

When I was a younger man lookin' for a pot of gold

G C D

Everywhere I turned the doors were closin'

G C G C

Took every ounce of faith I had to keep on keepin' on

G C D

And still I felt like I was only losin'

[Chorus]

C G C

I refused then like I do now to let anybody tie me down

G D

I lost a few good friends along the way

C G C

I was raised up poor and I wanted more and maybe I'm a little too proud

G D

Lookin' back I see a kid who was just afraid

C D G

Hungry and old before his time

[Instrumental]

C C/B Am7 C/G

D D

C G

[Verse 2]

G C G C

Through the years I've known my share of broken-hearted fools

G C D

And those who couldn't choose a path worth taking

G C G C

There's nothin' in the world so sad as talking to a man

G C D

Who never knew his life was his for makin’

[Chorus]

C G C

Ain't it about time you realize it's not worth keepin' score?

G D

You win some, you lose some, and you let it go

C G C

What's the use of stackin’ on every failure another stone

G D

Till you find you've spent your whole life building walls

C D G

Lonely and old before your time?

[Instrumental]

C C/B Am7 C/G

D D

C G

[Bridge]

C Em

It took so lo-ng to see

C Em D

(STOP)

That truth was all around me

[Verse 3]

G C G C

Now the wren has gone to roost and the sky is turnin' gold

G C D

And like the sky my soul is also turnin'

G C G C

Turnin' from the past, at last, and all I've left behind

G C D

Could it be that I am finally learnin'?

[Chorus]

C G C

Learnin' I'm deserving of love and the peaceful heart

G D

I won't tear myself apart no more for tryin'

C G C

Tired of lyin' to myself, tryin' to buy what can't be bought

G D

It's not livin' that you're doin' if it feels like dyin’

C D G

Cryin’, growin' old before your time

C D G G

Cryin’, growin' old before your time

[Intro lick] (played fast)

Guitar 1 (banjo run)

e|--7\5-3p0------------|

B|------------1---0----|

G|---------------------|

D|---------------------|

A|---------------------|

E|---------------------|

Guitar 2

e|---------------------|

B|--3/1p0--------------|

G|--4/2p0-------0------|

D|--------2p0----------|

A|------------2--------|

E|----------------3----|

[Instrumental]

G C C/B Am7 C/G D

e|----------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------0--|

A|------------0---2---3-----2-----0-------------|

E|--------------------------------------3-------|

D C G

e|----------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------0----------------|

D|-------------------------0h2------------------|

A|------------0---2---3-------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------3----------|

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