Belle and Sebastian – When We Were Very Young (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
Em
 I can see mountains

G
 I can see sky

            D
I sometimes wish that I was blind

             C
To all the futures that we left behind

Em
 I walk on shaky ground

G
 Nervous, I leave the house

       A
In the dark before the dawn

      C
A commuter with no place to run
[Chorus]
C                                  Em
 I wish I could be content with the football scores

Am                                  D
 I wish I could be content with the daily chores

        Dm                     G     E7
With my daily worship of the sublime
[Verse 2]
Em
 Last night, I was afraid

G
 My head was locked in pain

            D
I thought a person could go mad

           C
No one can help you when it gets this bad

Em
 But I thought about your way

G
 I had a picture of your face

      A
I was wishing you the best

            C
Sending you love with evеry tired breath
[Chorus]
C                                  Em
 I wish I could be content with the football scores

Am                                  D
 I wish I could be content with the daily chores

        Dm                     G     E7
With my daily worship of the sublime
[Instrumental] |A |A7 |D |D |Bm |Bm |E |E |C#m |C#m |F# |F# |Dmaj7 |Dmaj7 |Bm |Bm [Verse 3]
Em
 When we were very young

G
 We loved our selfish fun

   D
We cared what people thought

C
 About our selfish words

Em
 You could not tell us then

G
 How much we wouldn't care

              A
'Bout all the mindless trivia

              C
Now we've got kids and dystopia
[Chorus]
C                                  Em
 I wish I could be content with the football scores

Am                                  D
 I wish I could be content with the daily chores

        Dm                     G     E
With my daily worship of the sublime

C                                  Em
 I wish I could walk away from my scars and sores

Am                                 D
 I wish I could walk away from the 'No one gets me'

        Dm
From my sense of envy

       G       E7
To the benign
[Outro]
C                                  Em
 I wish I could be content with the football scores

Am                                  D
 I wish I could be content with the daily chores

        Dm                     G     E7
With my daily worship of the sublime

C                                  Em
 I wish I could be content with the football scores

Am                                  D
 I wish I could be content with the daily chores

        Dm                     G     E
With my daily worship of the sublime

C                                  Em
 I wish I could walk away from my scars and sores