Bobby Bare – I Was A Young Man Once (Guitar)

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[Intro] G C F Em Am F G C [Verse 1]
        F         C
I was a young man once

F     Em    Am               G
I ran fast, life was hit and run

F            G           Am            G
I cursed the old men for what they had done

     F       G          C
Yea, I was a young man once
[Verse 2]
      F                  C
Crazy love caught in the night

F             Em           G
Left her with child by the morning light

F        Em            Dm       G
I didn’t care what was wrong or right

       F       G         C
'Cause I was a young man once
[Chorus]
     F                   Em
Yea, I raised hell and I had big dreams

F                 G
I made promises I could not keep

     F           Em    Am
When I hurt love I cut deep

F       G         C
I was a young man once
[Verse 3]
          F         C
I’m not a young man now

   F          Em   Dm      G
It ain’t been easy keeping vows

  F        Em          Am      G
I still do things that ain’t allowed

    F         G         C
But I’m not a young man now
[Verse 4]
           F       C
I’m not an old man yet

    F      Em              Am     G
But age is chasing me with much regret

F           Em       D            G
I threw the dice and time won the bet

    F          G       C
But I’m not an old man yet
[Chorus]
     F                   Em
Yea, I raised hell and I had big dreams

F                 G
I made promises I could not keep

     F           Em    Am
When I hurt love I cut deep

F       G         C
I was a young man once
[Verse 5]
               F       C
You’re just an old man once

   F       Em        Am      G
An old man dreams of what he wants

             F        Em            G
He wants the world to know that not too long ago

F        G         C
He was a young man once
[Outro]
F       G         C
I was a young man once