Brandi Carlile – Christmas 1984 (Ukulele)

Capo 3
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Am F C Am F C G Am F C Am F G C
              Am
When we were young

         G        Am
Oh, when we were young

         F             C                G       Am
We put popcorn on a string and hung it on the sill

F               C            G          C
Carolers would sing as the night grew still

             Am
And we were poor

        G Am
Back in 1984

              F              C                   G         Am
There were candles on the fireplace and tinsel round the wreath

F              C       G            C
And a foot of snow on top of the streets

Am F C
Ooooooooooh

Am F C G
Ooooooooooh

Am F C
Ooooooooooh

Am F G C
Ooooooooooh

              Am
And when I'd grown

             G   Am
Like we all must do

         F             C
Found myself a sturdy soul

G            Am
To see me through

F             C      G C 
That was the fall of '92

        Am
I was strong

          G         Am
And from dusk till dawn

    F         C                   G              Am
I worked two jobs just to keep the lights on

F               C        G      Am
I saved up for months to buy a chain

        F         C      G         C
And I gave it to one on Christmas Day

G
Ooooooooooh

        Em          F                    C
And I found myself alone in the winter cold

         Am                 F       G       C
Now my life is filled with things I do not need

         Am            F             C
But the only thing I want before I'm old

      Am     F      G        C
Won't fit under my christmas tree

        Am          G       Am                
Are we lost to our younger days

    F             C       G         Am  
No longer are we able to find that place

F                 C       G       Am
Strangers to the kids we used to know

       F        C         G       C
And I don't decorate my house no more
(Brandi sings this part is a capella, but you can play the intro) Oooooooooh
C        Am           F              C
And the only thing I want before I leave

       Am    F       G        C 
Won't fit under my Christmas tree

         Am           F              C
And the only thing I want before I leave

      Am     F      G         C
Won't fit under my Christmas tree

      Am     F      G         C
Won't fit under my Christmas tree