Strawbs – You And I When We Were Young (Guitar)

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INTRO: C Dm Em F (2x)
  C                       Dm
I sometimes sit and think about

    Em              F
Our evenings in the firelight

        C Dm             Em     F
You and I,  when we were young

C               Dm              Em
Laughing at the crazy-patterned shadows

          F              G     F   G
That were dancing on the wall
CHORUS:
F         Em    Dm           C
Without a care, with time to spend

F      Em           Dm       C    F
Hardly speaking for hours on end

                                 G F G 
That was you and I, when we were young
INTERLUDE: C Dm Em F C Dm Em F
C               Dm              
Walking hand in hand

           Em           F
Beside the river at the weekends

        C Dm             Em     F
You and I,  when we were young

C                   Dm                Em
Children with their fishing nets were laughing

        F                  G     F   G   F
As they took their catches home
CHORUS:
     Em         Dm    C     F
Caterpillars in paper bags

           Em Dm          C    F
Knees tied up  with dirty rags

                                 G F G 
That was you and I, when we were young
INSTRUMENTAL: Am Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 G E Am Am/G Fmaj7 G E (## NOTE: Key Change ##)
A                    Bm         
Brushing through the fallen leaves 

  Dbm           D
Together in the autumn

        A Bm             Dbm    D
You and I,  when we were young

A                Bm
Planning for the future

        Dbm             D              E   D  E   D
Without knowing what it held for us at all
CHORUS:
              Dbm  Bm      A       D
The road to nowhere  never climbs

             Dbm    Bm        A     D
We changed direction  a dozen times

                                 E      Dm  E
That was you and I, when we were young
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