When you’re young
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- Em - G
- Em - C - F - D
Woah ! Woah !
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G Em
1. Life is time you spend
alone when you're young,
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used
to fall in love with everyone,
G Em
any
guitar and any bass drum,
C F D
life
is a drink, and you get drunk when you're young.
G Em
2. Life is new and there's things to be done.
G Em
you
can't wait to be grown up,
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Em
acceptance
into the capital world.
C F
You pull out some weed and
their bullets are warm,
D
when
you're young.
G D G D
But you find out life isn't like
that, it's so hard to comprehend,
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D
but
you set up your dreams to have them smashed in the end.
C D
But you don't mind, you got time on your side
C E
and
they're never gonna make you stand in line
Am D
you're
just waiting for the right time.
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Woah ! Woah !
G Em
3. You're feeling so great you can't be stopped when you're young,
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you
swear you're never ever gonna work for someone.
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No corporations for the new
age sons,
C F D
tears
of rage roll down your face, but still you say it's fun.
G D G D
But you find out life isn't
like that, you try hard to understand,
G D
well,
the world is your oyster, but your future's a clam.
C D
It's got you in its grip before
you're born,
C E
you're
stoned with a user that I can't afford.
Am D
They'll let you be a king, but
you're really a pawn !
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G - Em -
G - Em -
G ~
Woah
! Woah ! Woah !
G Em - G - Em
4. You're feeling so bright, you can't be
stopped when you're young,
G Em - G - Em
used
to fall in love with everyone,
G Em - G - Em
- G - Em
any
guitar and any bass drum.
+ C - Bm - Am - G (2x) + C - Bm - Am - D
+ G - Em - G - Em (4x)
Woah….. .......
(orig. = capo 2nd) (The Jam)