Good Old Days chords by Citizen Soldier

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:
A
This is a letter to the young me
C#m
The one that's six years old
D                                  Dm
    That's full of hope, protected by what they don't know
A                              C#m
Don't wish away a single second of being so naive
D                                  Dm
Too full of peace to be afraid of anything

Pre-Chorus:
F#m             D                     A
If I could find that kid today
F#m              D                         E
I'd build a time machine, just so I could say

Chorus:
F#m
Stop growing up and just slow down
D
Nothing's better than what you have now
A
'Cause someday you'll look back and say
E
That you were living in the good old days
F#m
Stay innocent 'cause you can't see
D
Life's so much harder than you once believed
A
You won't know it until it's too late
E
But you were living in the good old days (good old days)

Verse 2:
A
This is a warning to a dumb kid
C#m
The one that’s counting down
D                           Dm
Thе days 'till they can get away from their homеtown
A
Oh, don't you wish away the present
C#m
You don't know it's worth
D                          Dm
'Cause the scenery you change won't make you happier

Pre-Chorus:

F#m             D                     A
Long drives, light games and skipping class
F#m             D                     A
Your heart will break when you look back
F#m              D                         E
'Cause one day you went out to play and didn't know it was the last

Chorus:
F#m
Stop growing up and just slow down
D
Nothing's better than what you have now
A
'Cause someday you'll look back and say
E
That you were living in the good old days
F#m
Stay innocent 'cause you can't see
D
Life's so much harder than you once believed
A
You won't know it until it's too late
E
But you were living in the good old days (good old days)

Bridge:
F#m
Bad blood, deep scars, things that traumatize
D
Wait here for you on the other side
A
Don't waste these sacred years
E
The grass ain’t greener here
F#m
Memories that keep you awake at night
D
Self-doubt so strong, you'll be paralyzed
A
Don't waste these sacred years
E
The grass ain’t greener here

Pre-Chorus:
F#m
If I could find that kid today, I'd say

Chorus:
F#m
Stop growing up and just slow down
D
Nothing's better than what you have now
A
'Cause someday you'll look back and say
E
That you were living in the good old days
F#m
Stay innocent 'cause you can't see
D
Life's so much harder than you once believed
A
You won't know it until it's too late
E
But you were living in the good old…. days