Chords with lyrics
- Capo on 3rd
- Difficulty: Beginner
♫ Intro:
C majorC FF
♫ Verse 1:
C majorC
There was a time when I was young
A minorAm FF C majorC
I'd lie in the tall grass and stare at the sun
C majorC
Nothing to do but dig in the dirt
A minorAm FF C majorC
Long before my heart learned how to hurt
♫ Chorus 1:
C majorC
But you took those young days from me
FF C majorC
Unlatched the cage, set the wild bird free
C majorC
Your once golden heart gilded her wings
FF C majorC C majorC A minorAm FF
Sent her flying to fall beneath
♫ Verse 2:
C majorC
White are the mountains that hold up the sky
A minorAm FF C majorC
The river is frozen, the well's running dry
C majorC
I stood in the bed where our flowers have died
A minorAm FF C majorC
You stole the rose color out of my eyes
♫ Chorus 2:
C majorC
Yeah, you took those young days from me
FF C majorC
Unlatched the cage, set the wild bird free
C majorC
Then your silver tongue gilded her wings
FF C majorC C majorC A minorAm FF
Sent her flying to fall beneath
♫ Chorus 3:
C majorC
You took those young days from me
FF C majorC
Unlatched the cage, set the wild bird free
C majorC
Then your silver tongue gilded her wings
FF C majorC
Sent her flying to fall beneath
♫ Chorus 4:
C majorC
Yeah, you took those young days from me
FF C majorC
Unlatched the cage, set the wild bird free
C majorC
Your once golden heart gilded her wings
FF C majorC C majorC FF
Sent her flying to fall beneath