The Golden Years chords by Joshua Bassett

• Capo on 4th
• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: D

♫ Intro:


D          G
Woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh

♫ Verse 1:
D                G
Time stopped movin' the minute I saw ya
          Bm                        G
You took my Taylor guitar in the city of stars and you made it your own

D                   G
Late night, oh, how I'm missin' those brown eyes
           Bm                     G
Funny, I'd rather be fightin' with you than alone in the city we knew

♫ Pre-Chorus:
D
Four years gone by in the blink of an eye
    G
We were young 'til we weren't
G
It was fun 'til it hurt
  Bm                   G
Now I'm terrified that I'll never find love like yours

♫ Chorus:
       D
If I would've known
           G
Those were the golden years
          Bm                      G
I would've held you longer that night when you kissed me goodbye through your tears
       D
If I would've known
           G
Those were the golden years
         Bm                     G
I would've never left you alone when you needed me most, my dear
               D              G
'Cause those were the golden years (Woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh)
           Bm          G
Those were the golden years (Woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh)

♫ Verse 2:
 D               G
I left you under the cherry tree that June
             Bm                G
Back at the place where I told you that I loved you way too soon
D                  G
Lately, I stare at the pictures you gave me
            Bm            G
I can't help wonderin' if you ever stare back at them too

♫ Chorus:
       D
If I would've known
           G
Those were the golden years
          Bm                      G
I would've held you longer that night when you kissed me goodbye through your tears
       D
If I would've known
           G
Those were the golden years
         Bm                     G
I would've never left you alone when you needed me most, my dear
               D              G
'Cause those were the golden years (Woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh)
           Bm             G
Those were the golden years (Woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh)

♫ Bridge:
  D       A     Bm      G
So dance with me under the cherry tree, darlin'
   D       A        Bm  G
We'll act like we're still young and free (Mm)
    D      A       Bm    G
'Cause I'm still in love with the story of us
    D       A      Bm    G
We were young, but our love, it was real

♫ Chorus:
       D
If I would've known
           G
Those were the golden years
          Bm                      G
I would've held you longer that night when you kissed me goodbye through your tears
       D
If I would've known
           G
Those were the golden years
         Bm                     G
I would've never left you alone when you needed me most, my dear
               D              G
'Cause those were the golden years (Woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh)
           Bm             G
Those were the golden years (Woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh)

♫ Outro:
           D
Those were the golden years