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