Joshua Bassett

The Golden Years Chords

by Joshua Bassett
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Key: D β™« Intro: D G Woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh β™« 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 β™« 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
β™« 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) β™« 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 β™« 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) β™« 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 β™« 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) β™« Outro: D Those were the golden years

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Published: June 14, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025