When I Was Young Chords

CAPO ON 2 Chords (these are the fingerings I?m used to, but if you prefer others, try them out!) D ? x00232 Dsus4 ? (after D chord) hammer on e string: x00232 to x00233 G ? 320033 G* ? hammer on A string: 300033 to G (320033) Bm ? 224432 A ? x02220 Em ? 022000 Gadd9 ? 320035 (just play a regular G if this is too much of a stretch) Dsus2 ? hammer on E string: x00230 to D (x00232) Intro: D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D D G D When I was young there was fire in my lungs, Bm A G* and I just wanted someone to listen D G D Some ears to ignite with my pen and my tongue, Bm A G* Well I knew it was all just a wish? Bm A G* ? But that don?t mean it couldn?t exist

D G D Just seventeen, yeah I gave up my gun Bm A G* to play my guitar in the trenches D G D So I sang in the face of a man-eating sun, Bm A G* That Florida heat is a bitch, Bm A D But I wouldn?t trade nothing for it [Intro] G* D When I was young? G* D When I was young? A G D I got myself broke and beat down, but stood up A G D left too many words on the tip of my tongue, A G Bm But oh, I was singing at the top of my lungs, G* ? every night. D G D Spinning wheels turning, I fell into love, Bm A G swallowed up in a sea of forgiveness, D I?ve got a crooked killer heart, G D I?ve got, bastard blood, Bm A G But my God, oh my God, I forget, Bm A D And you keep paying for these second-hand sins G D When I was young? G D When I was young? A G D I was hiding in corners to stay out of sight A G D Giving my best but still falling behind A D Bm A G But I was reborn in the dust and the pines, oh my? D When I was young Bm G D Oh and now I?m, getting pushed and pulled apart Bm G D And I don?t know, where it ends or where it starts Em G And all of those neon lights, outside of my window Em G Tell me it?s not eleven yet, it?s getting close, though Bm A G Gadd9 And now I just don?t know what? to do D G D Then I said, ?Matt, you just gotta get back Bm A G to those nights when you sat on the cause-way? D G D All you had was six strings and a heart that beat Bm A G and you knew that it had to mean something, Bm A G Yeah, you knew that it had to mean something, Bm A G (A) ?I just knew it was better than nothing, G D When I was young? G D When I was young? A G D We played rock and roll music on broken guitars, A G D Spent the whole night laying out under stars, A G D She told me she loved me with her hand on her heart, A G D Now I?m turning these pages and holding on tight A G D Living this life like I?m never gonna die, A G D Living this life like I?m never gonna die, A G Bm A G Gadd9 Living this life like I?m never gonna die, die, die? D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D When I was young Listen to the record to determine when to hammer on the Dsus4 and the G* chords. The chords in parentheses are optional. I hope this made sense, this is the first tab I?ve ever posted. Leave any suggestions in the comments (or email me at ronsaninja@gmail.com) and I?ll