Chords with lyrics
Tuning
D#A#F#C#B#D#
Intro:
D5/A F5/C D5/A D/B 
Cadd9Cadd9 D5/A
| * (slide 2nd fret to 5th fret) (back to 2nd fret) x2
Verse 1:
D5/A 
D MajorD 
C majorC
Livin' hard was easy.... when I was young and bulletproof
G+G 
FF C majorC D5/A
I had no chains to bind me, just a guitar and a roof
D5/A D MajorD C majorC Cadd9Cadd9
I Emptied every bottle, when I poured I never missed
G+G FF C majorC D5/A
I had bloodshot eyes at 25, or was it 26
Bridge:
D5/A F5/C D5/A D/B Cadd9Cadd9 D5/A
| * (slide 2nd fret to 5th fret) (back to 2nd fret) x1
Verse 2:
D5/A D MajorD C majorC Cadd9Cadd9
Didn't seem to matter, what pa-rice I had to pay
G+G FF C majorC D5/A
Cause anything worth havin' I'd just lose anyway
D5/A D MajorD C majorC Cadd9Cadd9
Friends worried about me they'd ask if I was sick
G+G FF C majorC D5/A D5/A
Thought I wouldn't die at 25.... or was it 26
Chorus:
G+G D MajorD 
Dsus4Dsus4
Those two years run together like whiskey over ice
A augmentedA G+G FF D5/A D5/A
Melted in the memory like somebody else's life
G+G D5/A D MajorD G+G
I'm glad to say I've come a-round but if I could have one wish
D5/A D MajorD G+G
I'd like another try at 25 or was it 26
Bridge:
D5/A F5/C D5/A D/B Cadd9Cadd9 D5/A
| * (slide 2nd fret to 5th fret) (back to 2nd fret) x2
Verse 3:
D5/A D MajorD C majorC Cadd9Cadd9
Met a girl from Georgia smart and pretty college grad
G+G FF C majorC D5/A
I Thought my luck was changin' up till then it'd all been bad
D5/A D MajorD C majorC Cadd9Cadd9
Guess I fell in love with her all it took was just one kiss
G+G FF C majorC D5/A
But she said goodbye at 25 or was it 26
Chorus:
G+G D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4
Those two years run together like whiskey over ice
A augmentedA G+G FF D5/A D5/A
Melted in the memory like somebody else's life
G+G D5/A D MajorD G+G
I'm glad to say I've come a-round but if I could have one wish
D5/A D MajorD G+G
I'd like another try at 25 or was it 26
Bridge:
D5/A F5/C D5/A D/B Cadd9Cadd9 D5/A
| * (slide 2nd fret to 5th fret) (back to 2nd fret) x2
Verse 4:
D5/A D MajorD C majorC Cadd9Cadd9
I've been down that road before almost as far as hell
G+G FF C majorC D5/A
Deception or redemption I guess only time will tell
D5/A D MajorD D5/A D MajorD C majorC Cadd9Cadd9
I have faith in the knowledge that God gave us a gift
G+G FF C majorC D5/A D5/A
I couldn't hide at 25 or was it 26
Chorus:
G+G D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4
Those two years run together like whiskey over ice
A augmentedA G+G FF D5/A D5/A
Melted in the memory like somebody else's life
G+G D5/A D MajorD G+G
I'm glad to say I've come a-round but if I could have one wish
D5/A D MajorD G+G
I'd like another try at 25 or was it 26
Outro:
D5/A F5/C D5/A D/B Cadd9Cadd9 D5/A
Other versions of Was It 26 Acoustic
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