When I Was Young Matt Hires
CAPO ON 2
Chords (these are the fingerings Iâ??m used to, but if you prefer others, try them out!)
D â?? x00232
Dsus4 â?? (after D chord) hammer on e string: x00232 to x00233
G â?? 320033
G* â?? hammer on A string: 300033 to G (320033)
Bm â?? 224432
A â?? x02220
Em â?? 022000
Gadd9 â?? 320035 (just play a regular G if this is too much of a stretch)
Dsus2 â?? hammer on E string: x00230 to D (x00232)
Intro:
[D] [Dsus4] [D] [Dsus4] [D]
When I w[D]as young there w[G]as fire [D]in my lungs,
Bm A G*
and I just wanted someone to listen
[D]Some ears to ignite with[G] my pen and my t[D]ongue,
Bm A G*
Well I knew it was all just a wishâ?¦
Bm A G* â?¦
But that donâ??t mean it couldnâ??t exist
[D]Just seventeen, yeah I g[G]ave up m[D]y gun
Bm A G*
to play my guitar in the trenches
So I san[D]g in the face of a man-e[G]ating su[D]n,
Bm A G*
That Florida heat is a bitch,
But I wo[Bm]uldnâ??t trade n[A]othing f[D]or it
(Intro)
G* D
When I was youngâ?¦
G* D
When I was youngâ?¦
I got myself bro[A]ke and beat down[G], but st[D]ood up
left too many wo[A]rds on the tip o[G]f my ton[D]gue,
But oh, I was si[A]nging at the top[G] of my l[Bm]ungs,
G* â?¦
every night.
[D]Spinning wheels turning,[G] I fell into lov[D]e,
swallowe[Bm]d up in a sea of[A] forgive[G]ness,
Iâ??ve got a cro[D]oked killer heart,
Iâ??ve g[G]ot, bastard bloo[D]d,
But my G[Bm]od, oh m[A]y God, I[G] forget,
And you [Bm]keep paying for these se[A]cond-han[D]d sins
[G]When I was young[D]â?¦
[G]When I was young[D]â?¦
I was hiding in [A]corners to stay [G]out of s[D]ight
Giving my best b[A]ut still falling[G] behind[D]
[A] [D] [Bm] [A]
But[G] I was reborn in the dust and the pines, oh myâ?¦
When I w[D]as young
[Bm]Oh and now Iâ??m, gettin[G]g pushed and pulled apar[D]t
[Bm]And I donâ??t know, wher[G]e it ends or where it st[D]arts
And all of those neon li[Em]ghts, outside of my wind[G]ow
Tell me itâ??s n[Em]ot eleven yet, itâ??s getting cl[G]ose, though
And now I just d[Bm]onâ??t k[A]now what[G]â?¦ to d[Gadd9]o
[D]Then I said, â??Matt, you just g[G]otta get[D] back
to those[Bm] nights when you[A] sat on [G]the cause-wayâ??
All you [D]had was six strings and [G]a heart [D]that beat
and you [Bm]knew that it had[A] to mean somethi[G]ng,
Yeah, yo[Bm]u knew that it h[A]ad to mean somet[G]hing,
â?¨I jus[Bm]t knew it was be[A]tter tha[G]n nothin[(A)]g,
[G]When I was young[D]â?¦
[G]When I was young[D]â?¦
We played rock and roll [A]music on[G] broken [D]guitars,
Spent the whole night la[A]ying out[G] under s[D]tars,
She told me she loved me[A] with her hand o[G]n her he[D]art,
Now Iâ??m turning these [A]pages and holdin[G]g on tig[D]ht
Living this life[A] like Iâ[G]??m neve[D]r gonna die,
Living this life[A] like Iâ[G]??m neve[D]r gonna die,
[A] [G] [Bm] [A]
[G]Living t[Gadd9]his life like Iâ??m never gonna die, die, dieâ?¦
[D]When I w[Dsus4]as young[D] [Dsus2] [D]
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 Iâ??ve ever posted.
Leave any suggestions in the comments (or email me at ronsaninja@gmail.com) and Iâ??ll
see what I can do!
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