I Was Young Once Too Chords by Alabama
Tempo:
95.65 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
G
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
[E] [A]
[D]
He raced that engine down the track, round the tree on Christmas day.
I was so [A] [D] amazed.
[A]
My dad would play [D] with trains.
I saw a sparkle in his eye.
Then I heard him say, come on son, [A] let's play.
[G] [A]
I was young [D] once too.
He watched that Buick faithfully.
Lord, he kept her clean.
I thought [E] that machine meant [A]
more to him [D] than me.
On the day I turned sixteen, he threw me the key.
He said I was young [E] once too.
[A]
Now she belongs [D] to you.
[G] He was such a young man then.
[D] I'm older than that now.
[G] I hope I measure up to him [Em] when the circle comes [D]
around.
[A] [D] I saw him in the attic, sitting cross-legged on the floor, with some old [A]
photographs.
[D] [Em] He [A] pointed and [D] he laughed.
He said, that's me in that picture.
I said, no son, that's your dad.
I was [E] young once too, [A] and looked a lot [D] like you.
I [G] was young once [E] too.
[A] I was young [D] once too.
Merry Christmas, son.
I wish your grandpa were here.
He was young once [E] too, [A] and looked like me [D] and you.
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [D]
[E] [A]
[D]
He raced that engine down the track, round the tree on Christmas day.
I was so [A] [D] amazed.
[A]
My dad would play [D] with trains.
I saw a sparkle in his eye.
Then I heard him say, come on son, [A] let's play.
[G] [A]
I was young [D] once too.
He watched that Buick faithfully.
Lord, he kept her clean.
I thought [E] that machine meant [A]
more to him [D] than me.
On the day I turned sixteen, he threw me the key.
He said I was young [E] once too.
[A]
Now she belongs [D] to you.
[G] He was such a young man then.
[D] I'm older than that now.
[G] I hope I measure up to him [Em] when the circle comes [D]
around.
[A] [D] I saw him in the attic, sitting cross-legged on the floor, with some old [A]
photographs.
[D] [Em] He [A] pointed and [D] he laughed.
He said, that's me in that picture.
I said, no son, that's your dad.
I was [E] young once too, [A] and looked a lot [D] like you.
I [G] was young once [E] too.
[A] I was young [D] once too.
Merry Christmas, son.
I wish your grandpa were here.
He was young once [E] too, [A] and looked like me [D] and you.
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [D]
Key:
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E
G
Em
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ He raced that engine down the track, round the tree on Christmas day.
I was so [A] _ [D] amazed.
_ [A]
My dad would play [D] with trains. _ _ _
_ _ I saw a sparkle in his eye.
Then I heard him say, come on son, [A] let's play.
_ [G] _ _ [A] _
I was young [D] once too. _ _ _
_ _ He watched that Buick faithfully.
_ Lord, he kept her clean.
I thought [E] that machine _ meant [A] _
more to him [D] than me. _ _
_ _ _ On the day I turned sixteen, _ he threw me the key.
He said I was young [E] once too.
_ _ [A]
Now she belongs [D] to you. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] He was such a young man then.
[D] I'm older than that now.
_ [G] I hope I measure up to him [Em] when the circle comes [D]
around.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] I saw him in the attic, _ sitting cross-legged on the floor, with some old [A]
photographs.
[D] _ _ [Em] He [A] pointed and [D] he laughed.
_ _ He said, that's me in that picture.
_ I said, no son, that's your dad.
I was [E] young once too, _ _ [A] _ and looked a lot [D] like you.
_ _ _ I [G] was young once [E] too.
_ _ [A] _ I was young [D] once too.
_ _ Merry Christmas, son.
I wish your grandpa were here.
_ He was young once [E] too, _ _ [A] and looked like me [D] and you. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ He raced that engine down the track, round the tree on Christmas day.
I was so [A] _ [D] amazed.
_ [A]
My dad would play [D] with trains. _ _ _
_ _ I saw a sparkle in his eye.
Then I heard him say, come on son, [A] let's play.
_ [G] _ _ [A] _
I was young [D] once too. _ _ _
_ _ He watched that Buick faithfully.
_ Lord, he kept her clean.
I thought [E] that machine _ meant [A] _
more to him [D] than me. _ _
_ _ _ On the day I turned sixteen, _ he threw me the key.
He said I was young [E] once too.
_ _ [A]
Now she belongs [D] to you. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] He was such a young man then.
[D] I'm older than that now.
_ [G] I hope I measure up to him [Em] when the circle comes [D]
around.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] I saw him in the attic, _ sitting cross-legged on the floor, with some old [A]
photographs.
[D] _ _ [Em] He [A] pointed and [D] he laughed.
_ _ He said, that's me in that picture.
_ I said, no son, that's your dad.
I was [E] young once too, _ _ [A] _ and looked a lot [D] like you.
_ _ _ I [G] was young once [E] too.
_ _ [A] _ I was young [D] once too.
_ _ Merry Christmas, son.
I wish your grandpa were here.
_ He was young once [E] too, _ _ [A] and looked like me [D] and you. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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