Chords for I wish I was 18 again-George Burns
Tempo:
84.65 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Now for a change, I'm gonna sing a song.
Here's a song that started a whole new career for me.
[G] It was written by Sonny Throckmorton.
I wish I was 18 again.
[Bb] [Gm]
[C] [G] [Bb] At a bar [Gm] down in Dallas, [Cm] an old man chimed in,
[F] and I thought he was out of his [Bb] head.
[Gm] [Bb] Just being a young [Gm] man, [Cm] I just laughed it off.
[F] When I heard what that old man had [Bb] said,
[G] he [Bb] said, I'll never again [Gm] turn [Cm] the young lady's head
[F] or go running off into the [Bb] wind.
I'm three quarters [Gm] home from [Cm] the start to the end,
[F] and I wish I was 18 [Bb] again.
I wish I [Gm] was 18 [Cm] again,
and going [F] where I've never [Bb] been.
[Gm] [Bb] But old folks [Gm] and old oaks [Cm] standing tall just pretend,
[F] I wish I was 18 [Bb] again.
[Gm] [C] [F]
[Bb] Now time turns the [Gm] pages, [Cm] and old life goes so fast.
[F] The years turn the black hair [Bb] all gray.
[G] [Bb] I talk to some young folks.
Hey, they [Cm] don't understand the [F] words
this old man's got to [Bb] say.
[G] I wish I [Gm] was 18 [Cm] again,
and going where [F] I've never [Bb] been.
But old folks [Gm] and old oaks [Cm] standing tall just pretend,
[Eb] I wish [F] I was 18 [Bb] again.
[Gm] Lord, [Cm] I wish I [F] was 18 again.
[Bb] [Gm] [Cm] [Bb]
[N]
Here's a song that started a whole new career for me.
[G] It was written by Sonny Throckmorton.
I wish I was 18 again.
[Bb] [Gm]
[C] [G] [Bb] At a bar [Gm] down in Dallas, [Cm] an old man chimed in,
[F] and I thought he was out of his [Bb] head.
[Gm] [Bb] Just being a young [Gm] man, [Cm] I just laughed it off.
[F] When I heard what that old man had [Bb] said,
[G] he [Bb] said, I'll never again [Gm] turn [Cm] the young lady's head
[F] or go running off into the [Bb] wind.
I'm three quarters [Gm] home from [Cm] the start to the end,
[F] and I wish I was 18 [Bb] again.
I wish I [Gm] was 18 [Cm] again,
and going [F] where I've never [Bb] been.
[Gm] [Bb] But old folks [Gm] and old oaks [Cm] standing tall just pretend,
[F] I wish I was 18 [Bb] again.
[Gm] [C] [F]
[Bb] Now time turns the [Gm] pages, [Cm] and old life goes so fast.
[F] The years turn the black hair [Bb] all gray.
[G] [Bb] I talk to some young folks.
Hey, they [Cm] don't understand the [F] words
this old man's got to [Bb] say.
[G] I wish I [Gm] was 18 [Cm] again,
and going where [F] I've never [Bb] been.
But old folks [Gm] and old oaks [Cm] standing tall just pretend,
[Eb] I wish [F] I was 18 [Bb] again.
[Gm] Lord, [Cm] I wish I [F] was 18 again.
[Bb] [Gm] [Cm] [Bb]
[N]
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now for a change, I'm gonna sing a song. _
Here's a song that started a whole new career for me.
[G] It was written by Sonny Throckmorton.
I wish I was 18 again.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] At a bar [Gm] down in Dallas, [Cm] an old man chimed in,
[F] and I thought he was out of his [Bb] head. _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] Just being a young [Gm] man, [Cm] I just laughed it off.
_ [F] When I heard what that old man had [Bb] said,
_ _ _ [G] he [Bb] said, I'll never again [Gm] turn [Cm] the young lady's head _
[F] or go running off into the [Bb] wind. _
_ _ I'm three quarters [Gm] home from [Cm] the start to the end,
[F] and I wish I was 18 [Bb] again. _ _ _
I wish I [Gm] was 18 [Cm] again, _
_ _ and going [F] where I've never [Bb] been.
_ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] But old folks [Gm] and old oaks [Cm] standing tall just pretend,
[F] I wish I was 18 [Bb] again. _
[Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] Now time turns the [Gm] pages, [Cm] and old life goes so fast.
_ [F] The years turn the black hair [Bb] all gray.
_ _ [G] _ [Bb] I talk to some young folks.
Hey, they [Cm] don't understand the [F] words
this old man's got to [Bb] say. _ _
_ [G] I wish I [Gm] was 18 [Cm] again,
_ _ and going where [F] I've never [Bb] been. _ _ _
But old folks [Gm] and old oaks [Cm] standing tall just pretend,
[Eb] I wish [F] I was 18 [Bb] again.
_ [Gm] _ _ Lord, [Cm] I wish I [F] was 18 again.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now for a change, I'm gonna sing a song. _
Here's a song that started a whole new career for me.
[G] It was written by Sonny Throckmorton.
I wish I was 18 again.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] At a bar [Gm] down in Dallas, [Cm] an old man chimed in,
[F] and I thought he was out of his [Bb] head. _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] Just being a young [Gm] man, [Cm] I just laughed it off.
_ [F] When I heard what that old man had [Bb] said,
_ _ _ [G] he [Bb] said, I'll never again [Gm] turn [Cm] the young lady's head _
[F] or go running off into the [Bb] wind. _
_ _ I'm three quarters [Gm] home from [Cm] the start to the end,
[F] and I wish I was 18 [Bb] again. _ _ _
I wish I [Gm] was 18 [Cm] again, _
_ _ and going [F] where I've never [Bb] been.
_ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] But old folks [Gm] and old oaks [Cm] standing tall just pretend,
[F] I wish I was 18 [Bb] again. _
[Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] Now time turns the [Gm] pages, [Cm] and old life goes so fast.
_ [F] The years turn the black hair [Bb] all gray.
_ _ [G] _ [Bb] I talk to some young folks.
Hey, they [Cm] don't understand the [F] words
this old man's got to [Bb] say. _ _
_ [G] I wish I [Gm] was 18 [Cm] again,
_ _ and going where [F] I've never [Bb] been. _ _ _
But old folks [Gm] and old oaks [Cm] standing tall just pretend,
[Eb] I wish [F] I was 18 [Bb] again.
_ [Gm] _ _ Lord, [Cm] I wish I [F] was 18 again.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _