Chords for The Wood Brothers - "When I Was Young" (Live at WFUV)

Tempo:
101.35 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

D

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Wood Brothers - "When I Was Young" (Live at WFUV) chords
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[Ab] [Bb] [D]
[C] [Gb] [F]
[Bb] [C]
[Ab]
[E]
[C]
[D] [Gbm] [C]
I was young, I didn't look at the clouds and hope for the rain.
I was young, I didn't think that life should ever bring [G] sorrow.
[Ab] [D] I [C] was young, I thought that someday everybody's gonna know [F] my name.
[C] When I was young, the hardest [G] work I [C] had was waiting for tomorrow.
[D] [Gbm] [Gm] I [E] was young, I used to wake up early [C] in the morning.
I was young, I could climb up a mountain, didn't matter [G] how tall.
[E] [C] When I was young, I didn't listen to [A]
[F] anybody's warnings.
[C] When I was young, I could [G] jump, I [E] wasn't afraid to fall.
[F] Now I'm grown, [C] and things are not exactly what they seem.
[F] The older I get, the [G] less I know, and the more I [D] dream.
[C]
When I was young, I didn't worry about money in my pocket.
When I was young, didn't think I'd ever need to buy a [G] diamond ring.
[E] [C] When I was young, I used to put my heart in a [F] cage and lock it.
[C] When I was young, I could [G] talk about love, but I [C] didn't know what [Gm] it'd [F] be.
Now I'm grown, [C] and things are not exactly what they seem.
[F] The bigger I get, the [G] smarter the world, and the lesser I'll [Bb] [C] be.
[Bb] [Ab]
[Bb] [C] [A] [Gm]
[G] [F] [Gm] [Am]
[G] [Cm] [Gm]
[C]
When I was young, I used to say my prayers without the feeling.
When I was young, I didn't worry about the things I couldn't understand.
When I was young, I didn't know anything about hurting [F] and healing.
[C] When I was young, I guess [G] I didn't believe I'd [C] ever be a man.
[F]
Now I'm grown, and [C] things are not exactly what they seem.
[F] I think about God, [G] and I wonder, does God need [C] me?
[Cm]
[Gm] [Am]
[D] [C]
[Gb] [C] [F] [C]
[C]
[Abm] [C] [F] [C] .
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
D
1321
Gm
123111113
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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To learn The Wood Brothers - When I Was Young chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: G, C, F, C, C, G, E and C. For best results, commence at 50 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 101. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of F Major.

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[Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
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[Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Gbm] _ [C]
I was young, I didn't look at the clouds and hope for the rain. _
I was young, I didn't think that life should ever bring [G] sorrow.
[Ab] [D] I [C] was young, I thought that someday everybody's gonna know [F] my name. _
[C] When I was young, the hardest [G] work I [C] had was waiting for tomorrow. _ _
_ [D] _ [Gbm] [Gm] I [E] was young, I used to wake up early [C] in the morning.
_ I was young, I could climb up a mountain, didn't matter [G] how tall.
_ [E] [C] When I was young, I didn't listen to [A]
[F] anybody's warnings.
_ [C] When I was young, I could [G] jump, I [E] wasn't afraid to fall.
_ _ [F] _ _ Now I'm grown, [C] and things are not exactly what they seem.
[F] The older I get, the [G] less I know, and the more I [D] dream.
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ When I was young, I didn't worry about money in my pocket.
_ When I was young, didn't think I'd ever need to buy a [G] diamond ring.
_ [E] [C] When I was young, I used to put my heart in a [F] cage and lock it.
_ [C] When I was young, I could [G] talk about love, but I [C] didn't know what [Gm] it'd [F] be.
_ Now I'm grown, [C] and things are not exactly what they seem.
[F] The bigger I get, the [G] smarter the world, and the lesser I'll _ [Bb] [C] be.
[Bb] _ [Ab] _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[G] _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
When I was young, I used to say my prayers without the feeling.
_ When I was young, I didn't worry about the things I couldn't understand. _ _
When I was young, I didn't know anything about hurting [F] and healing.
[C] When I was young, I guess [G] I didn't believe I'd [C] ever be a man.
_ [F] _
_ _ Now I'm grown, and [C] things are not exactly what they seem.
[F] I think about God, _ _ [G] and I wonder, does God need [C] me?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Gb] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
_ . _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Abm] _ [C] _ [F] [C] . _ _ _
. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

The Live, Volume 2: Nail & Tooth album includes this song.

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