Chords for You And I (When We Were Young) - The Strawbs

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[C] I sometimes sit and [Dm] think about _ [Em] our evenings [F] in the firelight
[C] You and I, [Dm] _ when we [Em] were young
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_ [C] _ Laughing at [Dm] the crazy [Em] patterned shadows [F] that were dancing on [G] the wall
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_ [F] _ _ Without [Em] a care, _ [D] _ with [B] [C] time to spend
_ [F] _ _ _ [Em] Hardly speaking _ [Dm] for hours [C] on end
_ [F] _ _ That was you and I, _ _ _ when [G] we were _ _ young
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_ [G] _ _ Walking _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ hand [Dm] in hand beside [Em] the river _ [F] at the weekend
[C] You and I, _ [Dm] _ _
when [Em] we were young
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_ [C] _ Children with [Dm] their fishing nets [Em] were laughing as [F] they took their [G] catches _ home
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Caterpillars _ [D] _ in paper [C] _
bags, _ [F] _ _ knees [Em]
tied up _ _ [D] _ with [C] dirty rags
_ _ [F] _ _ That was you and I, _ _ _ when we [G] were _ _ [F] young
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Rushing _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ through [Bm] the fallen [C#m] leaves together [D] in the autumn
You [A] and _ _ [Bm] I, when we [C#m] were _ _ _ [D] young
_ _ [A] _ Planning [Bm] for the future [C#m] without _ knowing what [D] it held for us [E] at _ [D] _
all
_ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ A road [C#m] to nowhere, _ [Bm] _ _ _
[A] never climbs
_ [D] _ _ We change [C#m] _ direction _ [Bm] _ [D] a dozen [A] _ times
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That was you and I, _ _ _ _ when we were [E]
young
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