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Capo on 2nd fret
Capo on 2
Chords (these are the fingerings I?m used to, but if you prefer others, try them out!)
D ? x00232
Dsus4 ? (after D chord) hammer on e string: x00232 to x00233
G ? 320033
G* ? hammer on A string: 300033 to G (320033)
Bm ? 224432
A ? x02220
Em ? 022000
Gadd9 ? 320035 (just play a regular G if this is too much of a stretch)
Dsus2 ? hammer on E string: x00230 to D (x00232)
Intro:
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
D G D
When I was young there was fire in my lungs,
Bm A G*
and I just wanted someone to listen
D G D
Some ears to ignite with my pen and my tongue,
Bm A G*
Well I knew it was all just a wish?
Bm A G* ?
But that don?t mean it couldn?t exist
D G D
Just seventeen, yeah I gave up my gun
Bm A G*
to play my guitar in the trenches
D G D
So I sang in the face of a man-eating sun,
Bm A G*
That Florida heat is a bitch,
Bm A D
But I wouldn?t trade nothing for it
Intro
G* D
When I was young?
G* D
When I was young?
A G D
I got myself broke and beat down, but stood up
A G D
left too many words on the tip of my tongue,
A G Bm
But oh, I was singing at the top of my lungs,
G* ?
every night.
D G D
Spinning wheels turning, I fell into love,
Bm A G
swallowed up in a sea of forgiveness,
D
I?ve got a crooked killer heart,
G D
I?ve got, bastard blood,
Bm A G
But my God, oh my God, I forget,
Bm A D
And you keep paying for these second-hand sins
G D
When I was young?
G D
When I was young?
A G D
I was hiding in corners to stay out of sight
A G D
Giving my best but still falling behind
A D Bm A
G
But I was reborn in the dust and the pines, oh my?
D
When I was young
Bm G D
Oh and now I?m, getting pushed and pulled apart
Bm G D
And I don?t know, where it ends or where it starts
Em G
And all of those neon lights, outside of my window
Em G
Tell me it?s not eleven yet, it?s getting close, though
Bm A G Gadd9
And now I just don?t know what? to do
D G D
Then I said, ?Matt, you just gotta get back
Bm A G
to those nights when you sat on the cause-way?
D G D
All you had was six strings and a heart that beat
Bm A G
and you knew that it had to mean something,
Bm A G
Yeah, you knew that it had to mean something,
Bm A G (A)
?I just knew it was better than nothing,
G D
When I was young?
G D
When I was young?
A G D
We played rock and roll music on broken guitars,
A G D
Spent the whole night laying out under stars,
A G D
She told me she loved me with her hand on her heart,
A G D
Now I?m turning these pages and holding on tight
A G D
Living this life like I?m never gonna die,
A G D
Living this life like I?m never gonna die,
A G Bm A
G Gadd9
Living this life like I?m never gonna die, die, die?
D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
When I was young
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 I?ve ever posted.
Leave any suggestions in the comments (or email me at [email protected]) and I?ll
see what I can do!
Written by Matt Hires