Strawbs - You and I (When We Were Young)
INTRO:
C Dm Em F (2x)
C Dm
I sometimes sit and think about
Em F
Our evenings in the firelight
C Dm Em F
You and I, when we were young
C Dm Em
Laughing at the crazy-patterned shadows
F G F G
That were dancing on the wall
CHORUS:
F Em Dm C
Without a care, with time to spend
F Em Dm C F
Hardly speaking for hours on end
G F G
That was you and I, when we were young
INTERLUDE:
C Dm Em F C Dm Em F
C Dm
Walking hand in hand
Em F
Beside the river at the weekends
C Dm Em F
You and I, when we were young
C Dm Em
Children with their fishing nets were laughing
F G F G F
As they took their catches home
CHORUS:
Em Dm C F
Caterpillars in paper bags
Em Dm C F
Knees tied up with dirty rags
G F G
That was you and I, when we were young
INSTRUMENTAL:
Am Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 G E Am Am/G Fmaj7 G E
(## NOTE: Key Change ##)
A Bm
Brushing through the fallen leaves
Dbm D
Together in the autumn
A Bm Dbm D
You and I, when we were young
A Bm
Planning for the future
Dbm D E D E D
Without knowing what it held for us at all
CHORUS:
Dbm Bm A D
The road to nowhere never climbs
Dbm Bm A D
We changed direction a dozen times
E Dm E
That was you and I, when we were young
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(For the picking pattern, )
(see this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOUVr062Zew )
