WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Strawbs - You And I When We Were Young Chords | Ver. 1
[Intro]
C Dm Em F C Dm Em F
[Verse]
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 F
That were dancing on the wall
[Chorus]
Em Dm C F
Without a care, with time to spend
Em Dm C F
Hardly speaking for hours on end
G F G
That was you and I, when we were young___
[Instrumental]
C Dm Em F C Dm Em F
[Verse]
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 F G E
[Verse]
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