I Was A Young Man Once chords by Bobby Bare

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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I  ran fast,
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life was hit and run
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I cursed the old men for
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what they had done
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Yea, I was a young man once
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Verse 2

Crazy love caught in the night

Left her with child by the morning light

I didn't care what was wrong or right

Cause I was a young man once

Verse 3

Yea, I raised hell and I had big dreams

I made promises I could not keep

When I hurt love I cut deep

Verse 4
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I'm not a young man now
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It ain't been easy keeping vows
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I still do things   that ain't allowed
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But I'm not a young man now
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Verse 5

I'm not an old man yet

But age is chasing me with much regret

I threw the dice and time won the bet

But I'm not an old man yet

Verse 6
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Yea, I  raised hell and I had big dreams
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I made promises I could not keep
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When I  hurt love I cut
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deep
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Verse 7
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You're just an old man once
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An old man dreams of what he wants
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He wants the world to know
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that not too long ago
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He was a young man once
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