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I was always young chords by
Don Mclean
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Key: E minor•
Verse 1
Em
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B
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2

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I was always young,
Baug
Baug

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2

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Em
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Am
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the picture means so much now
G
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D
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Photos of those friends that we knew,
Am
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D
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who said they'd keep in touch
Am
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D
D

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But they never called us much
F#
F#
2

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B
B
2

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I'm doing very well while my look
Em
Em

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s have gone to hell
F#
F#
2

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Em
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But what's really strange is how
F#
F#
2

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D
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G
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little you have changed
Bm
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2

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I've grown old missing you,
Verse 2

Am
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G
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grown old stuck in the past
Bb
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The future must have stopped somewhere,
F#
F#
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D
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maybe it was never there
Am
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Bm
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2

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But I've grown old at last
Am
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2

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Verse 3
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B
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2

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You were always young,
Baug
Baug

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2

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Em
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your picture stays so faithful
Am
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G
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D
D

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I never saw those friends that we knew
Am
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D
D

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who called out of the blue
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D
D

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They asked how they could reach you
F#
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B
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2

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They said they 're doing well while
Em
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our friendship went to hell
F#
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Edim
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F#
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D
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But I couldn't bear to say that I missed you every day
Bm
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Interlude 1
A
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F#
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D
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Am
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G
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Bm
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Baug
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Em
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Your picture never speak
Verse 4
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Em
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It never gets much clearer
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When magnified it never brings
D
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Am
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you nearer
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Through all those empty years,
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D
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F#
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watermarked with tears
B
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2

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It's held up very well while my life
Em
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has gone to hell
F#
F#
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Em
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Gdim
Gdim
5

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But what's really strange is how little I have changed
Outro 1
G
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Bm
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Am
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F#
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Am
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Bm
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • B

    2

  • Baug

  • Am

  • G

  • D

  • F#

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • Bb

  • Edim

  • A

  • Gdim

    5

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of I was always young by Don mclean is E minor.

The primary chords used in I was always young are Em, B, Baug, Am, G, D.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, B, Baug, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of I was always young is approximately 38 beats per minute.

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