The Years chords by Cross Canadian Ragweed

SimplifiedC · G · Em · D · Am

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
My mother
had a Mexican boyfriend
C 
He stole a car once or twice before,
G 
C 
G 
He got busted at the best budget inn
Em 
I found my way to the door,
I couldn't take anymore
G 
Lived with my sister and
C 
G 
her second husband
South of the river,
C 
G 
And all regret
C 
G 
I went to work with my cousin
Em 
Just like the rest of us kids
C 
I tried to keep it all hid

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Verse 2

[Chorus] It

seems so long ago

I swore I'd never let it show

But I kinda did

The years can slip away

When your tryin' to get away

And I never did.

Verse 3
G 
C 
G 
I got tired of country livin'
C 
G 
And tryin' to make a new batch of friends
Its hard to give,
C 
G 
When there's no givin'
Em 
I stuck my thumb in the wind,
Nothing against my kin.
G 

Verse 4
C 
G 
I headed back to where I started
C 
G 
Pawned everything that I  could pawn
I guess I thought they'd
C 
be open-hearted
G 
Em 
They They never knew I was gone
C 
I just kept movin' along

Verse 5
C 
Am 
Em 
It seems so long ago,
Am 
Em 
I swore I'd never let it show,
D 
But I kinda did
Am 
Em 
Am 
The years can slip away
Em 
When your tryin to get away
D 
And I never did

Interlude 1

Verse 6
G 
C 
G 
I worked the day and the night life
I drilled the bars
C 
G 
And I drilled the ground
One for pay
C 
G 
One for the good times
Em 
One of em' still hangin' round
C 
I put the other one down

Verse 7
Am 
Em 
It seems so long ago,
Am 
Em 
I swore I'd never let it show,
D 
But I kinda did
Am 
Em 
Am 
The years can slip away
Em 
When your tryin to get away
D 
And I finally did