D
I won't forget the day I found
         D
My first place on the edge of town
           D                 A                G
A few milk crates, a beat-up couch and an old T.V.
            D
A little rundown, a little bit small
       Bm
But to me it was the Taj Mahal
          D                       A                 D 
It's just one of those things you gotta be young to see

[Verse 2]
       D      
Friday night, what the hell, let's go
              D
And just like that we were on a roll
           D             A                        G
Three best friends and a radio, that was all we'd need
                  D
We put a thousand miles on an old red jeep
                  Bm
Just to watch the sun rise on the beach
          D                       A                 D
It's just one of those things you gotta be young to see

[Chorus]
            G
When you're young
                              D
There's plenty of time to get older
            G
Once you're old
                       A
That's all you'll ever be
                 D
Yeah, that's the beauty to livin' life
         Bm
Wild and free
          D                       A                 D
It's just one of those things you gotta be young to see

[Verse 3]
       D
I left home around 22
         D
Mama was beggin' me to finish school
              D                  A                G
But there was nothing they could do, it was up to me
               D
So I packed my bags and an old guitar
                 Bm
'Cause if you're ever gonna be a star
          D                       A                 D
It's just one of those things you gotta be young to see

[Chorus]
            G
When you're young
                              D
There's plenty of time to get older
            G
Once you're old
                       A
That's all you'll ever be
                 D
Yeah, that's the beauty to livin' life
         Bm
Wild and free
          D                       A                 D
It's just one of those things you gotta be young to see

[Verse 4]
             D
So grow your hair, get a new tattoo
          D
Quit your job and go to Bonnaroo
            D            A              G
Whatever it is you wanna do or think or be
             D
Don't put it off too many years
                   Bm 
'Cause some of the best stuff disappears
        D             A          G
I'm not old enough to know but I believe
              D               A                 D
Yeah, there's some things you gotta be young to see