G C F Em Am F G C
[Verse 1]
F C
I was a young man once
F Em Am G
I ran fast, life was hit and run
F G Am G
I cursed the old men for what they had done
F G C
Yea, I was a young man once
[Verse 2]
F C
Crazy love caught in the night
F Em G
Left her with child by the morning light
F Em Dm G
I didn’t care what was wrong or right
F G C
'Cause I was a young man once
[Chorus]
F Em
Yea, I raised hell and I had big dreams
F G
I made promises I could not keep
F Em Am
When I hurt love I cut deep
F G C
I was a young man once
[Verse 3]
F C
I’m not a young man now
F Em Dm G
It ain’t been easy keeping vows
F Em Am G
I still do things that ain’t allowed
F G C
But I’m not a young man now
[Verse 4]
F C
I’m not an old man yet
F Em Am G
But age is chasing me with much regret
F Em D G
I threw the dice and time won the bet
F G C
But I’m not an old man yet
[Chorus]
F Em
Yea, I raised hell and I had big dreams
F G
I made promises I could not keep
F Em Am
When I hurt love I cut deep
F G C
I was a young man once
[Verse 5]
F C
You’re just an old man once
F Em Am G
An old man dreams of what he wants
F Em G
He wants the world to know that not too long ago
F G C
He was a young man once
[Outro]
F G C
I was a young man once
