Capo on 3rd fret E5 C5 G5 E5 C5 G5 D5 E5 C5 G5 E5 C5 D5 G5 E5 When we were young D5 E5 Oh, when we were young C5 G5 D5 E5 We put popcorn on a string and hung it on the sill C5 G5 D5 G5 Carolers would sing as the night grew still E5 And we were poor D5 E5 Back in 1984 C5 G5 D5 E5 There were candles on the fireplace and tinsel round the wreath C5 G5 D5 G5 And a foot of snow on top of the streets E5 C5 G5 Ooooooooooh E5 C5 G5 D5 Ooooooooooh E5 C5 G5 Ooooooooooh E5 C5 D5 G5 Ooooooooooh E5 And when I'd grown D5 E5 Like we all must do C5 G5 Found myself a sturdy soul D5 G5 To see me through C5 G5 D5 G5 That was the fall of '92 E5 I was strong D5 E5 And from dusk till dawn C5 G5 D5 E5 I worked two jobs just to keep the lights on C5 G5 D5 E5 I saved up for months to buy a chain C5 G5 D5 G5 And I gave it to one on Christmas Day D5 Ooooooooooh B5 C5 G5 And I found myself alone in the winter cold E5 C5 D5 G5 Now my life is filled with things I do not need E5 C5 G5 But the only thing I want before I'm old E5 C5 D5 G5 Won't fit under my christmas tree E5 D5 E5 Are we lost to our younger days C5 G5 D5 E5 No longer are we able to find that place C5 G5 D5 E5 Strangers to the kids we used to know C5 G5 D5 G5 And I don't decorate my house no more (Brandi sings this part is a capella, but you can play the intro) Oooooooooh G5 E5 C5 G5 And the only thing I want before I leave E5 C5 D5 G5 Won't fit under my Christmas tree E5 C5 G5 And the only thing I want before I leave E5 C5 D5 G5 Won't fit under my Christmas tree E5 C5 D5 G5 Won't fit under my Christmas tree
