Tabbed by Stephen Turner Standard Tuning Intro: G5 G5 , C5 G5 A5 G5 D5 , C5 G5 Verse 1 G5 C5 E5 C5 When I was a younger man lookin' for my pot of gold G5 C5 D5 Everywhere I turned the doors were closin' G5 C5 E5 C5 Took every ounce of faith I had to keep on keepin' on G5 C5 D5 And still I felt like I was only losin' Chorus 1 C5 G5 G5 E5 C5 I refused then like I do now to let anybody tie me down G5 D5 And I lost a few good friends along the way C5 G5 G5 E5 C5 I was raised up poor and I wanted more And maybe I'm a little too proud G5 D5 Lookin' back I see a kid who was just Afraid C5 D5 G5 (repeat intro chords starting with C5 ) Hungry and old before his time Verse 2 (Verse chords above) Through the years I've known my share of broken hearted fools (And) those who couldn't choose a path worth taking There's nothin' in the world so sad as talking to a man (Who) never knew his life was his for making Chorus 2 (Chorus chords above) Ain't it a-bout time you realize? It's not worth keepin' score You win some, you lose some 'n you let it go What's the use of stacking on every failure another stone Till you find you've spent your whole life building walls Lonely and old before your time (G to intro chords) Interlude: C5 E5 It took so long to see C5 E5 G5 That truth was all around me Verse 3 Now the wren has gone to roost, the sky is turnin' gold 'n like the sky my soul is also turnin' Turnin' from the past, at last and all I've left behind Could it be that I am finally learnin'? Chorus 3 Learnin' I'm deserving of love and the peaceful heart Won't tear myself apart no more for tryin' Tired o lyin' to myself, tryin' to buy what can't be bought It's not livin' that you're doin' if it feels like dyin C5 D5 G5 Cryin, growin' old before your time C5 D5 G5 Cryin, growin' old before your time
