Strawbs - You and I (When We Were Young) INTRO: C Dm Em F (2x) C Dm I sometimes sit and think about Em F Our evenings in the firelight C Dm Em F You and I, when we were young C Dm Em Laughing at the crazy-patterned shadows F G F G That were dancing on the wall CHORUS: F Em Dm C Without a care, with time to spend F Em Dm C F Hardly speaking for hours on end G F G That was you and I, when we were young INTERLUDE: C Dm Em F C Dm Em F C Dm Walking hand in hand Em F Beside the river at the weekends C Dm Em F You and I, when we were young C Dm Em Children with their fishing nets were laughing F G F G F As they took their catches home CHORUS: Em Dm C F Caterpillars in paper bags Em Dm C F Knees tied up with dirty rags G F G That was you and I, when we were young INSTRUMENTAL: Am Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 G E Am Am/G Fmaj7 G E (## NOTE: Key Change ##) A Bm Brushing through the fallen leaves Dbm D Together in the autumn A Bm Dbm D You and I, when we were young A Bm Planning for the future Dbm D E D E D Without knowing what it held for us at all CHORUS: Dbm Bm A D The road to nowhere never climbs Dbm Bm A D We changed direction a dozen times E Dm E That was you and I, when we were young ##---------------------------------------------------------------## (For the picking pattern, ) (see this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOUVr062Zew )
