Billy Dean - Young man

^EMama cries Son, don't leave town ^C#mFind a girl and settle down ^AWell I hate to break her heart ^F#m7But that's not in the cards while I'm a ^Eyoung man ^EShe says I could find a job ^C#mIn the fields or on the docks ^ABut I've always had a dream ^F#m7To see all I can see while I'm a ^Eyoung man

^BWhen I'm just an old man on a ^Afront porch in a ^Echair Rocking with the memories from my ^C#mpast ^B The lines you see on my face should tell a ^Atale of no re^Egrets I want to look ^Aforward to looking ^Bback on the race I ^Aran ^{B A} When I was a ^Eyoung ^Bman ^{A E B A}

^EI want to see those seven seas ^C#mClimb the highest mountain peak ^AMake it my career ^F#m7To make the most of every year while I'm a y^Eoung man ^D/F#

^GDaddy says young m^Can ^DI know you have to s^Gtand o^G/F#n your o^Cwn you can't s^Dit at home ^GHe says I under^Cstand, ^Donce I had big ^Gplans ^G/F#like ^Cyou I was a ^Dyoung man ^Etoo ^{B A}

Then rub it in, rub it ^Gin Rub it in, rub it ^Cin I feel the tingle be^Dgin You're gettin' under my skin Rub it in, rub it ^Gin

^AMama ^Bplease under^Astand ^{B A B E}I'm just a young ^Bman ^A I'm just a ^Eyoung ^Bman ^{A E}