MATT HIRES - WHEN I WAS YOUNG CHORDS

Capo: 2

CAPO ON 2 Chords (these are the fingerings Iâm used to, but if you prefer others, try them out!) D â x00232 Dsus4 â (after D chord) hammer on e string: x00232 to x00233 G â 320033 G* â hammer on A string: 300033 to G (320033) Bm â 224432 A â x02220 Em â 022000 Gadd9 â 320035 (just play a regular G if this is too much of a stretch) Dsus2 â hammer on E string: x00230 to D (x00232) Intro: D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

When I w^Das young there w^Gas fire ^Din my lungs, Bm A G* and I just wanted someone to listen ^DSome ears to ignite with^G my pen and my t^Dongue, Bm A G* Well I knew it was all just a wishâ¦ Bm A G* â¦ But that donât mean it couldnât exist

^DJust seventeen, yeah I g^Gave up m^Dy gun Bm A G* to play my guitar in the trenches So I san^Dg in the face of a man-e^Gating su^Dn, Bm A G* That Florida heat is a bitch, But I wo^Bmuldnât trad^Ae nothin^Dg for it

[Intro] G* D When I was youngâ¦ G* D When I was youngâ¦

I got myself bro^Ake and beat down^G, but st^Dood up left too many wo^Ards on the tip o^Gf my ton^Dgue, But oh, I was si^Anging at the top^G of my l^Bmungs, G* â¦ every night.

^DSpinning wheels turning,^G I fell into lov^De, swallowe^Bmd up in a sea of^A forgive^Gness, Iâve got a ^Dcrooked killer heart, Iâv^Ge got, bastard b^Dlood, But my G^Bmod, oh m^Ay God, I^G forget, And you ^Bmkeep paying for these se^Acond-han^Dd sins

^GWhen I was young^Dâ¦ ^GWhen I was young^Dâ¦ I was hiding in ^Acorners to stay ^Gout of s^Dight Giving my best b^Aut still falling^G behind ^D A D Bm A But^G I was reborn in the dust and the pines, oh myâ¦ When I w^Das young

^BmOh and now Iâm, get^Gting pushed and pulled a^Dpart ^BmAnd I donât know, w^Ghere it ends or where it^D starts And all of those neon li^Emghts, outside of my wind^Gow Tell me itâ^Ems not eleven yet, itâs gett^Ging close, though And now I just d^Bmonâ^At know w^Ghatâ?^Gadd9? to do

^DThen I said, âMatt, you jus^Gt gotta ^Dget back to those^Bm nights when you^A sat on ^Gthe cause-wayâ All you ^Dhad was six strings and ^Ga heart ^Dthat beat and you ^Bmknew that it had^A to mean somethi^Gng, Yeah, yo^Bmu knew that it h^Aad to mean somet^Ghing, Bm A G (A) â¨I just knew it was better than nothing,

^GWhen I was young^Dâ¦ ^GWhen I was young^Dâ¦ We played rock and roll ^Amusic on^G broken ^Dguitars, Spent the whole night la^Aying out^G under s^Dtars, She told me she loved me^A with her hand o^Gn her he^Dart, Now Iâm turning the^Ase pages and hol^Gding on ^Dtight

Living this life^A like I?^G?m n^Dever gonna die, Living this life^A like I?^G?m n^Dever gonna die, A G Bm A ^GLiving t^Gadd9his life like Iâm never gonna die, die, dieâ¦ ^DWhen I w^Dsus4as young^D ^Dsus2 ^D

Listen to the record to determine when to hammer on the Dsus4 and the G* chords. The chords in parentheses are optional. I hope this made sense, this is the first tab Iâve ever posted. Leave any suggestions in the comments (or email me at ronsaninja@gmail.com) and Iâll see what I can do!

Matt Hires - When i was young