When He Was My Age

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[Verse 1]
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He worked all week for a hard day's 
pay,
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Walked to school five miles one way,
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It must have rained everyday, 
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when he was my age.

[Verse 2]
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He quit school early to help 
grandpa,
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He was one man short on a cross-cut 
saw,
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There was wood to cut and ground to 
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rake, when he
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was my age.

[Chorus]
        Am                     
By the time he turned twelve in 
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thirtynine,
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He'd been through hell in Hoover 
time,
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Drank his first home-made wine, and 
started to
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shave.

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Am                       G
The tails get taller everytime 
they’re told,
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The fish get longer as he grows old,
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He loves to talk about good ol' 
days, when he was my
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age.

[Verse 3]
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He was sixty pounds lighter with a 
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headful of hair,
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A dollar in his tank could take him 
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anywhere,
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But nine o'clock was comin in 
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late, when he was my age.

[Verse 4]
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He talks about the time the dodgers 
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called,
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He could have played pro ball,
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But he had me to raise, when he was 
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my age.

[Chorus]
        Am                     
By the time he turned twelve in 
  G
thirtynine,
C                     F
He'd been through hell in Hoover 
time,
C
Drank his first home-made wine, and 
started to
G
shave.

Am                       G
The tails get taller everytime 
they’re told,
C                     F
The fish get longer as he grows old,
C
He loves to talk about good ol' 
days, when he was my
G
age.

[Verse 5]
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When he was my age, he'd had alot
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 more livin left to do,
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But hard work and hard time, had 
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robbed him of his youth.
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He says it seems like yesterday, 
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when he was my age.

[Fade Out}
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When he was my age.
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When he was my age.
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When he was my age.