D
In the days of my youth,
C G D C G
I was told what it means to be a man.
D
Now I've reached that age,
C G D C G
I've tried to do all those things the best I can.
D C G D C G
No matter how I try, I find my way into the same old jam.
G F G F
Good times, bad times, you know I had my share,
A D
when my woman left home for a brown-eyed man,
A
well, I still don't seem to care.
E
Sixteen: I fell in love with a girl as sweet as could be,
it only took a couple of days till she was rid of me.
She swore that she would be all mine, and love me till the end,
but when I whispered in her ear, I lost another friend, oooh.
A G A G
Good times, bad times, you know I had my share,
B7 E
when my woman left home for a brown-eyed man,
B7
well, I still don't seem to care.
( D C G D C G D C G D C G )
G F G F
Good times, bad times, you know I had my share,
A D
when my woman left home for a brown-eyed man,
A D C G
well, I still don't seem to care.
D C G
Oh, I know what it means to be alone,
D C G
I sure do wish I was at home.
D C G
I don't care what the neighbors say,
D C G
I'm gonna love you each and every day.
D C G
You can feel the beat within my heart.
D C G
realize, sweet babe, we ain't ever gonna part...
