G G C C/B Am7 C/G D D C G [Verse 1] G C G C When I was a younger man lookin' for a pot of gold G C D Everywhere I turned the doors were closin' G C G C Took every ounce of faith I had to keep on keepin' on G C D And still I felt like I was only losin' [Chorus] C G C I refused then like I do now to let anybody tie me down G D I lost a few good friends along the way C G C I was raised up poor and I wanted more and maybe I'm a little too proud G D Lookin' back I see a kid who was just afraid C D G Hungry and old before his time [Instrumental] C C/B Am7 C/G D D C G [Verse 2] G C G C Through the years I've known my share of broken-hearted fools G C D And those who couldn't choose a path worth taking G C G C There's nothin' in the world so sad as talking to a man G C D Who never knew his life was his for makin’ [Chorus] C G C Ain't it about time you realize it's not worth keepin' score? G D You win some, you lose some, and you let it go C G C What's the use of stackin’ on every failure another stone G D Till you find you've spent your whole life building walls C D G Lonely and old before your time? [Instrumental] C C/B Am7 C/G D D C G [Bridge] C Em It took so lo-ng to see C Em D (STOP) That truth was all around me [Verse 3] G C G C Now the wren has gone to roost and the sky is turnin' gold G C D And like the sky my soul is also turnin' G C G C Turnin' from the past, at last, and all I've left behind G C D Could it be that I am finally learnin'? [Chorus] C G C Learnin' I'm deserving of love and the peaceful heart G D I won't tear myself apart no more for tryin' C G C Tired of lyin' to myself, tryin' to buy what can't be bought G D It's not livin' that you're doin' if it feels like dyin’ C D G Cryin’, growin' old before your time C D G G Cryin’, growin' old before your time [Intro lick] (played fast) Guitar 1 (banjo run) G E|--7\5-3p0------------| B|------------1---0----| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| Guitar 2 G E|---------------------| B|--3/1p0--------------| G|--4/2p0-------0------| D|--------2p0----------| A|------------2--------| E|----------------3----| [Instrumental] G C C/B Am7 C/G D E|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------0--| A|------------0---2---3-----2-----0-------------| E|--------------------------------------3-------| D C G E|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------0----------------| D|-------------------------0h2------------------| A|------------0---2---3-------------------------| E|-----------------------------------3----------|