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[Verse 1]
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   Four squeezed in on a bench seat
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   Five holding on the bed
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   Slip Joe's older brother a 20, that was plenty
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   For a case of beer and a pack of Reds
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And we were set
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   We wore our jerseys on Fridays
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   Felt like kings of the world
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   Class ring hanging on a silver chain
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   From the neck of your girl

[Chorus]
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Hey, back when young and dumb was beautiful
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We knew that we knew it all, no one could proves us wrong
              E                 A                   E
Those were the   days, couldn't wait to lose our innocence
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Brag about it to our friends, Monday after prom
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   Swore we'd always be together, didn't know any better
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   Back when, we thought, we'd be, 18 forever
          E   A
18 forever

[Verse 2]
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    Back when freedom was a set of car keys
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    We were half a tank from anywhere
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Yeah, I'm still wearing that memory on me
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    We got tattoos on a dare
          E     A
We didn't care


[Chorus]
E              A
Hey, back when young and dumb was beautiful
E                               B
We knew that we knew it all, no one could proves us wrong
              E                 A                   E
Those were the   days, couldn't wait to lose our innocence
A              E              B
Brag about it to our friends, Monday after prom
C#m                             B
   Swore we'd always be together, didn't know any better
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   Back when, we thought, we'd be, 18 forever
          E   A
18 forever

[Bridge]
           C#m
Well it's crazy how those fast times,
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ones you thought would always last times,
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    turn into wish you had them back times


[Chorus]
E              A
Hey, back when young and dumb was beautiful
E                               B
We knew that we knew it all, no one could proves us wrong
              E                 A                   E
Those were the   days, couldn't wait to lose our innocence
A              E              B
Brag about it to our friends, Monday after prom
C#m                             B
   Swore we'd always be together, didn't know any better
A                                             E  A
   Back when, we thought, we'd be, 18 forever
          E   A
18 forever

[Outro]
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18 forever
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