Tom: F
C C C C
Bb B C
[Verse 1]
N.C. C7
When I was young I didn't look at the clouds and hope for the rain
G7
When I was young I didn't think these lights should ever bring me sorrow
C7 F7
When I was young I thought someday everybody's gonna know my name
C7 G7 C7
When I was young the hardest work I had was waitin' for tomorrow
[Interlude]
Bb B C
[Verse 2]
N.C. C7
When I was young I used to wake up early in the morning
G7
When I was young I could climb up a mountain didn't matter how tall
C7 F7
When I was young I didn't listen to anybody's warning
C7 G7 C7
When I was young I could jump; I wasn't afraid to fall
[Chorus]
G7 F#7 F7 C7
Well now I'm grown, and things are not exactly what they seem
F7 G7
The older I get, the less I know and the more I dream
[Verse 3]
C7
When I was young I didn't worry about money in my pocket
C7 G7
When I was young I didn't think I'd ever need to buy a diamond ring
C7 F7
When I was young I used to put my heart in a cage and lock it
C7 G7 C7
When I was young I could talk about love but I didn't know a thing
[Chorus]
G7 F#7 F7 C7
But now I'm grown, and things are not exactly what they seem
F7 G7
The bigger I get, the smaller the world, and the less it all means
[Guitar Solo]
C7 C7 G7 C7 F7 C7 G7 C7
[Verse 4]
C7
When I was young I used to say my prayers without the feelin'
C7
When I was young I didn't worry about the things I couldn't understand
C7 F
When I was young I didn't know anything about hurtin' and healin'
C7 G7 C7
When I was young I guess I didn't believe I'd ever be a man
[Chorus]
C7 Bb7 F7 C7
But now I'm grown, and things are not exactly what they seem
F7 G7
I think about God - and I wonder does he think about me
