In My Younger Days Chords

by Eels
KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays569

In My Younger Days by Eels is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords G, Dsus2, F, C, Am, D, Dsus4 and Fadd9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D
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16
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Intro: G Dsus2 F C (x2) 

G       Dsus2        F                         C 
  In My Younger Days,  this wouldn't have been so hard 
G       Dsus2         F                C 
      I would've just shrugged it off 
Am              D     Am            D 
   But now it's tough,   I'm not so rough 
     G            D 
I've got a little ways to go 
     F        C 
It's not over yet, I know 
       Am     D           G Dsus2 F C  
But it feels, not so far away 

G Dsus2 F C  

G       Dsus2        F                     C 
  In My Younger Days,  this still would've knocked me down 
G         Dsus2           F                            C 
      But I would've just bounced right back, you know 
Am              D     Am                  D 
   Now I'm a statist,     but I'm not fatalist 
    G         D 
I'm not yet resigned to fate 
        F            C 
And I'm not gonna be ruled by hate 
         Am               D             G Dsus2 F C  
But it's strong, and it's filling up my days 

G Dsus2 F C 

Am D Am D 
G D F C 

G       Dsus2        F                 C 
  In my younger days,  I would've just chalked it up 
G    Dsus2           F                 C 
       As part of my ongoing education 
Am               D     Am                    D 
   But I've had enough,    been through some stuff 
      G                   D 
And I don't need any more misery 
   F             C 
To teach me what I should be 
Am     D                 G Dsus2 F C  
         I just need you back 

G Dsus4 Fadd9 C  G 
    	

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