In My Younger Days Chords
by Eels
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.
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