I Saw My Youth Today Chords
I Saw My Youth Today by Richard Shindell is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords Em, C, G, D and F#/D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
My name is Andy Barclay, email address [email protected], and the following is
a transcription I came up with for this song. I hope I included all the
information you need.
I Saw My Youth Today by Richard Shindell
Richard Shindell vocals/ acoustic guitar
Larry Campbell guitar/mandolin
Radoslav Lorkovic keyboards
Standard tuning The pick pattern is pretty consistent
throughout the song; use one that's familiar or strum
Intro: Em C G D Em C G D
Em C
I saw my youth today
G D
He passed me on the street
Em C
As he walked by I stood frozen
G D
On my dreaming feet
Em C
He had a kinder face
G D
The kind I've learned to hide
Em C
Behind these cold unyielding stones
G D
That used to be my eyes
G F#/D C
A moment please my boy
G F#/D C
Don't you know my name?
G D
Do you remember when
Em F#/D C
We used to play a hundred games?
G F#/D C
And is your mother well?
G F#/D C
Kiss her once for me
G D
And if she should ask you why
Em
Why you could say
F#/D C D Em C G D (four times)
Just for no reason
Em C
Remember that old troll
G D
Who lived inside the tree?
Em C
He was never dangerous
G D
That's just the way it seemed
Em C
The day you climbed that tree
G D
And ran to show me how
Em C
The troll was never seen again
G D
So where could he be now?
G F#/D C
A moment please, my boy
G F#/D C
Don't you know this face
G D
And do you remember when
Em F#/D C
I used to let you win the races?
G F#/D C
Please don't run away
G F#/D C
I did not mean to scare you
G D
I'm the one who told you
Em F#/D C D
You should never talk to strangers
G F#/D C
And is your mother well?
G F#/D C
Kiss her once for me
G D
And if she should ask you why
Em
Why you could say
F#/D C D
Just for no reason
Em C
I saw my youth today
G D
He passed me in the street
Em C
As he walked by I stood frozen
G D
On my dreaming feet
From Richard Shindell "Reunion Hill"
Shanachie Records 1997
Silver Dollar Music (ASCAP)