Chords for Richie Havens - "Younger Men Grow Older"
Tempo:
114.1 bpm
Chords used:
D
Em
E
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[B]
Wish [D] I was a younger man, said the old man to [F#m] the young man, [Em] oh I'd show [B] him what I [D] would do.
That is if I [C] could find [B] something to do I [E] never did [F#] before.
[D] Because younger men [E] grow [A] older [D] every [D] day.
Wish we had a better plan, people say, to get us where we want to [Em] go.
Oh, how peaceful [D] it would be.
But I say, if we don't [E] plan, we [F#m] surely will be left behind.
[D]
Younger men grow [B] older [D]
every day.
[B] [D]
[D]
Wish I could see my children grow, doing what they want to [E] do.
[Em] Oh, that is all I'm [D]
living for.
But if you don't tell them how [E] to do what they want to do,
[D] younger men [Em] grow older [D] every day.
[G] [D]
Wish we had that great plan, by endless digging without a plan,
and [Em] [G] wasting [D] all those lives.
We may never, [E] never survive to [D] even see,
[E] [A]
[D] we [G]
may [F#m] not even see, we [G] may not even see,
[D] we [Em] may not even [D] see younger men grow [G] older.
[B]
[D] Oh, no, no, no, [G] no.
[G#]
[D] We may not even see [Bm] younger men [D] grow older.
[G] [D] [G]
[D]
[Em]
[D] [D]
[Em] [C#]
[D] [A]
[D] [E]
[D]
Wish [D] I was a younger man, said the old man to [F#m] the young man, [Em] oh I'd show [B] him what I [D] would do.
That is if I [C] could find [B] something to do I [E] never did [F#] before.
[D] Because younger men [E] grow [A] older [D] every [D] day.
Wish we had a better plan, people say, to get us where we want to [Em] go.
Oh, how peaceful [D] it would be.
But I say, if we don't [E] plan, we [F#m] surely will be left behind.
[D]
Younger men grow [B] older [D]
every day.
[B] [D]
[D]
Wish I could see my children grow, doing what they want to [E] do.
[Em] Oh, that is all I'm [D]
living for.
But if you don't tell them how [E] to do what they want to do,
[D] younger men [Em] grow older [D] every day.
[G] [D]
Wish we had that great plan, by endless digging without a plan,
and [Em] [G] wasting [D] all those lives.
We may never, [E] never survive to [D] even see,
[E] [A]
[D] we [G]
may [F#m] not even see, we [G] may not even see,
[D] we [Em] may not even [D] see younger men grow [G] older.
[B]
[D] Oh, no, no, no, [G] no.
[G#]
[D] We may not even see [Bm] younger men [D] grow older.
[G] [D] [G]
[D]
[Em]
[D] [D]
[Em] [C#]
[D] [A]
[D] [E]
[D]
Key:
D
Em
E
G
B
D
Em
E
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ Wish [D] I was a younger _ man, _ said the old man to [F#m] the young man, [Em] oh I'd show [B] him what I [D] would _ do.
_ _ _ That is if I [C] could find [B] something to do I [E] never did [F#] before.
_ _ [D] Because younger men [E] grow _ [A] older [D] every _ [D] day.
_ _ _ _ _ Wish we had a better plan, people say, to get us where we want to [Em] go.
Oh, _ how peaceful [D] it would _ _ be.
But I say, if we don't [E] plan, _ we [F#m] surely will be left behind.
_ [D] _
_ Younger men grow [B] older [D]
every _ day.
[B] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Wish I could see my children grow, _ _ doing what they want to [E] do.
_ [Em] Oh, that is all I'm [D]
living for. _ _ _ _ _
_ But if you don't tell them how [E] to do what they want to do, _
_ [D] _ younger men [Em] grow older [D] every day.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Wish we had that great plan, _ by endless digging without a plan,
and _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] wasting [D] all those lives. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ We may never, [E] never survive to [D] even see,
[E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ we _ [G] _ _
may [F#m] not even see, we [G] may not even see,
[D] _ _ we [Em] may not even [D] see younger men grow [G] older.
[B] _
[D] Oh, no, no, no, [G] no.
_ [G#] _
[D] We may not even see [Bm] younger men [D] grow _ older.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C#] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ Wish [D] I was a younger _ man, _ said the old man to [F#m] the young man, [Em] oh I'd show [B] him what I [D] would _ do.
_ _ _ That is if I [C] could find [B] something to do I [E] never did [F#] before.
_ _ [D] Because younger men [E] grow _ [A] older [D] every _ [D] day.
_ _ _ _ _ Wish we had a better plan, people say, to get us where we want to [Em] go.
Oh, _ how peaceful [D] it would _ _ be.
But I say, if we don't [E] plan, _ we [F#m] surely will be left behind.
_ [D] _
_ Younger men grow [B] older [D]
every _ day.
[B] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Wish I could see my children grow, _ _ doing what they want to [E] do.
_ [Em] Oh, that is all I'm [D]
living for. _ _ _ _ _
_ But if you don't tell them how [E] to do what they want to do, _
_ [D] _ younger men [Em] grow older [D] every day.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Wish we had that great plan, _ by endless digging without a plan,
and _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] wasting [D] all those lives. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ We may never, [E] never survive to [D] even see,
[E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ we _ [G] _ _
may [F#m] not even see, we [G] may not even see,
[D] _ _ we [Em] may not even [D] see younger men grow [G] older.
[B] _
[D] Oh, no, no, no, [G] no.
_ [G#] _
[D] We may not even see [Bm] younger men [D] grow _ older.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C#] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _