EmCGEmCGDEmCGEmCDGEm
When we were young
DEm
Oh, when we were young
CGDEm
We put popcorn on a string and hung it on the sill
CGDG
Carolers would sing as the night grew still
Em
And we were poor
DEm
Back in 1984
CGDEm
There were candles on the fireplace and tinsel round the wreath
CGDG
And a foot of snow on top of the streets
EmCG
Ooooooooooh
EmCGD
Ooooooooooh
EmCG
Ooooooooooh
EmCDG
Ooooooooooh
Em
And when I'd grown
DEm
Like we all must do
CG
Found myself a sturdy soul
DEm
To see me through
CGDG
That was the fall of '92
Em
I was strong
DEm
And from dusk till dawn
CGDEm
I worked two jobs just to keep the lights on
CGDEm
I saved up for months to buy a chain
CGDG
And I gave it to one on Christmas Day
D
Ooooooooooh
BmCG
And I found myself alone in the winter cold
EmCDG
Now my life is filled with things I do not need
EmCG
But the only thing I want before I'm old
EmCDG
Won't fit under my christmas tree
EmDEm
Are we lost to our younger days
CGDEm
No longer are we able to find that place
CGDEm
Strangers to the kids we used to know
CGDG
And I don't decorate my house no more
(Brandi sings this part is a capella,
but you can play the Intro)
Oooooooooh
GEmCG
And the only thing I want before I leave
EmCDG
Won't fit under my Christmas tree
EmCG
And the only thing I want before I leave
EmCDG
Won't fit under my Christmas tree
EmCDG
Won't fit under my Christmas tree
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.