Intro
F E F G D Am 
 
Verse 1
Dm 
I was young and I was reckless man 
Dm 
Moved out at seventeen and made my momma mad 
D 
I thought I had it all figured out 
Bb                           C 
A pocket full of pills and a forty in my mouth 
D                Dm 
Peeled out in my big black Chevy 
Dm 
Flipped it six times and I knew that I was ready 
Bb                          Dm 
To straighten up because my best friend died 
Bb 
I didn't wanna carry on living that life 
 
Chorus
            Dm               Bb 
And now I'm running from the scene 
             Dm               Gm 
'cause I was caught up in the crime 
       F          Gm 
It's a loaded memory 
         F              Bb 
Yeah, it k*lls me every time 
        Dm            Bb              Dm        Gm 
And I'm trying not to scream but it's eating me alive 
          F              Gm 
I'm still haunted by the best years of 
    F 
The best years of my life 
 
Verse 2
Dm  F                   Dm 
Yeah, let me take y'all back 
Dm 
I was young and I was helpless man 
                                  Bb 
Self medicating my own depression man 
          Dm 
I drank a bottle after breakfast 
       Bb                            C 
Took a look in the mirror ripped the rosary off my necklace 
Dm 
Damn 
Dm 
I lost my job so I lost faith 
                                         Bb 
I just saw a baby bump in my girl's waist 
         Dm 
I need a drink to feel right 
Bb                      D 
Party with my homies to escape from real life 
D               Dm 
Yeah, we had it all figured out 
  F                          Dm 
A pocket full of pills and a forty in my mouth 
     Bb                       Dm 
But, I never should've let my best friend drive 
            Bb                             C 
'cause he's the reason my child will never see me alive 
Bb 
Damn! 
 
Chorus
Bb 
Now I'm running from the scene 
             Dm               Gm 
'cause I was caught up in the crime 
       F          Gm 
It's a loaded memory 
         F              Bb 
Yeah, it k*lls me every time 
        Dm            Bb              Dm 
And I'm trying not to scream but it's eating me alive 
          F              Gm 
I'm still haunted by the best years of 
    F 
The best years of my life 
 
Instrumental
Dm F Dm Bb Dm Bb 
 
Verse 3
C        Dm 
All of a sudden nothing matters anymore 
Dm 
He lost it all, his life was scattered on the floor 
Bb                         Dm 
And now his family's tryna pick up all the pieces 
     Bb                         C 
I am locked up in a box, I am a monster 
                         Dm 
I'm the reason that he's gone 
Dm 
Wish I could take it all back 
Dm 
Press rewind and take a picture of the past 
Bb                Dm 
Pause it, feel my heart turn black 
Bb 
My lungs are smoldering, I'm breathing in the ash 
 
Chorus
Bb      Dm               Bb 
Now I'm running from the scene 
             Dm               Gm 
'cause I was caught up in the crime 
       F          Gm 
It's a loaded memory 
         F              Bb 
Yeah, it k*lls me every time 
        Dm            Bb              Dm        Gm 
And I'm trying not to scream but it's eating me alive 
          F              Gm 
I'm still haunted by the best years of 
    F                Dm 
The best years of my life 
 
Outro
Bb Dm Bb Dm 
Gm        F              Gm 
I'm still haunted by the best years of 
    F                Bb 
The best years of my life 
Dm Bb Dm 
Gm        F              Gm         F 
I'm still haunted by the best years of 
Bb Dm Bb Dm 
Gm F Gm F Bb