IntroD A4 C9G x 2
Verse 1D A4
I remember the days when we talked for hours
C9G
And we were young; we thought we had superpowers
D A4 C9
We kissed the sky, expanded our minds, thought we could fly
G
We were dreamers, and we'd never die
D A4
We were young punks but we showed potential
C9G
Us against the world, we weren't sentimental
G
We weren't our problems, our age or our paychecks
A4
And we weren't taking anybody's shit
ChorusBmGD
If I knew now what I knew then, I'd
A4 Bm
Back up do it all again, I'd
GD
Take a bow, take it real slow
A4
Take a ride down the yellow brick road
BmGD
Knew now what I knew then, I'd
A4 Bm
Back up do it all again, I'd
GD
Take a bow, take it real slow
A4
Take a ride down the yellow brick road
BridgeD A4 C9G
Come on, come on rise up
D A4 C9G
Come on, come on rise up
D A4 C9G
Come on, come on rise
Verse 2D A4
The winters were cold but we had your parents basement
C9G
This underground was for sinners and we embraced it
D A4 C9
Magic pills, fairy tales, Syd Barrett's ghost
G
Oh, we'd all get on that spaceship
D A4
We measured our lives in coffee spoons
C9G
And those Friday nights quickly turned into Sunday afternoons
G
We want our money, our muscles or our regrets
A4
We were having a mere life experience
ChorusBmGD
If I knew now what I knew then, I'd
A4 Bm
Back up do it all again, I'd
GD
Take a bow, take it real slow
A4
Take a ride down the yellow brick road
BmGD
Knew now what I knew then, I'd
A4 Bm
Back up do it all again, I'd
GD
Take a bow, take it real slow
A4
Take a ride down the yellow brick road
Verse 3D A4
I remember the days when we talked for hours
C9G
And we were young; we thought we had superpowers
G
We weren't our problems, our age or our paychecks
A4
And we weren't taking anybody's shit
Chorus/OutroBmGD
If I knew now what I knew then, I'd
A4 Bm
Back up do it all again, I'd
GD
Take a bow, take it real slow
A4
Take a ride down the yellow brick road
BmGD
Knew now what I knew then, I'd
A4 Bm
Back up do it all again, I'd
GD
Take a bow, take it real slow
A4
Take a ride down the yellow brick road
GD
Take a bow, take it real slow
A4
Take a ride down the yellow brick road
D A4 C9G
Come on, come on rise up
D A4 C9G
Come on, come on rise up
D A4 C9G
Come on, come on rise
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.