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Ian Tyson - Fifty Years Ago

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Chord diagram for D
Chord diagram for Bm
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      [Verse 1]
A
If I could roll back the years
          D
Back when I was young and limber
          A
Loose as ashes in the wind
          Bm           E
I had no irons in the fire
        C#m
I could ride them wild young broncos
     D
The adrenaline came quickly
      A
And Juanita down at Mona's
        E            A
Was my only hearts desire

[Verse 2]
A
We were living for the moment
         D
And the sunlight on my silver bits
     A
The ringing of my jinglebobs
         Bm          E
Was the music of my soul
        C#m
In the alley back of Mona's
        D
I held Juanita in the shadows
        A
How we held on to each other
         E              A
And the lovin' that we stole

[Chorus]
A        Bm             E
And the sighing of the pines
    A
Up here near the timberline
          D
Makes me wish I'd done things different
                              A
Oh, but wishing don't make it so
        Bm                 E
Oh the time has passed so quick
     A
The years all run together now
       D
Did I hold Juanita yesterday
                    E
Was it fifty years ago

[Instrumental]
A    D    A     E     A)
    

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