Intro
Bm Em Bm (F#, Em, D, C#m)
Bm Em F# Bm
Verse 1
Bm Em Bm Em
There was a time when I was younger, and all the nights and days were long
Bm Em Bm Em
And everyday just getting stronger, like a sunflower in the sun, in the sun
Bm Em Bm (F#, Em, D, C#m)
Verse 2
Bm Em Bm Em
Well Mr Moon was counting backwards, make the waters and air flow
Bm Em
And all the things we could and should have done,
Bm Em
but those old regrets will come and go, just come and go
Bm Em Bm (F#, Em, D, C#m)
Chorus
Bm Em Bm F#
So stay forever young, don't you do what I have done
Bm Em F# Bm
Oh stay forever young, before a paradise lost and an innocence gone
Verse 3
Bm Em Bm Em
See the freshness of your young face, like a candle in the wind
Bm Em Bm Em
And the brightness of your smiling eyes, their lighting up the room,
the whole room
Bm Em Bm (F#, Em, D, C#m)
Chorus
Bm Em Bm F#
So stay forever young, don't you do what I have done
Bm Em F# Bm
Oh stay forever young, before a paradise lost and an innocence gone
Bm Em Bm F#
So stay forever young, don't you do what I have done
Bm Em F# Bm
Oh stay forever young, before a paradise lost and an innocence gone
F#
Before a paradise lost and an innocence gone
Solo
A#m D#m A#m F
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A#m, D#m, F, A#m
Chorus
Bm Em Bm F#
So stay forever young, don't you do what I have done
Bm Em F# Bm
Oh stay forever young, before a paradise lost and an innocence gone
Bm Em Bm F#
So stay forever young, don't you do what I have done
Bm Em F# Bm
Oh stay forever young, before a paradise lost and an innocence gone
F#
Before a paradise lost and an innocence gone
