Old Before Your Time
Ray LaMontagne
Tabbed by Stephen Turner Standard Tuning Intro: / Verse 1 When I was a younger man lookin’ for my pot of gold Everywhere I turned the doors were closin’ Took every ounce of faith I had to keep on keepin’ on And still I felt like I was only losin’ Chorus 1 I refused then like I do now to let anybody tie me down And I lost a few good friends along the way I was raised up poor and I wanted more And maybe I’m a little too proud Lookin’ back I see a kid who was just Afraid Hungry and old before his time Verse 2 (Verse chords above) Through the years I’ve known my share of broken hearted fools (And) those who couldn’t choose a path worth taking There’s nothin’ in the world so sad as talking to a man (Who) never knew his life was his for making Chorus 2 (Chorus chords above) Ain’t it a-bout time you realize? It’s not worth keepin’ score You win some you lose some ’n you let it go What’s the use of stacking on every failure another stone Till you find you’ve spent your whole life building walls Lonely and old before your time (G to intro chords) Interlude: It took so long to see That truth was all around me Verse 3 Now the wren has gone to roost the sky is turnin’ gold ’n like the sky my soul is also turnin’ Turnin’ from the past at last and all I’ve left behind Could it be that I am finally learnin’? Chorus 3 Learnin’ I’m deserving of love and the peaceful heart Won’t tear myself apart no more for tryin’ Tired o lyin’ to myself tryin’ to buy what can’t be bought It’s not livin’ that you’re doin’ if it feels like dyin Cryin growin’ old before your time Cryin growin’ old before your time
