Oh Very Young

Oh Very Young by Cat Stevens

Intro A D E F#m D E Oh very young what will you leave us this time E7 A D You're only dancing on this earth for a short while E Esus4 E And though your dreams may toss and turn you now A D A They will vanish away like your Dad's best jeans. D A D Denim blue fading up to the sky A A7 D B E And though you want them to last forever you know they never will. E A E You know they never will E7 A E A E A And the patches make the Goodbye harder still. D E F#m D E Oh very young what will you leave us this time E7 A D There'll never be a better chance to change your mind E Esus4 E And if you want this world to see a better day A D A Will you carry the words of love with you D A D Will you ride the great white bird into heaven A A7 D B E And though you want them to last forever you know they never will. E A E (You know they never will) E7 A And the goodbye makes the journey harder still. E A A D E D E A D E A D A Will you carry the words of love with you D A D A A7 D B E Will you ride, oh,oooooooooooooh D E F#m D E Oh very young what will you leave us this time E7 A D You're only dancing on this earth for a short while E A Oh very young what will you leave us this time

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Oh very Young - Page 2 of 3 Intro A A2 A A2 A A2 A E A A4 A | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | D E F#m D E Oh, very young, what will you leave us this time? E7 A D You’re only dancing on this earth for a short while, D E And, though your dreams may toss & turn you now, A D A They will vanish a-way like your Dad’s best jeans, D A D Denim blue, fading up to the sky, A A7 And, though you want him to last for-ever, D B E E E4 E You know they never will, you know they never will, E E7 A A2 E E7 And the patches make the good-bye harder still | / / / / | / / / / | A E A A4 A | / / / / | / / / / | D E F#m D E Oh, very young, what will you leave us this time? E7 A D There’ll never be a better chance to change your mind, D E And, if you want this world to see a better day, A D A Will you carry the words of love with you? D A D Will you ride the great white bird into heaven? A A7 And, though you want to last for-ever, D B E E E4 E You know you never will, you know you never will, E E7 A And the good-byes make the journey harder still A A2 E E7 A E E7 A E A | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | D E D E E A D | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | D E | / / / / | / / / / | A D A D Will you carry the word of love with you? A D Will you ride----? Will you ride---? ( Will you ride----?) A A7 D B E E4 E Oh-----oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh ! E E4 E E7 A A2 E E7 A E E7 A E A | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | D E F#m D E Oh, very young, what will you leave us this time? E7 A D You’re only dancing on this earth for a short while, D E A E A Oh, very young, what will you leave us this time? Chords: A2 A4 E7 A7 E4 x02200 x02230 022130 x02020 022200

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