Hi pickers,this is the version from "Way Too Much Fun!",
Neon Dreams, 2000. John plays it in E, so capo up 4th fret.

Always Young     John Stewart
(C)  (F)(G)(C)   (F)(G)(C)  (F)(G)(C)  (F)(G)(C)
     (F)(G)(C)   (F)(G)
I?m a (C)teenage kid from my (F)high school (G)days, you (C)know, (F)(G)
I got (C)grown up clothes and (F)grown up (G)ways and (C)so. (F)(G)
A (Am)kid has dreams with a (G)grown-up haze
?Cause (F)I can?t live in (G)yesterday,
I can?t (C/E)live,(C/D) (C)o(C/B)o(Am)oh,(Am/E)(G)(hold)
In yester(C)day, I can?t (F)live in (G)yester(C)day. (F)(G)(C)  (F)(G)

And (C)when I hear "Da (F)Doo Ron (G)Ron", you (C)know, (F)(G)
(C)"Don?t Be Cruel" and (F)"Born to (G)Run" and (C)so, (F)(G)
Well, I (Am)crank it up and I (G)pop a can,
?Cause (F)then I know just (G)who I am,
I (C/E)know,(C/D) (C)o(C/B)o(Am)oh,(Am/E)(G)(hold)
Well, that?s who I (C)am, well, that?s (F)simply (G)who I (C)am, (F)(G)
Who I (C)am, just (F)simply (G)who I (C)am. (F)(G)(C)  (F)(G)(C)
(F)(G)(C)  (F)(G)

And (Am)there?s a bird I (G)keep inside, you (F)know,(G)
And I (Am)keep her free so (G)she can fly and (F)so.(G)
And the (Am)song she sings is, (G)"You have won
If (F)in your heart you?re (G)always young."
In your (C/E)heart,(C/D) (C)o(C/B)o(Am)oh,(Am/E)(G)(hold)
But you?re always (C)young, when we (F)sing we?re (G)always (C)young,(F)(G)
Always (C)young, when we (F)sing we?re (G)always (C)young. (F)(G)(C)  (F)(G)

The (C)Trio died in (F)sixty-(G)one, you (C)know,(F)(G)
But they (C)tapped me, they said, (F)"Come here, (G)son," and (C)so,(F)(G)
Well, we (Am)double-parked, let the (G)motor run,
(F)"We get the money, (G)you get the fun."
(C/E)Oo(C/D)oh, (C)o(C/B)o(Am)oh,(Am/E)(G)(hold)
But I got the (C)fun, yeah, I?m (F)singing (G)in the (C)sun.(F)(G)
Yeah, I had the (C)fun, yeah, (F)singing (G)in the (C)sun,(F)(G)
(C)Always (F)merry (G)in the (C)sun.(F)(G)(C) (F)(G)(C) (F)(G)

And (Am)there?s a bird I (G)keep inside, you (F)know,(G)
And I (Am)keep her free so (G)she can fly and (F)so,(G)
So the (Am)song she sings is, (G)"You have won
If (F)in your heart you?re (G)always young."
In your (C/E)heart,(C/D) (C)o(C/B)o(Am)oh,(Am/E)(G)(hold)
You?re always (C)young, if we (F)sing, we?re (G)always (C)young,(F)(G)
Always (C)young, if we (F)sing we?re (G)always (C)young.(F)(G)(C) (F)(G)

I?m a (C)teenage kid from my (F)high school (G)days, you (C)know,(F)(G)
I got (C)grown up clothes and (F)grown up (G)ways and (C)so.(F)(G)
And (Am)every kid that (G)I have known,
(F)They all say, "You?re (G)not alone."
They (C/E)say,(C/D) (C)"O(C/B)o(Am)oh,(Am/E)(G)(hold)
You?re not a(C)lone." If we (F)sing, we?re (G)not a(C)lone.(F)(G)
Not a(C)lone, if we (F)sing, we?re (G)not a(C)lone.(F)(G)
(C)Oooh, when we (F)sing, we?re (G)not a(C)lone.(F)(G)
Not a(C)lone, if we (F)sing, we?re (G)always (C)young.(F)(G)
Always (C)young, when we (F)sing, we?re (G)always (C)young.(F)(G)
Always (C)young, when we (F)sing, we?re (G)always (C)young.(F)(G)(C)
(F)(G)(C)  (F)(G)(C)

? John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

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