Chord Old Before Your Time by Ray Lamontagne

tabbed by stephen turner standard tuning intro : G G , C G/B Am G D , C G verse 1 G C Em C when i was a younger man lookin’ for my pot of gold G C D everywhere i turned the doors were closin’ G C Em C took every ounce of faith i had to keep on keepin’ on G C D and still i felt like i was only losin’ chorus 1 C G G Em C i refused then like i do now to let anybody tie me down G D and i lost a few good friends along the way C G G Em C i was raised up poor and i wanted more and maybe i’m a little too proud G D lookin’ back i see a kid who was just afraid C D G repeat intro chords starting with C 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 : C Em it took so long to see C Em G 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 C D G cryin , growin’ old before your time C D G cryin , growin’ old before your time