Was It 26 Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays460

Was It 26 by Charlie Daniels is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D                                  G 
Livin' hard was easy, when I was young and bulletproof 
           C                     G             D 
I had no chains to bind me, just a guitar and a roof 
                             G         
Empited every bottle, when I poured I never missed 

         C                      G      D 
I had bloodshot eyes at 25, or was it 26? 

                                G 
It didn't seem to matter, what price I had to pay 
          C                                G     D 
'Cause anything worth having I'd just lose it anyway 
                         G 
Friends worried about me they asked if I was sick 
        C                     G      D 
Thought I would die at 25 or was it 26? 

      G                          D 
Those two years run together like whiskey over ice 
C                             G             D 
Melting in my memories like somebody else's life 
     G                                  D             C 
I'm glad to say I've come around but if I could have one wish 
    G                         C      D 
I'd like another try at 25 or was it 26? 

D                               G 
I met a girl from Georiga smart pretty college grad 
  C                                          G            D  
I thought my luck was changing up till then it'd all been bad 
                              G 
Guess I fell in love with her all it took was one kiss 
     C                        G      D 
But she said goodbye at 25 or was it 26? 

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