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Intro
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Verse 1
ECrimson flames tied C#mthrough my ears
G#mRolling high and Amighty Btraps
EPounced with fire C#mon flaming roads
G#mUsing ideas Aas my Bmaps
C#mWe'll meet on G#medges, soon
AProud 'neath heated Bbrow
Chorus
EAh, but I was Aso much older Ethen
AI'm younger Bthan that Enow
Verse 2
EHalf-wracked prejudice C#mleaped forth
G#mRip down all Ahate, I Bscreamed
ELies that life C#mis black and white
G#mSpoke from my Askull, I Bdreamed
C#mRomantic facts G#mof musketeers
AFoundationed deep Bsomehow
Chorus
EAh, but I was Aso much older Ethen
AI'm younger Bthan that Enow
Verse 3
EGirls' faces formed C#mthe forward path
G#mFrom phony AjealouBsy
ETo memorizing C#mpolitics
G#mOf ancient AhistoBry
C#mFlung down by G#mcorpse evangelists
AUnthought of Bsomehow
Chorus
EAh, but I was Aso much older Ethen
AI'm younger Bthan that Enow
Verse 4
EA self-ordained C#mprofessor's tongue
G#mToo serious Ato Bfool
ESpouted out that C#mliberty
G#mIs just equality Ain Bschool
C#mEquality, I G#mspoke the word
AAs if a Bwedding vow
Chorus
EAh, but I was Aso much older Ethen
AI'm younger Bthan that Enow
Verse 5
EIn a soldier's C#mstance, I aimed
G#mAt the mongrel Adogs who Bteach
EFearing not that C#mI'd become
G#mMy enemy in Athe Bpreach
C#mMy existence led G#mby confusion boats
AMutiny from Bstern to bow
Chorus
EAh, but I was Aso much older Ethen
AI'm younger Bthan that Enow
Verse 6
EYes, my guard stood C#mhard when abstract
G#mToo noble to AneBglect
EDeceived me into C#mthinking
G#mI had something Ato proBtect
C#mGood and bad, G#mI define these terms
AQuite clear Bsomehow
Chorus
EAh, but I was Aso much older Ethen
AI'm younger Bthan that Enow
Outro
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