I Saw My Youth Today by Richard Shindell Lyric and Guitar Chords

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You can play I Saw My Youth Today by Richard Shindell using guitar or guitar.
This song by Richard Shindell can also be played by that instruments.
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I Saw My Youth Today guitar chords has rhythm and included in Reunion Hill (1997) album.
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I Saw My Youth Today by Richard Shindell Guitar Chords


My name is Andy Barclay, email address FSUAndy@aol.com, and the following is
a transcription I came up with for this song. I hope I included all the
information you need.

I Saw My Youth Today by Richard Shindell

Richard Shindell vocals/ acoustic guitar
Larry Campbell guitar/mandolin
Radoslav Lorkovic keyboards

Capo 2nd fret Standard tuning The pick pattern is pretty consistent
throughout the song; use one that’s familiar or strum

Intro: Em C G D Em C G D

Em
I saw my youth today
C

G
He passed me on the street
D

Em
As he walked by I stoo
C
d frozen
G
On my dreaming feet
D

Em
He had a kinder face
C

G
The kind I’ve learned to hide
D

Em
Behind these cold unyielding
C
stones
G
That used to be my eyes
D

G
A moment please[F#/D] my boy
C

G
Don’t you know[F#/D] my name?
C

G
Do you remember when
D

We used to play a
Em
hundred[F#/D] games?
C

G
And is your moth[F#/D]er well?
C

G
Kiss her once[F#/D] for me
C

G
And if she should ask you why
D

Why you could say
Em

F#/D C D Em C G D (four times)
Just for no reason

Em
Remember that old troll
C

W
G
ho lived inside the tree?
D

Em
He was never dange
C
rous
G
That’s just the way it seemed
D

Em
The day you climbed that tree
C

G
And ran to show me how
D

Em
The troll was never seen
C
again
G
So where could he be now?
D

G
A moment please[F#/D], my boy
C

G
Don’t you kno[F#/D]w this face
C

G
And do you remember when
D

I used to let
Em
you win [F#/D]the race
C
s?
G
Please don’t run [F#/D]away
C

G
I did not me[F#/D]an to scar
C
e you
G
I’m the one who told y
D
ou
You should never t
Em
alk t[F#/D]o strang
C
ers
D

G
And is your mothe[F#/D]r well?
C

G
Kiss her once[F#/D] for me
C

G
And if she should ask you why
D

Why you could say
Em

[F#/D]Just for no re
C
ason
D

Em
I saw my youth today
C

G
He passed me in the street
D

Em
As he walked by I stoo
C
d frozen
G
On my dreaming feet
D

From Richard Shindell “Reunion Hill”
Shanachie Records 1997
Silver Dollar Music (ASCAP)

If you want to learn Richard Shindell I Saw My Youth Today guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play I Saw My Youth Today. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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