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100 Years Ago

The Rolling Stones
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Chords in this song6

Intro

(organ arranged for guitar)
    

Verse

Went out walkin' through the wood the other day
And the world was a carpet laid before me
The buds were bursting
And the air smelled sweet and strange
And it seemed about a hundred years ago

Verse

Mary and I, we would sit upon a gate,
Just gazin' at some dragon in the sky.
What tender days, we had no secrets hid away,
Well, it seemed about a hundred years ago.

Chorus

Now all my friends are wearing worried smiles,
Living out a dream of what they was.
Don't you think it's sometimes wise not to grow up?

Verse

Went out walkin' through the wood the other day,
Can't you see the furrows in my forehead?
What tender days, we had no secrets hid away,
Now it seems about a hundred years ago. 

Chorus

Now if you see me drinkin' bad red wine,
Don't worry 'bout this man that you love.
Don't you think it's sometimes wise not to grow up?

Verse

You're gonna kiss and say good-bye, yeah, I warn you.
You're gonna kiss and say good-bye, yeah, I warn you.
You're gonna kiss and say good-bye, oh Lord, I warn you,
And please excuse me while I hide away.

Outro

Call me lazy bones,
Ain't got no time to waste away,
Lazy bones ain't got no time to waste away.
Don't you think, don't you think,
It's just about time to hide away?
Yeah, yeah!
Wah, Wah and fade out.

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