Intro
G C D G x2
[Verse 1]
G C
In the ancient middle fifties,
D G
the closin' sixties roar
G C
I was caught up in your passion
D G
I could only beg for more
G C
And if I had a dollar bill
D G
I'd give it to you then
G C
So I could tell the whole wide world
D G
One day I knew you when
G C D G x2
[Verse 2]
G C
With your dangerous charisma
D G
Your thundering attack
G C
You charged the very air I breathe
D G
And kept me coming back
G C
You helped me through my darkest hours
D G
You always were my friend
G C
You gave me hope to carry on
D G
Because I knew you when
[Bridge]
C Bm C G
I knew you when the mountain tops were right beneath your feet
C G D
When artistry and freedom were complete
C D G B Em G C
Before you were an icon, before they all tuned in
D G
You could say I knew you when
G C D G x2
[Verse 3]
G C
We all sit here with our memories,
D G
of a glorious long ago
G C
When our heroes seemed immortal,
D G
were they really so
G C
It's a question for a wiser man
D G
I will not ask again
G C
I will only say I'm grateful
D G
For the time I knew you when
[Outro]
G C
I knew you when (I knew you when)
D G
Oh, I knew you when
G C
I knew you when (I knew you when)
D G
Yeah I knew you when
G C D G x2
G C
I knew you when (I knew you when)
D G
Yeah I knew you when