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