Intro
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[Verse 1]
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In the ancient middle fifties,
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the closin' sixties roar
E A
I was caught up in your passion
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I could only beg for more
E A
And if I had a dollar bill
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I'd give it to you then
E A
So I could tell the whole wide world
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One day I knew you when
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[Verse 2]
E A
With your dangerous charisma
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Your thundering attack
E A
You charged the very air I breathe
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And kept me coming back
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You helped me through my darkest hours
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You always were my friend
E 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
A E B
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]
E 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
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It's a question for a wiser man
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I will not ask again
E A
I will only say I'm grateful
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For the time I knew you when
[Outro]
E A
I knew you when (I knew you when)
B E
Oh, I knew you when
E A
I knew you when (I knew you when)
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Yeah I knew you when
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E A
I knew you when (I knew you when)
B E
Yeah I knew you when