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