Younger Years

Am  G  F  Am

[Verse 1]
  Am
Above the plains of Omaha
  G                             C      E
I think of all the sufferin' I saw
      F             C
The soakin' of the pavement
  G                             F
Sprawled upon a land without a law
G                    Am            Em                F
Everythin' I loved, everythin' I found what I hoped for
                   C
Frightened and surrounded
    G                             F
Who else is there to turn to anymore?


[Chorus]
F                 C
Oh I held out my heart
      F           C
Oh I held out my heart
F              Am   G   F
Held out my heart
       C        G
Oh oh oh



[Verse 2]
       Am
There was a time I spoke the truth
        G                                C           E
But my younger years were wasted on my youth
F             C
Somewhere I awakened
         G                         F
With a crack to a poundin' on the roof
 G
Sure I heard the sound
   Am            Em            F
As evidence, or better yet as proof
                    C         G
I was naked as the day I was born
                            F
'Neath the fullness of the moon


[Chorus]
F                 C
Oh I held out my heart
      F           C
Oh I held out my heart
F              Am   G   F
Held out my heart
       C        G
Oh oh oh


[Bridge]

Em   F           Am        G
Far away I hear singin'
Em     F      Am      Em
Far away a song


[Solo]
F Am G F
Am Am G F
F Am Em F
Am


[Verse 3]
     Am
The blinding light of morning came
    G                                 C      E
Flooding through the window like a friend
        F        C
Like a wild revelation
          G                     F
Like a shining invitation to attend
 G
Spoken as a prayer
   Am           Em            F
Unbroken by despair I make amends
     F               C
The love inside our hearts
       G                              F
Is the only kind of savior we've been sent


[Chorus]
F                 C
Oh I held out my heart
      F           C
Oh I held out my heart
F              Am   G   F
Held out my heart
       C        G    Am    G   Am
Oh oh oh