My Back Pages - Ver 5

C Csus4 C Csus4 4x C Am Em Crimson flames tied through my ears F G C Csus4 C Rollin' high and mighty trap C Am Em Countless fire on flaming road F G Using ideas as my maps Am Em "We'll meet on edges, soon," said I F G Proud 'neath heated brow. C F C Ah, but I was so much older then, F G C Csus4 C Csus4 C I'm younger than that now. C Am Em Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth F G C Csus4 C "Rip down all hate," I screamed C Am Em Lies that life is black and white F G Spoke from my skull. I dreamed Am Em Romantic flanks of Musketeers F G Foundationed deep, somehow. C F C Ah, but I was so much older then, F G C Csus4 C Csus4 C I'm younger than that now. C Am Em Girls' faces formed the forward path F G C Csus4 C From phony jealousy C Am Em To memorizing politics F G Of ancient history Am Em Flung down by corpse evangelists F G Unthought of, though, somehow. C F C Ah, but I was so much older then, F G C Csus4 C Csus4 C I'm younger than that now. C Am Em F G C Csus4 C C Am Em F G Am Em F G C F C F G C Csus4 C Csus4 C C Am Em A self-ordained professor's tongue F G C Csus4 C Too serious to fool C Am Em Spouted out that liberty F G Is just equality in school Am Em "Equality," I spoke the word F G As if a wedding vow. C F C Ah, but I was so much older then, F G C Csus4 C Csus4 C I'm younger than that now. C Am Em In a soldier's stance, I aimed my hand F G C Csus4 C At the mongrel dogs who teach C Am Em Fearing not I'd become my enemy F G In the instant that I preach Am Em My existence led by confusion boats F G Mutiny from stern to bow. C F C Ah, but I was so much older then, F G C Csus4 C Csus4 C I'm younger than that now. C Am Em My guard stood hard when abstract threats F G C Csus4 C Too noble to neglect C Am Em Deceived me into thinking F G I had something to protect Am Em Good and bad, I define these terms F G Quite clear, no doubt, somehow. C F C Ah, but I was so much older then, F G C Csus4 C Csus4 C I'm younger than that now. C Am Em F G C Csus4 C C Am Em F G Am Em F G C F C Ah, but I was so much older then, F G C Csus4 C Csus4 C Csus4 C Csus4 C I'm younger than that now.