When We Were The New Boys

C# C# G# C# C# With laughing eyes I do recall G# C# Every face that crammed this hall C# And in this room our hats were hung G# C# And words were written and songs were sung F# C# And we held our glasses high F# G# A#m And we dared to reach for the sky D#m A#m And we never would grow old D#m F# C# When we were the new boys C# And on these streets we were like kings G# C# We'd roll and tumble, fight and sing C# And in these smoky pubs the yarns were spun G# C# And many a sweetheart was lost and won F# C# And on these green fields we played for pride F# G# A#m No quarter given, no compromise D#m A#m We were lovers and we were sons D#m F# C# When we were the new boys D#m F# C# When we were the new boys C# Behind this cellar door on cheap guitars G# C# We played our blues till the early hours C# No one listening but a few old friends G# C# We never dreamed it could ever end F# C# This was our moment, this was our space F# G# A#m This was a jewel of a time to have graced D#m A#m But they're all sweet memories now D#m F# C# When we were the new boys D#m F# C# When we were the new boys G# A#m F# All my life I've been running C# down the side of this hill G# A#m But way down deep in my heart F# C# F# don't want the water to ever be still C# All these friends have long since gone G# C# Blown and scattered like autumn leaves C# Some are lawyers and some are thieves G# C# Some are now behind the sun F# C# But I'll never, never be afraid F# G# A#m From the cradle to the grave D#m A#m I learned my lesson and I learned it well D#m F# C# When we were the new boys D#m F# C# When we were the new boys C# C# G# C# C# C# G# C# F# C# And we held our glasses high F# G# A#m And we dared to reach for the sky D#m A#m And we never would grow old D#m F# C# When we were the new boys D#m F# C# When we were the new boys D#m F# C# When we were the new boys D#m F# C# When we were the new boys C# C# G# C# C# C# G# C#