Amy Macdonald - The Days Of Being Young And Free: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Days Of Being Young And Free" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

 E
Listen to my heart as it beats for you
          C#m
And it's telling you the things that I never could
          G#m                            B
And it's laying it down on the line for you

And the years are catching up, I can see it on your face
And the days of being young and free
Are left there with the memories that blow in the wind

    A                              C#m
And I can feel it coming when the Monday morning blues
             G#m                            B
They last all through the week, I feel it on Sunday too
    A                             C#m
And I can feel it coming when my knees feel weak
      G#m                 B
And I can not speak the truth

Chorus:
                   E                       C#m
The days of being young, the days of being free
                       G#m                           B
They're etched upon my face in every light that you see
                     E                          C#m
The stories I could tell, the lies are told as well
                 G#m     B            E
What I wouldn't give to live it all again

The years are passing by every single day
Where did they go
Did you take them all away
Now I'm older and grey

And their children they all left, they fled the family nest
And now we're all alone
The house don't feel like home
Anymore, anymore

And I can feel it coming when the Monday morning blues
They last all through the week I feel it on Sunday too
And I can feel it coming when my knees feel weak
And I cannot speak the truth

Chorus

And in my baby's eyes I lived it all again
The fear, the surprise, everything
In my baby's eyes I lived it all again
And I wouldn't change anything
And in my baby's eyes I lived it all again
And I wouldn't change anything


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Days Of Being Young And Free" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Days Of Being Young And Free" by Amy Macdonald.