Oh Very Young — Cat Stevens
Chords and lyrics for Oh Very Young by Cat Stevens (key of A).
Intro
[A]
Verse 1
Oh, very young, what will you leave [E]us this time?
[A][E]You're only dancing on this earth for a short while, [D]and though your dreams may toss and
turn [E]you now, they will vanish [A]away like the dead.
That is best jeans, denim blue fading [D]up [A]to the sky.
[D]And though you want [A]them to last forever, you know you [D]never will, [Bmaj7][E]you know you never
will.
And the patches make the goodbye harder still.
Interlude
[A] [E] [A] [E] [A]
Verse 2
Oh, very young, [D]what will you leave [E]us this time?
[D]There'll [E]never be a better chance to [A]change your mind, [D]and if you want this [F#m]world to see
[E]better days, will you carry [A]the words of [D]love with [A]you?
Interlude
[D] [A] [D]
Verse 3
And though you want [A]them to last forever, you know you [D]never will, [B][E]you know you never
will.
And the goodbye makes the journey harder still.
Interlude
[A] [E] [A7] [E] [A] [D] [E] [F#m] [E] [A] [D] [E] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [B] [E] [A] [E]
Verse 4
Oh, very [A/E]young, what will you leave us this time?
[E] [A] [D] [E] [F#m]
You're [E]only dancing on this earth for [A]a short while.
[D]Oh, very young, what will you leave [E]us this time?
Outro
[A]