INTRO: [E B] [A ](twice) n n[E] nMama cries Son, don't leave town n[C#m] nFind a girl and settle down n[A] nWell I hate to break her heart n[F#m7]                                    [E] nBut that's not in the cards while I'm a young man n n n[E] nShe says I could find a job n[C#m] nIn the fields or on the docks n[A] nBut I've always had a dream n[F#m7]                             [E] nTo see all I can see while I'm a young man n n nCHORUS: n n[B]                             [A                E] nWhen I'm just an old man on a front porch in a chair n                                  [C#m  B] nRocking with the memories from my past n                                           [A            E]  nThe lines you see on my face should tell a tale of no regrets n               [A                  B                  A    B]  [A] (last time - to TAG) nI want to look forward to looking back on the race I ran n             [E     B    A    E   B   A]   nWhen I was a young man n n n[E] nI want to see those seven seas n[C#m] nClimb the highest mountain peak n[A] nMake it my career n[F#m7] 	  	  	  	  	    [E]     	 [D/F#] nTo make the most of every year while I'm a young man n n nBRIDGE: n n[G] 	  	  [C] nDaddy says young man n[D] 	  	    [G     G/F#    C             D] nI know you have to stand on your own you can't sit at home n[G              C      D              G     G/F# C]   nHe says I understand, once I had big plans like you n        [D         E     B  A] nI was a young man too n n(REPEAT CHORUS) n nTAG: n[A    B           A     B  A   B] nMama please understand n[E                B    A]      nI'm just a young man n           [E     B    A      E] nI'm just a young man