Oh Very Young
Cat Stevens
© Cat Stevens
Open D, capo 5
| G | A | D |
| Oh very | young, what will you | leave us this | time? |
| G | D | G |
| You're only | dancing on this | earth for a short | while, |
| D |
| And though your dreams may toss and | turn you now, |
| D | G | D |
| They will | vanish a | way like your | Dad's best jeans, |
| G | D | G |
| Denim | blue fading | up to the | sky, |
| D |
| And though you | want him to last forever |
| G | A |
| you | know he never | will, |
You know he never will,
| A | D |
| And the | patches make the good-bye harder | still. |
Oh very young what will you leave us this time?
There'll never be a better chance to change your mind,
And if you want the world to see a better day,
will you carry the words of love with you?
Will you ride the great white bird into heaven?
And though you want it to last forever,
you know it never will,
you know it never will.
And the goodbye makes the journey harder still.
| G | D | G | D |
| Will you | carry the | words of | love with | you, |
| G | A | D |
| Oh very | young, what will you | leave us this | time? |
| G | D | G |
| You're only | dancing on this | earth for a short | while. |
| D | G | A | D |
| Oh very | young what will you | leave us this | time? |