Alan Jackson - The Firefly's Song


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A
I used to run in a young man's boots
        E
With a young man's heart, a young man's roots
     F#m                                 D      D/F# (xx4232)
But now I stand where a young man stood before
                  A
I don't run like I used to
E                         A
This old man don't run no more


You used to talk and I used to nod
I don't listen, but I hear a lot
Don't believe for a second that my key won't fit your door
I don't want you like I used to
This old man wants you more

Chorus
F#m     E/G#
Hey hidee ho
Bm7                      A            A/G#
I used to go where the devil wouldn't go
          D/F#
Where the river run still
         A
and the water don't flow
C#                       F#m
Heaven couldn't stop me then
         E/G#
Hey hidee hi
 Bm7
Good lord willing
          A
And the creek don't rise
     D
And life goes by
             A
like the fireflies
         E                    A
Where the devil sits with a grin


Instrumental (same as intro, but first part played only once)


I used to sing with a young man's voice
A young man's heart and a young man's choice
Hope my song is what you're longing for
I don't sing like I used to
Sometimes less is more

Hey hidee ho
I used to go where the devil wouldn't go
Where the river run still
and the water don't flow
Heaven couldn't stop me then
Hey hidee hi
Good lord willing
And the creek don't rise
And life goes by
like the fireflies
Where the devil sits with a grin

Well this crazy life is all we got
Like a shoestring tied in a beggar's knot
In the end that's what this story shows
D/F#                     A
I don't love you like I used to
    Amaj7/E Amaj7/F   F#m  F#m(add9)  D     see chords below 
This old man loves you more
                         A
I don't love you like I used to
E                        A
This old man loves you more


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