Thirty Again 
Recorded by Merle Haggard

Intro.:  | (Bm7) | (Bb7) | (Am11) | (Ab9#11) |

(G)Youth should be (C)saved for the (D)last
But it's (G)wasted on the (C)young and the (D)fast
But I wish I could (Bm)go back in time to a (C)faster time (C#dim)back then
And I (G)wish I could just be (D)thirty a-(G)gain

I know (G)thirty seems (C)old to a (D)child
But to (G)me it seems (C)crazy and (D)wild
(Bm) There's so many places that a (C)young man ain't (C#dim)been
And I (G)wish I could just be (D)thirty a-(G)gain

(Chorus)
Wish (D)I could be thirty a-(G)gain
Wish (D)time didn't wrinkle my (G)skin

(Bm) They say life starts at fifty, (C)we've been lied to, my (C#dim)friend
And I (G)wish I could just be (D)thirty a-(G)gain

Inst.:  | (G) | (C) | (D) | (D) | (G) | (C) | (D) | (D) |
        | (Bm) | (Bm) | (C) | (C#dim) | (G) | (D) | (G) |

(Chorus)
Wish (D)I could be thirty a-(G)gain
Wish (D)time couldn't wrinkle my (G)skin

(Bm) There's so many places that a (C)young man ain't (C#dim)been
And I (G)wish I could just be (D)thirty a-(Bm7)gain

Outro.:  --- | (Bb7) | (Am11) | (Ab9#11) | (Gmaj9) -----