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[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[C]Crimson [Am]flames tied [Em]through my ears,
rollin' [F]high and [G]mighty [C]traps
Pounced with [Am]fire on [Em]flaming [C]roads
using [F]ideas [Em]as my ma[G]ps
"We'll [F]meet on [Am]edges, [G]soon," said [C]I,
[Am]proud 'neath heated [F]brow[G]
Ah, [C]but I was so much [Am]older [C]then,
I'm [F]younger [G]than that [C]now
[G]

[Verse 2]
[C]Half-wracked [Am]prejudice [Em]leaped forth
[F]"Rip down all [G]hate," I [C]screamed
Lies that [Am]life is [Em]black and white
[F]spoke from my skull, I dre[G]amed
Ro[Am]mantic facts of [Em]musketeers
foun[F]dationed deep, [G]some- how
Ah, but [C]I was s[Am]o much ol[Em]der th[F]en,
[G]I'm younger than that [C]now

[Verse 3]
[C]Girls' faces [Am]formed the [Em]forward path
from [F]phony [G]jealou[C]sy
To memo[Am]rizing [Em]politics
of [F]ancient [Am]histo[G]ry
[Am]Flung down by corpse e[Em]vangelists,
un[F]tought of, though, some[G]how
Ah, [C]but I was so much [F]older [C]then
I'm [F]younger [G]than that [C]now

[Verse 4]
A [C]self- or[Am]dained pro[Em]fessor's tongue
too [F]seri[G]ous to [C]fool
Spouted [Am]out that l[Em]iberty
is [F]just equality in [G]school
"E[Am]quality" I [Em]spoke the word
as [F]if a wedding [G]vow
Ah, [C]but I was so much [Am]older then,
[F]I'm [G]younger than that [C]now

[Verse 5]
In a [C]soldier's [Am]stance, I [Em]aimed my hand
at the [F]mongrel [G]dogs who [C]teach
Fearing not that I'd [Am]become my [Em]enemy
in the [F]instant that I [G]preach
My ex[Am]istence led by [F]confusion [C]boats,
[Am]mutiny from [Em]stern to [G]bow
Ah, but [C]I was s[Am]o much ol[F]der th[C]en,
I'm [G]younger [G]than that [C]now

[Verse 6]
Yes, [C]my guard [Am]stood hard
when [Em]abstract threats
[F]Too [G]noble to neg[C]lect
Deceived me [Am]into [Em]thinking
I had [F]something to pro[G]tect
[Am]Good and bad, I de[Em]fine these terms
[F]Quite clear, no doubt, [G]somehow
Ah, but [C]I was s[Am]o much ol[F]der th[C]en
I'm [G]younger than that [C]now