Take It Out Of My Youth Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]The young knight was thirsty
as I [G]entered the back [A]of the bar
The [Em]smoke held the air
as [A]the floating tables were [D]scarred
In back of the counter
the man asked what can I [Em]do[G]
And [Em]all I [A]could say was, one on the way,
an[Em]d take it ou[G]t of my [D]youth.
The voice from the jukebox was
[G]singing much more than [A]a song.
The ma[Em]gic of music
[A]picked up my mind and [D]was gone.
Caressed by a corner,
I sat in the shad[Em]ows o[D]f [G]blue
My [Em]glass quickly [A]drained,
I [Em]called out [A]the name
And [Em]said, take it [G]out [D]of my youth
My eyes were drawn to the [G]dancers
forsaking [A]their dames
[Em]Swaying and swirling,
they [A]shook with the passions [D]of play
In total abandon,
the freedom of frenzy it [G]grew
An[Em]d just as [B]be[A]fore, I'[B]ll have one mo[A]re
an[Em]d take it out of my [D]youth
The women were wearing the [G]paint
that covered [Bm]their [A]frowns
Flu[Em]id and flowing and fo[A]rmed
in the loose -fitting [D]gown
Red lips were running,
revealing much less [Em]than they [G]knew
So [Em]I said to my [A]friend, let's [Em]do it ag[A]ain
And [Em]take it [G]out of [D]my youth
And the sounds were obscene
as the [G]wine -dropped vision[A]s were blurred
As the [Em]hours escaped
to [A]dungeons of wet empty [D]words
My mind was swimming in a sea
too familiar to [G]fool
So [Em]I gave him th[A]e sign,
just one more time
An[Em]d take it [G]out of my [D]youth
Now a toast to tomorrow,
as we [G]dance on the fast rolling [Bm]logs[A]
And a [Em]toast to today,
as [A]frustration is drowned in [D]the fog
Lost to the world,
lost to each other, it's [G]true
The [Bm]signal was [A]down, just [B]one [A]more round,
[Bm]and take i[Em]t ou[G]t of my[A] yo[D]uth.
And the world disappeared
as though [G]shot with a warm whis[A]key gun.
As [B]proudly [Em]we played and
[A]frolicked in desperate [D]fun.
The cold night was laughing
and waiting outside of the [G]room
[Em]So here's where I'll s[A]tand
and drink [Em]to t[A]he damned
An[Em]d take it ou[G]t of my [D]youth