Carefree Days 

©2021 Garrett Clevenger

G  riff Traveling time 

G  riff in my mind 

C  D   back to when it all be-

Em gan. 

G  D    Learning how to be a good

G  riff man.

G  riff High school days. 

G  riff Awkward ways. 

C  D   Wanting nothing more than to fit 

Em in with the 

G  D    girls and boys becoming women and 

G  riff men. 

Chorus:

Am    D The older I get the more I want to go 

F  C  D    back to the time when I didn’t know. 

Am    D Before my regrets I’ve had along the way. 

F    C Maybe my mistakes make me miss what may 

D be better days of carefree ways. 

G  riff What is life 

G  riff without strife?

C  D   How nice it would be if it were e-

Em asy but 

G  D    friction makes me a stronger 

G  riff me. 

G  riff One to blame. 

G  riff I can’t claim the 

C  D   pain and shame I felt was in 

Em vain. 

G  D    Gotta see it’s part of the 

G  riff game. 

Chorus:

Am    D The older I get the more I want to go 

F  C  D    back to the time when I didn’t know. 

Am    D Before my regrets I’ve had along the way. 

F    C Maybe my mistakes make me miss what may 

D be better days of carefree ways. 

Bridge:

F  C  G Wanting to see the future to be

F  C  G ready for what’s comin’ ‘round the bend. 

F  C  G    I”ll try to avoid bad things I can see. Im-

F  C  D    pending things are hard to defend.

G  riff Caught in a crime.

G  riff Been payin’ time

C  D   for something I didn’t 

Em do.

G  D    But got away with bad things, 

G  riff too.

G  riff Karma’s a bitch.

G  riff Comes with a hitch.

C  D   Itching for redemption in 

Em me.

G  D    Pitching for perfection, we’ll 

G  riff see.

Chorus:

Am    D The older I get the more I want to go 

F  C  D    back to the time when I didn’t know. 

Am    D Before my regrets I’ve had along the way. 

F    C Maybe my mistakes make me miss what may 

D be better days of carefree ways. 

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