Another old song I wrote back in high school and haven't recorded until now. I don’t think this is one of my best, but it was like the 4th song I ever wrote. I might do a more robust recording at some point. 

When I was younger
Written by: Drew Eddy Jones
Date: 2003-ish
Song No: 4

LYRICS ONLY:

When I was younger I never sang the blues
But Now I am wiser and to smart to play to lose
I wish I could take back all the things I said
But it just isn't worth it to worry in the end

But life is fleeting, its too short just to hang around
And I try my best to find what can't be found
and I don’t care when they tell me I can and cannot do
Cause it's not for them I do it all for you

When life was simple just a thing to pass the time
I thought I'd always get the answer when I asked why
But now I see some answers can be wrong
And the only time I get an answer is when I play a song

But life is fleeting, its too short just to hang around
And I try my best to find what can't be found
and I don’t care when they tell me I can and cannot do
Cause it's not for them I do it all for you

So when you are thinking that life is just a game
Just remember that I used to think the same
And maybe your right and we're all a joke when its said and done
I just hope that I'm not the only one

CHORDS AS WRITTEN:
C, E, A-, F, C, G, A-

LYRICS AND CHORDS:

C          E         A-             F
When I was younger I never sang the blues
C            E            A-               F
But Now I am wiser and to smart to play to lose
C              E         A-               F
I wish I could take back all the things I said
C                 E           A-           G7
But it just isn't worth it to worry in the end

F              C                E                  A-
  But life is fleeting, its too short just to hang around
F              C            E             A-
  And I try my best to find what can't be found
F            C                        E              A-
 and I don’t care when they tell me I can and cannot do
F                   C       G               c
 Cause it's not for them    I do it all for you

C             E             A-                F
When life was simple just a thing to pass the time
C              E             A-                  F
I thought I'd always get the answer when I asked why
C         E        A-             F
But now I see some answers can be wrong
C            E             A-                      F
And the only time I get an answer is when I play a song

F              C                E                  A-
  But life is fleeting, its too short just to hang around
F              C            E.            A-
  And I try my best to find what can't be found
F            C                        E              A-
 and I don’t care when they tell me I can and cannot do
F                   C       G               c
 Cause it's not for them    I do it all for you

C               E             A-             F
So when you are thinking that life is just a game

C                  E         A-        F
Just remember that I used to think the same

C              E                     A-                     F
And maybe your right and we're all a joke when its said and done

C      E             A-           F
I just hope that I'm not the only one

MELODY TAB:

2x
0-0-0-0----------------------------------
--------3-3-3-1-1---3-1------------------
------------------3----------------------
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0-0-3-3-4-0------------------------------
-------------3-1-1---3-1-----------------
-------------------2---------------------
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--0-0-0-0--------------------------------
1---------3-1-1---3-1--------------------
----------------2------------------------
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CHORUS:
3x
--0-3-5-0-0------------------------------
1-----------3-1-1----3-1-----------------
------------------2----------------------
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--0-3-5-0-----------------0-------------
1----------3-1------1-3-1---1-1---------
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LINKS: 
https://youtu.be/eCDI5NwuUS0

Notes:
I wrote this and felt like I lost direction on it and that it was too repetitive at the time. My teacher Mike suggested that I add a Bb chord preceeding the F on the second line to spice things up but I found it changed the flavor too much and then lost interest in the song. I don't think this is one of my better ones, but its still a song I wrote as a teen and that is still pretty cool. This song was never recorded until the demo I recorded in March 2025