Key: D
Introduction:
D F#m Em7 A7 D F#m Bm Cº
Young and foolish, why is it wrong to be
G G/G# B7 Em B7 Em7 Eº
Young and foolish? We haven't long to be
D7+ D C#7 Bm F#7 Bm7
Soon enough the carefree days, the sunlit days go by
E Bm7(5-) E7 Cº A7
Soon enough the bluebird has to fly
A Cº A7 G/B A7
And when he does, we'll see
D F#m Em7 A7 D F#m Bm Cº
We were foolish, one day we fell in love
G G/G# Em7 A7 G G/G# Em7 Eº
Now we wonder, what were we dreamin' of
D7+ D D7+ D5+ G5 G6 Eº G/B E7/9
Smiling in the sunlight, and laughing in the rain
Bm7(5-) D7+ Bm G Eº D
I wish that we were young and foolish again
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