D               C     G    D              C               G   
Oh When I Was A Young Man, I stood on the shoulder of the road
D     C          G        D      C               G
I had no responsibilities, I was carryin? all my clothes
D     C               G      D            C          G
I was hitchhikin? to nowhere, cause I had nowhere to be
D        C           G        D          C          G    A
And I had nothin? to live for, and I was feelin? so free

[Chorus]
A       D                 A       D         A      D
I was a Rhinestone Cowboy, I was a Longhair Redneck
A       D      A        D       A       D      A        D
I was a loner, I was an Outlaw, I was a Rebel, I was a renegade
A     D  A     D  A     D A            D
I was a, I was a, I was a When I Was A Young Man.

[Instrumental]
D C G (x4)

[Verse]
D            C     G    D       C                 G
When I Was A Young Man, I would drink and I would fight
D       C           G        D      C          G
I would ride my old Panhead, ah now that was a sight
D    C            G         D          C           G
Long hair blowing behind me, I kept my face in the breeze
D       C           G        D       C           G      A 
Now get out on that highway, just as cool as you please.

[Instrumental]
A D E (x4)

[Bridge]
A       D                 A       D         A      D
I was a Rhinestone Cowboy, was a Longhair Redneck
A       D      A        D       A       D      A        D
Was a loner, was an Outlaw, was a Rebel, was a renegade
A     D  A     D  A     D A            D
I was a, I was a, I was a When I Was A Young Man.

[Chorus]
A       D                 A       D         A      D
I was a Rhinestone Cowboy, I was a Longhair Redneck
A       D      A        D       A       D      A        D
I was a loner, I was an Outlaw, I was a Rebel, I was a renegade
A     D  A     D  A     D A            D
I was a, I was a, I was a I was a bad motherf**ker, 
                   D
When I Was A Young Man.