The Older I Get the Better I Used To Be (Norm Stinson)

Capo on 3rd fret
 
Verse 1: 
 E                              A  
When I was young I could climb any tree     
I could run like the wind through the leaves. 
 B                              E  
I’d swim like a fish and jump like a frog.     
I could split any log. 
 E                              A  
The women I’ve loved and the hearts that I took.   
I left a scar on their young hearts I broke. 
 B                              E  
So many sad songs have been written about    
The broken hearts of the girls as they pout. 
 
Chorus: 
 A                         E          
The older I get the better I used to be.  
A               B  
Years have taken their toll on me. 
 E                                        
I used to jump off rocks into water so deep 
A  
I could fish like a bear in the canyons so steep 
 B                                  
Now I just surf the net and watch TV
 E                                   B7        
The older I get, the better I used to be. 
 
Verse 2: 
Now that I’m older I still do believe     
There’s nothing that I can’t achieve. 
But just as I try doing something extreme     
Reality hits me and I’m knocked to my knees.    
The broken bones don’t heal as fast.     
But when I was young I never fell on my ass  
You hear my stories you better believe          
The older I get, the better I used to be 
 
Chorus: 
 A                         E          
The older I get the better I used to be.  
A               B  
Years have taken their toll on me. 
 E                                       
I used to jump off rocks into water so deep 
 A  
I could fish like a bear in the canyons so steep 
 B                                  
Now I just surf the net and watch TV      
 E                                   B7  
The older I get, the better I used to be.