Recorded by Carl Smith
Written by Keith Lloyd
G C G D7 G
And these will be the best years of your life
C G
You say your heart is broken that my love was just a token
D7
You say this parting cuts you like a knife
G C G
But if you let it grieve you your youth will surely leave you
C G D7 G
Cause these should be the best years of your life
D7 C G
I know it won't be easy cause your memories are busy
D7
And yet you're still too young for all the strife
G C G
So let me tell you like a brother go on out and find another
C G D7 G
And these will be the best years of your life
C G
You say the taste is bitter because you loved a quitter
D7
But I'm not free to take you for a while
G C G
You're lucky that it's over cause somehow you'll recover
C G D7 G
And these will be the best years of your life
Repeat #2