G7 C Am Dm At a bar down in Dallas, an old man chimed in G7 C G7 And they thought he was out of his head C Am Dm And all being young men, they just laughed it off G7 C G7 When they heard what this old man said [Verse 2] C Am Dm He said, "I'll never again turn the young ladies heads G7 C G7 Or go running off in to the wind C Am Dm I'm three quarters home from the start to the end G7 C G7 And I wish I was eighteen again" [Chorus] C Am Dm Oh I wish, I was eighteen again G7 C G7 And going where I've never been C Am Dm Now old folks and old oaks standing tall just pretend G7 C G7 I wish I was eighteen again [Verse 3] C Am Dm Time turns the pages and life goes so fast G7 C G7 The years turn the black hair all gray C Am Dm I talk to some young folks but they don't understand G7 C G7 The words this old man got to say [Chorus] C Am Dm Oh I wish, I was eighteen again G7 C G7 And going where I've never been C Am Dm Now old folks and old oaks standing tall just pretend G7 C G7 I wish I was eighteen again G7 C G7 Oh I wish I was eighteen again