My name is Andy Barclay, email address [email protected], and the following is  
a transcription I came up with for this song.  I hope I included all the  
information you need. 
 
I Saw My Youth Today by Richard Shindell 
 
Richard Shindell    vocals/ acoustic guitar 
Larry Campbell      guitar/mandolin	 
Radoslav Lorkovic  keyboards 
 
Capo 2nd fret  Standard tuning  The pick pattern is pretty consistent  
throughout the song; use one that's familiar or strum 
 
Intro:  Em C G D Em C G D 
 
Em                      C   
I saw my youth today 
G                                D 
He passed me on the street 
Em                    C  
As he walked by I stood frozen 
G                       D 
On my dreaming feet 
Em                   C 
He had a kinder face 
G                                D 
The kind I've learned to hide 
Em                          C 
Behind these cold unyielding stones 
G                           D 
That used to be my eyes 
 
G              F#/D        C 
A moment please my boy 
G             F#/D      C 
Don't you know my name? 
G                        D 
Do you remember when 
                  Em     F#/D      C   
We used to play a hundred games? 
G               F#/D    C 
And is your mother well? 
G            F#/D     C 
Kiss her once for me 
G                                    D 
And if she should ask you why 
                       Em  
Why you could say  
F#/D         C          D   Em C G D (four times) 
Just for no reason 
 
Em                        C 
Remember that old troll 
 G                           D 
Who lived inside the tree? 
Em                C 
He was never dangerous 
G                            D 
That's just the way it seemed 
Em                                 C     
The day you climbed that tree 
G                            D 
And ran to show me how 
Em                       C      
The troll was never seen again 
G                              D 
So where could he be now? 
 
G              F#/D          C 
A moment please, my boy 
G            F#/D        C 
Don't you know this face 
G                               D 
And do you remember when 
              Em      F#/D    C 
I used to let you win the races? 
G                F#/D  C       
Please don't run away 
G           F#/D      C         
I did not mean to scare you 
G                     D       
I'm the one who told you 
                  Em   F#/D    C            D  
You should never talk to strangers 
 
G                F#/D    C 
And is your mother well? 
G            F#/D    C 
Kiss her once for me 
G                                     D 
And if she should ask you why 
                        Em 
Why you could say  
F#/D          C         D 
Just for no reason 
 
Em                    C     
I saw my youth today 
G                              D 
He passed me in the street 
Em                    C 
As he walked by I stood frozen 
G                       D 
On my dreaming feet 
 
 
From Richard Shindell "Reunion Hill" 
Shanachie Records 1997 
Silver Dollar Music (ASCAP)