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When We Were Young

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Take that- when we were young -july 2011.
                       play these 3
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B|---0-----3-----------1-------1------3-----3------0---------------------------|
G|---------------0---------0-----------------------------2-------0-------0-----|
D|---0--------------------------------------0------------0---------------0-----|
A|---------------3-------------------------------------------------------------|
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G|------0-------0--------0------0--------0------0---------0----------------|
D|------------------------------0------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------3---------------3---------------3--------------------------|
GWhen we were young the world seemed so old
EmCareless and cold
We did what we were told in our ClifeAms
When we were yoDung
GHad the world by the tail
Good would prevail
EmStarships at sail
And none of us would fail in tChis liAmfe
Not when you’re yoDung
CWe were drawn to whoever could keep us toGgether
And bounEmd by the heavens abovDe
And we Ctried to survive traGveling at the speed of lDove
CWo-ooh
When we were Gyoung
When we adorEmed the fabuloDus
CWo-ooh
When we were Gyoung
We were the foEmolish fearlesDs
Never Cknowing the cost of whEmat we paid
Letting somGeone else be strDong
Wo-ooCh
GWhen we weDre youGng
GIn a moment of grace
A long leap of faith
The Emstill more glorious dawn awaits Cmy liAmfe
I’m here with the loDvers
CAnd we burned the bridges
EmWe’re crossing over
GJust to see the fDirelight
CAnd the innocent are gettGing over being olDd tonight
CWo-ooh
When we were Gyoung
When everything wEmas what it seemeDd
Wo-oCoh
When we were yGoung
And every daEmy was how we dreaDmed
Never Cknowing the cost of whGat we paid letting somEmeone else be stroDng
CWo-ooh
When Gwe weDre youGng
CAnd when you look at yourself tonight
GAre you someone you recognize?
CYou can take back what you’ve given away but it mDust be the last time
CWo-ooh
When we were yoGungEm  D  
CWo-ooh
When we were yoGungEm  
When we were yoDung
CWo-ooh
When we were Gyoung
When we adoreEmd the fabuloDus
CWo-ooh
When we were yGoung
We were the fEmoolish fearlesDs
CWo-ooh
When we were Gyoung
We Emdidn’t know it wouldn’t Dlast
CWo-ooh
GWhen we weDre younGg

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When We Were Young

by Take That

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Take that- when we were young -july 2011.

play these 3

intro notes more quick

hold /-------|

e|---------------0---------0---------------------------------------------------|

B|---0-----3-----------1-------1------3-----3------0---------------------------|

G|---------------0---------0-----------------------------2-------0-------0-----|

D|---0--------------------------------------0------------0---------------0-----|

A|---------------3-------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------3-----|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------0-------0--------0------0--------0------0---------0----------------|

D|------------------------------0------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------3---------------3---------------3--------------------------|

When we were young the world seemed so old

Careless and cold

C Am

We did what we were told in our lifes

When we were young

Had the world by the tail

Good would prevail

Starships at sail

C Am

And none of us would fail in this life

Not when you’re young

C G

We were drawn to whoever could keep us together

Em D

And bound by the heavens above

C G D

And we tried to survive traveling at the speed of love

Wo-ooh

When we were young

Em D

When we adored the fabulous

Wo-ooh

When we were young

Em D

We were the foolish fearless

C Em

Never knowing the cost of what we paid

G D

Letting someone else be strong

Wo-ooh

G D G

When we were young

In a moment of grace

A long leap of faith

Em C Am

The still more glorious dawn awaits my life

I’m here with the lovers

And we burned the bridges

We’re crossing over

G D

Just to see the firelight

C G D

And the innocent are getting over being old tonight

Wo-ooh

When we were young

Em D

When everything was what it seemed

Wo-ooh

When we were young

Em D

And every day was how we dreamed

C G Em D

Never knowing the cost of what we paid letting someone else be strong

Wo-ooh

G D G

When we were young

And when you look at yourself tonight

Are you someone you recognize?

C D

You can take back what you’ve given away but it must be the last time

Wo-ooh

G Em D

When we were young

Wo-ooh

G Em

When we were young

Wo-ooh

When we were young

Em D

When we adored the fabulous

Wo-ooh

When we were young

Em D

We were the foolish fearless

Wo-ooh

When we were young

Em D

We didn’t know it wouldn’t last

Wo-ooh

G D G

When we were young

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