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When You Were Young

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WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG     -       Del Amitri
Intro:
e|---------/---------/--------0h2-/
B|---------/3---2----/----0---0h2-/
G|2---1----/2---2----/2---2---2-2-/   2x 
D|2---2---0/----0----/2---2---2-2-/
A|2---2----/--------0/----0---0-0-/
E|0---0----/---------/------------/
        Esus4Look     Eat the 
    D5fool       A/Dyou have 
        A5   Asus2-                                               A6  
    been 
       Esus4They     Edrained the 
    D5pool      A/Dwhile you 
    Adrowned         Asus2in     Athe      D5dream
       Esus4They     Ebought your 
   D5beauty       A/Dand your 
        A5   Asus2-                                               A6  
    soul 
Then         Esus4softly     Esold you 
           D5               A/D            A5   Asus2-                         A6  
       back       what they      stole 
So       C#mlook into the     Dmirror 
do you       C#mrecognise some -     Done
Is it       C#mwho you always     Dhoped 
you would be -      E7come E6  
Chorus:
                       A   Asus2-  A-                               
When you were     young 
 C#m-  C#m7-  C#m- 
 Dsus2-  A/D- D6sus2 
                        F#mF#mi -  F#m-                              
When you were       young 
Ei -  Eii-  E6-     D5  
       Esus4The    Edisap -      D5pointment       A/Dof 
                A5   Asus2-                                        A6  
Suc -      cess 
       Esus4Hangs     Efrom your 
    D5shoul -       A/Dders like a 
    Ahand -         Asus2me     Adown      D5dress
       Esus4And     Edown 
nost -      D5algi - a's       A/Drocky 
        A5   Asus2-                                               A6  
    road 
You         Esus4watch your     Eformer 
    D5lovers       A/Dgrowing 
       A5   Asus2-                                                A6  
    old 
So       C#mlook into the     Dmirror 
do you       C#mrecognise some -     Done
Is it       C#mwho you always     Dhoped 
you would be -      E7come E6  
Chorus:
                       A   Asus2-  A-                               
When you were     young 
 C#m-  C#m7-  C#m- 
 Dsus2-  A/D- D6sus2 
                        F#mF#mi -  F#m-                              
When you were       young 
Ei -  Eii-  E6-     D5  
Break:
Some -      Em7times your lack of    Asympathy 
gets      Em7hard   to ex -    Aplain
So    Gon your mask of    Dmake up, you just
          Bm            C#m            DEi                        A  
    paint a      little     paro -      dy of    pain
Solo:
(A) - Ei -  Dsus4-       D2x 
So       C#mlook into the     Dmirror 
do you       C#mrecognise some -     Done
Is it       C#mwho you always     Dhoped 
you would be -      E7come E6  
Chorus:
                       A   Asus2-  A-                               
When you were     young 
 C#m-  C#m7-  C#m- 
 Dsus2-  A/D- D6sus2 
                        F#mF#mi -  F#m-                              
When you were       young 
Ei -  Eii-  E6-     D5  
                       A   Asus2-  A-                               
When you were     young 
 C#m-  C#m7-  C#m- 
 Dsus2-  A/D- D6sus2 
                        F#mF#mi -  F#m-                              
When you were       young 
Ei -  Eii-  E6-     D5  
Duu dudu -     Aduuu duu du -         Asus2du A  
Duuu       C#mduu du        C#m7du C#m  
       Dsus2-  A/D- D6sus2                                              
Duuu 
                               F#mF#mi                          F#m  
Duu dudu -       duuu duduu du -        du 
      Ei                 Eii                                    E6  
Duuu      duu du       du 
    D5Duuuduu 
Duu dudu -     Aduuu duu du -         Asus2du A  
Duuu       C#mduu du        C#m7du C#m  
       Dsus2-  A/D- D6sus2                                              
Duuu 
                               F#mF#mi                          F#m  
Duu dudu -       duuu duduu du -        du 
      Ei                Eii                                    E6  
Duuu      duu du       du 
 D5/                                                   
    Duuuduu 
Outro:
 A//
  Esus40222xx
      E0221xx
     D5xx023x
    A/Dxx022x
     A5x022xx
  Asus2x02200
     A6x02222
    C#mx4665x
      Dx57775
     E7022130
     E6022120
   C#m7x4645x
  Dsus2xx0230
D6sus2 xx0200
    F#m24422x
F#mi   24420x
Ei     022100
    Eii02210x
    Em7022030
      Ax02220
     Bmx2443x

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When You Were Young

by Del Amitri

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

A/D

Asus2

C#m

C#m7

Dsus2

F#m

Eii

Em7

Dsus4

WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG - Del Amitri

Intro:

e|---------/---------/--------0h2-/

B|---------/3---2----/----0---0h2-/

G|2---1----/2---2----/2---2---2-2-/ 2x

D|2---2---0/----0----/2---2---2-2-/

A|2---2----/--------0/----0---0-0-/

E|0---0----/---------/------------/

Esus4 E

Look at the

D5 A/D

fool you have

A5 Asus2 A6

been

Esus4 E

They drained the

D5 A/D

pool while you

A Asus2 A D5

drowned in the dream

Esus4 E

They bought your

D5 A/D

beauty and your

A5 Asus2 A6

soul

Esus4 E

Then softly sold you

D5 A/D A5 Asus2 A6

back what they stole

C#m D

So look into the mirror

C#m D

do you recognise some - one

C#m D

Is it who you always hoped

E7 E6

you would be - come

Chorus:

A Asus2 A

- -

When you were young

C#m C#m7 C#m

- - -

Dsus2 A/D

- - D6sus2

F#m F#m

F#mi - -

When you were young

Eii E6 D5

Ei - - -

Esus4 E D5 A/D

The disap - pointment of

A5 Asus2 A6

Suc - cess

Esus4 E

Hangs from your

D5 A/D

shoul - ders like a

A Asus2 A D5

hand - me down dress

Esus4 E

And down

D5 A/D

nost - algi - a's rocky

A5 Asus2 A6

road

Esus4 E

You watch your former

D5 A/D

lovers growing

A5 Asus2 A6

old

C#m D

So look into the mirror

C#m D

do you recognise some - one

C#m D

Is it who you always hoped

E7 E6

you would be - come

Chorus:

A Asus2 A

- -

When you were young

C#m C#m7 C#m

- - -

Dsus2 A/D

- - D6sus2

F#m F#m

F#mi - -

When you were young

Eii E6 D5

Ei - - -

Break:

Em7 A

Some - times your lack of sympathy

Em7 A

gets hard to ex - plain

G D

So on your mask of make up, you just

Bm C#m D A

paint a little paro - dy of pain

Solo:

A Dsus4 D

() - Ei - - 2x

C#m D

So look into the mirror

C#m D

do you recognise some - one

C#m D

Is it who you always hoped

E7 E6

you would be - come

Chorus:

A Asus2 A

- -

When you were young

C#m C#m7 C#m

- - -

Dsus2 A/D

- - D6sus2

F#m F#m

F#mi - -

When you were young

Eii E6 D5

Ei - - -

A Asus2 A

- -

When you were young

C#m C#m7 C#m

- - -

Dsus2 A/D

- - D6sus2

F#m F#m

F#mi - -

When you were young

Eii E6 D5

Ei - - -

A Asus2 A

Duu dudu - duuu duu du - du

C#m C#m7 C#m

Duuu duu du du

Dsus2 A/D

- - D6sus2

Duuu

F#m F#m

F#mi

Duu dudu - duuu duduu du - du

Eii E6

Duuu duu du du

Duuuduu

A Asus2 A

Duu dudu - duuu duu du - du

C#m C#m7 C#m

Duuu duu du du

Dsus2 A/D

- - D6sus2

Duuu

F#m F#m

F#mi

Duu dudu - duuu duduu du - du

Eii E6

Duuu duu du du

Duuuduu

Outro:

Esus4

0222xx

0221xx

xx023x

A/D

xx022x

x022xx

Asus2

x02200

x02222

C#m

x4665x

x57775

022130

022120

C#m7

x4645x

Dsus2

xx0230

D6sus2 xx0200

F#m

24422x

F#mi 24420x

Ei 022100

Eii

02210x

Em7

022030

x02220

x2443x

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