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When We Were Young

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When We Were Young
Falls -- Omaha
Capo V
For F chords hammer on G string 
For C chords hammer on D string
G play normally 
Intro 
F C G C
F C G
FYou smiled Chello as we bGattled the Csnow
Two sFtrangers Cin New GYork
I sFtarted a Cline, my words Gfrozen in Ctime
As we Fturned left Con LafayGette 
(Pre-Chorus)
You Fpromised me you Gwould
But Cyou never Fcould
YFou say you Gwill 
But CI’m waiting Fstill
Woooah
( Chorus )
FYou should’ve Cseen me Gback when we were young
FAnd seen me Cdo aGll those things I’ve done
FYou might have Cloved me Gback when we were FyounCgG  
Mmm
As you Fmade your Cescape it Gall seemed to Clate
I desceFnded the Cstairs two at a timGe
With a Fwhiskey in Chand and perhaGps some divine Cplan
You appFeared Cjust in tiGme
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Woooah
Chorus
Woaaah
Instrumental with Wooahs
F C G C
F C G
F C G C
F C G
Chorus (single strum until the word “done”)
Woah
Chorus
Mmm
FYou smiled hCello as we bGattled the sCnow
Two Fstrangers Cin New GYork

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When We Were Young

by The Falls

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

When We Were Young

Falls -- Omaha

Capo V

For F chords hammer on G string

For C chords hammer on D string

G play normally

Intro

F C G C

F C G

F C G C

You smiled hello as we battled the snow

F C G

Two strangers in New York

F C G C

I started a line, my words frozen in time

F C G

As we turned left on Lafayette

(Pre-Chorus)

F G

You promised me you would

C F

But you never could

F G

You say you will

C F

But I’m waiting still

Woooah

( Chorus )

F C G

You should’ve seen me back when we were young

F C G

And seen me do all those things I’ve done

F C G F C G

You might have loved me back when we were young

Mmm

F C G C

As you made your escape it all seemed to late

F C G

I descended the stairs two at a time

F C G C

With a whiskey in hand and perhaps some divine plan

F C G

You appeared just in time

Pre-chorus

Chorus

Woooah

Chorus

Woaaah

Instrumental with Wooahs

F C G C

F C G

F C G C

F C G

Chorus (single strum until the word “done”)

Woah

Chorus

Mmm

F C G C

You smiled hello as we battled the snow

F C G

Two strangers in New York

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