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When We Were Young

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Standard Tuning
Capo on 3rd fret
[INTRO]
G D/F# C G Am Am G D/F#
[VERSE 1]
GEverybody loD/F#ves the things yC9ou doG  
From the way you tAmalk
To the way yGou movD/F#e
Em7Everybody hD/F#ere is watching C9youG  
'Cause you feel likAme home
You're like a dreGam come trD/F#ue
GBut if by chaD/F#nce you're here C9alonGe
Can I have a mAmoment
BeforGe I go?D/F#  
Em7'Cause I've bD/F#een by myself all nigC9ht longG  
Hoping you're Amsomeone I used to knDow
[PRE-CHORUS]
You look like a mC9ovie
You sound like a Dsong
My God, this remindC9s me
Of when we were youDng
[CHORUS]
Let me phoGtograph you in D/F#this light
In caC9se it is the lD/F#ast time
That we mGight be exaD/F#ctly like we C9were
Before we reaD/F#lized
We were Em7sad of getting Bmold
It made us restC9lessG  
It was just like a mAmovie
It was just like a soDng
[VERSE 2]
GI was so scareD/F#d to face my feaC9rsG  
Nobody tAmold me that you'd be heGreD/F#  
GAnd I swore yoD/F#u moved overseasC9  G  
That's Amwhat you said, when Dyou left me
[PRE-CHORUS]
You still look like a moC9vie
You still sound like a sDong
My God, this remindC9s me
Of when we were younDg
[CHORUS]
Let me phoGtograph you in D/F#this light
In caC9se it is the lD/F#ast time
That we mGight be exaD/F#ctly like we C9were
Before we reaD/F#lized
We were Em7sad of getting Bmold
It made us restC9lessG  
It was just like a mAmovie
It was just like a soDng
When wGe were yD/F#oung
When wC9e were youGng
When wAme were young
When wGe were youD/F#ng
[BRIDGE]
EmIt's hard to D/F#win me back
EveC9rything just takGes me back
To Amwhen you were there
To whGen you were Dthere
AnEmd a part of me D/F#keeps holding on
JusC9t in case it hasnG't gone
I Amguess I still care
Do Dyou still care?
[PRE-CHORUS]
It was just like a moC9vie
It was just like a soDng
My God, this reminds C9me
Of when we were youngD  
[CHORUS]
let me phoGtograph you in D/F#this light
In caC9se it is the lD/F#ast time
That we mGight be exaD/F#ctly like we C9were
Before we reaD/F#lized
We were Em7sad of getting Bmold
It made us restC9lessG  
It was just like a mAmovie
It was just like a soDng
When we were youGng

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When We Were Young

by Leroy Sanchez

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Em7

Standard Tuning

Capo on 3rd fret

[INTRO]

G D/F# C G Am Am G D/F#

[VERSE 1]

G D/F# C9 G

Everybody loves the things you do

From the way you talk

G D/F#

To the way you move

Em7 D/F# C9 G

Everybody here is watching you

'Cause you feel like home

G D/F#

You're like a dream come true

G D/F# C9 G

But if by chance you're here alone

Can I have a moment

G D/F#

Before I go?

Em7 D/F# C9 G

'Cause I've been by myself all night long

Am D

Hoping you're someone I used to know

[PRE-CHORUS]

You look like a movie

You sound like a song

My God, this reminds me

Of when we were young

[CHORUS]

G D/F#

Let me photograph you in this light

C9 D/F#

In case it is the last time

G D/F# C9

That we might be exactly like we were

D/F#

Before we realized

Em7 Bm

We were sad of getting old

C9 G

It made us restless

It was just like a movie

It was just like a song

[VERSE 2]

G D/F# C9 G

I was so scared to face my fears

Am G D/F#

Nobody told me that you'd be here

G D/F# C9 G

And I swore you moved overseas

Am D

That's what you said, when you left me

[PRE-CHORUS]

You still look like a movie

You still sound like a song

My God, this reminds me

Of when we were young

[CHORUS]

G D/F#

Let me photograph you in this light

C9 D/F#

In case it is the last time

G D/F# C9

That we might be exactly like we were

D/F#

Before we realized

Em7 Bm

We were sad of getting old

C9 G

It made us restless

It was just like a movie

It was just like a song

G D/F#

When we were young

C9 G

When we were young

G D/F#

When we were young

[BRIDGE]

Em D/F#

It's hard to win me back

C9 G

Everything just takes me back

To when you were there

G D

To when you were there

Em D/F#

And a part of me keeps holding on

C9 G

Just in case it hasn't gone

I guess I still care

Do you still care?

[PRE-CHORUS]

It was just like a movie

It was just like a song

My God, this reminds me

Of when we were young

[CHORUS]

G D/F#

let me photograph you in this light

C9 D/F#

In case it is the last time

G D/F# C9

That we might be exactly like we were

D/F#

Before we realized

Em7 Bm

We were sad of getting old

C9 G

It made us restless

It was just like a movie

It was just like a song

When we were young

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