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When Youre Young

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[Intro] 
Mandolin
e|-4-5-7----4-5-7-9-7--4-5-7---4-5-7-9-7-4-2---4------2--4------0---0----------|
B|-------------------------------------------------2---------2------2----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
EUncle Chive sits in by the bar through the night 
Won't you serve me one more F#mmemory 
Oh, when we, we were Eyoung 
EIn the sun there was ugly Kate by the sea 
With a belly full of liF#mttle me
Oh the song that she sEung
ELalala Lalalalala lalala 
lalala lala laF#mlalala lalala
When you're Eyoung
[Verse]
EThere's a world in a tiny town
EWhere a girl chases rabbits round all Aday
We Amplay alwEays when you're Byoung
[Chorus]
C#mI can see Efar away
AHeaven help the one percent
EWe're not going to pay our rent on C#mtime
I can see Eonly grey
BAll the world looks rosy when you're young
[Verse]
EJohnny Rass
He's a loaded gun full of sun
Letting kingdom come undF#mone
Oh it's fun when you're Eyoung
[Verse]
When you're Eyoung
All the world is lost in the sun
And the world can do no Aharm
It Amseems we dEream when you're Byoung
[Chorus]
C#mI can see Efar away
AHeaven help the one percent
EWe're not going to pay our rent on C#mtime
I can see Eshady grays
AMoney in for cigarettes
EHello money place your bets
C#mI can see Ecolor days
ASwimming at the summer shine
ETell the teacher I'm out of my C#mtime
I can see Eonly grey
BAll the world looks rosy when you're young
[Bridge]
ESon, we wish you Awell
Good Amhealth and Efun
When you're Byoung
[Outro]
EUncle Chive, with his teeth in hand
Said "Goodnight, won't you please sing me a F#mlullaby
Of when I- I wEas young"

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When Youre Young

by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

C#m

[Intro]

Mandolin

e|-4-5-7----4-5-7-9-7--4-5-7---4-5-7-9-7-4-2---4------2--4------0---0----------|

B|-------------------------------------------------2---------2------2----------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Intro]

Uncle Chive sits in by the bar through the night

F#m

Won't you serve me one more memory

Oh, when we, we were young

In the sun there was ugly Kate by the sea

F#m

With a belly full of little me

Oh the song that she sung

Lalala Lalalalala lalala

F#m

lalala lala lalalala lalala

When you're young

[Verse]

There's a world in a tiny town

E A

Where a girl chases rabbits round all day

Am E B

We play always when you're young

[Chorus]

C#m E

I can see far away

Heaven help the one percent

E C#m

We're not going to pay our rent on time

I can see only grey

All the world looks rosy when you're young

[Verse]

Johnny Rass

He's a loaded gun full of sun

F#m

Letting kingdom come undone

Oh it's fun when you're young

[Verse]

When you're young

All the world is lost in the sun

And the world can do no harm

Am E B

It seems we dream when you're young

[Chorus]

C#m E

I can see far away

Heaven help the one percent

E C#m

We're not going to pay our rent on time

I can see shady grays

Money in for cigarettes

Hello money place your bets

C#m E

I can see color days

Swimming at the summer shine

E C#m

Tell the teacher I'm out of my time

I can see only grey

All the world looks rosy when you're young

[Bridge]

E A

Son, we wish you well

Am E

Good health and fun

When you're young

[Outro]

Uncle Chive, with his teeth in hand

F#m

Said "Goodnight, won't you please sing me a lullaby

Of when I- I was young"

About When Youre Young Chords by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

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What key is "When Youre Young" in?

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