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When We Were Young

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[Verse 1]
I'm pretty sure CI    C/Bwill never be the Fsus2king of some great Cnation.
I'm pretty sure Cyou  C/Bwill never fly a Gadd4rocket 'round the Gsun.
[Chorus]
When we were Fsus2young, when we were Gyoung,
The whold world Emhung, like fruit for the Fsus2taking.G  
[Verse 2]
And now I'm pretty sure CI    C/Bwill never learn to Fsus2speak a second Clanguage.
I'm pretty sure Cyou  C/Bwill never learn what Gadd4made your father Grun.
[Chorus]
When we were Fsus2young, when we were Gyoung,
The whold world Emhung, like fruit for the Fsus2taking.
[Bridge 1]
Well, it's Emharder, I guess, doing your best when you're Fsus2under duress.
You hollow your chest just to Embetter digest the fact that your wasting your Glife.
[Verse 3]
I put my tie on in the Cmorning,  C/Bfrom now on Fsus2I will go 'round Gtieless.
I'm pretty sure Cyou   C/Bwill come to throw Gadd4all your pills aGway.
[Chorus]
When we were Fsus2young, when we were Gyoung,
The whold world Emhung, like fruit for the Fsus2taking.
When we were Fsus2young, when we were Gyoung,
We'd scream and Emrun just 'cause we Fsus2liked it.
[Break]
     Fsus2       G       Em   Fsus2x2
[Bridge 2]
Well, it's Emharder, I guess, doing your best
When you're Fsus2under duress. You hollow your chest
just to Emtry and undress this waking at night,
wondering Fsus2how the hell'd you mess it?
GWhat the hell’d you miss?
Well, it's Emharder, I guess, doing your best
When you're Fsus2under duress.  You hollow your chest
just to Embetter digest the fact that you’re wasting your Glife.
[Chorus 4]
When we were Fsus2young, when we were Gyoung,
The whold world Emhung, like fruit for the Fsus2taking.
When we were Fsus2young, when we were Gyoung,
We'd scream and Emrun just 'cause we Fsus2liked it.G  

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When We Were Young

by Hillsburn

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C/B

Fsus2

Gadd4

[Verse 1]

C C/B Fsus2 C

I'm pretty sure I will never be the king of some great nation.

C C/B Gadd4 G

I'm pretty sure you will never fly a rocket 'round the sun.

[Chorus]

Fsus2 G

When we were young, when we were young,

Em Fsus2 G

The whold world hung, like fruit for the taking.

[Verse 2]

C C/B Fsus2 C

And now I'm pretty sure I will never learn to speak a second language.

C C/B Gadd4 G

I'm pretty sure you will never learn what made your father run.

[Chorus]

Fsus2 G

When we were young, when we were young,

Em Fsus2

The whold world hung, like fruit for the taking.

[Bridge 1]

Em Fsus2

Well, it's harder, I guess, doing your best when you're under duress.

Em G

You hollow your chest just to better digest the fact that your wasting your life.

[Verse 3]

C C/B Fsus2 G

I put my tie on in the morning, from now on I will go 'round tieless.

C C/B Gadd4 G

I'm pretty sure you will come to throw all your pills away.

[Chorus]

Fsus2 G

When we were young, when we were young,

Em Fsus2

The whold world hung, like fruit for the taking.

Fsus2 G

When we were young, when we were young,

Em Fsus2

We'd scream and run just 'cause we liked it.

[Break]

Fsus2 G Em Fsus2

[Bridge 2]

Well, it's harder, I guess, doing your best

Fsus2

When you're under duress. You hollow your chest

just to try and undress this waking at night,

Fsus2

wondering how the hell'd you mess it?

What the hell’d you miss?

Well, it's harder, I guess, doing your best

Fsus2

When you're under duress. You hollow your chest

Em G

just to better digest the fact that you’re wasting your life.

[Chorus 4]

Fsus2 G

When we were young, when we were young,

Em Fsus2

The whold world hung, like fruit for the taking.

Fsus2 G

When we were young, when we were young,

Em Fsus2 G

We'd scream and run just 'cause we liked it.

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