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When We Were Young

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[Verse 1]
 F#mEverybody Eloves the things you DdoC#m  
 From the way you F#mtalk to the way you mA/C#ove
 F#mEverybody Ehere is wDatching youC#m  
 Cause you feel like hBmome, you're like a dream cA/C#ome true
 F#mBut if by Echance you're here DalonC#me
 Can I have a mF#moment before I goA/C#  
 F#mCause I've been by Emyself all night DlongC#m  
 Hoping you're sBmomeone I used to knEow
[Pre-Chorus]
 You look like a mDovieE  
 You sound like a sC#mongD  
 My god this remDinds meE  
 Of when we were yoC#mungE  
[Chorus]
 Let me phAotograph you C#min this light, in cDase it is the lEast time
 That we mAight be exC#mactly like we wDere before we rEealized
 We were sF#mad of getting A/C#old, it made us rDestlessDm  
 It was just like a mBmovieD, it was just like a sEong
[Verse 2]
 F#mI was so Escared to face my DfearsC#m  
 Cause nobody tF#mold me that you'd be heA/C#re
 F#mAnd I swear Eyou moved oversDeasC#m  
 That's what yBmou said when you left mEe
[Pre-Chorus]
 You still look like a mDovieE  
 You still sound like a sC#mongD  
 My god this remDinds meE  
 Of when we were yoC#mungE  
[Chorus]
 Let me phAotograph you C#min this light, in cDase it is the lEast time
 That we mAight be exC#mactly like we wDere before we rEealized
 We were sF#mad of getting A/C#old, it made us rDestlessDm  
 It was just like a mBmovieD, it was just like a sEong
[Bridge]
 When wF#me were youngA/E  
 When wDe were youngA/C#  
 When wF#me were youngA  
 When wDe were youngE/F  
[Verse 3]
 It's hF#mard to Eadmit that, Deverything just tA/C#akes me back
 To when yBmou were thereA  
 To when yEou were thereE/F  
 And a pF#mart of me keeps Eholding on Djust in case it A/C#hasn't gone
 I guess BmI still care
 Do yEou still care?
[Pre-Chorus]
 It was just like a mDovieE  
 It was just like a sC#mongD  
 My god this remDinds meE  
 Of when we were yoC#mungE  
[Bridge]
 When wAe were youngC#m  
 When wDe were youngE  
 When wAe were youngC#m  
 When wDe were youngE  
[Chorus]
 Let me phAotograph you C#min this light, in cDase it is the lEast time
 That we mAight be exC#mactly like we wDere before we rEealized
 We were sF#mad of getting A/C#old, it made us rDestlessE  
 Oh, I'm so mF#mad I'm getting A/C#old, it makes me rDecklessDm  
 It was just like a mBmovieD, it was just like a sEong
 When we were yAoung

The story behind the song

James Arthur is an English singer and songwriter who rose to fame after winning the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012. After winning, his debut single, a cover of Shontelle's "Impossible", was released and became the most successful winner's single in the show's history. He released his first album in 2013 and later re-signed with Syco in 2016, releasing the successful lead single "Say You Won't Let Go" from his second studio album.

AI-written from these sources:James Arthur — Wikipedia ↗

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When We Were Young

by James Arthur

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[Verse 1]

F#m E D C#m

Everybody loves the things you do

F#m A/C#

From the way you talk to the way you move

F#m E D C#m

Everybody here is watching you

Bm A/C#

Cause you feel like home, you're like a dream come true

F#m E D C#m

But if by chance you're here alone

F#m A/C#

Can I have a moment before I go

F#m E D C#m

Cause I've been by myself all night long

Bm E

Hoping you're someone I used to know

[Pre-Chorus]

D E

You look like a movie

C#m D

You sound like a song

D E

My god this reminds me

C#m E

Of when we were young

[Chorus]

A C#m D E

Let me photograph you in this light, in case it is the last time

A C#m D E

That we might be exactly like we were before we realized

F#m A/C# D Dm

We were sad of getting old, it made us restless

Bm D E

It was just like a movie, it was just like a song

[Verse 2]

F#m E D C#m

I was so scared to face my fears

F#m A/C#

Cause nobody told me that you'd be here

F#m E D C#m

And I swear you moved overseas

Bm E

That's what you said when you left me

[Pre-Chorus]

D E

You still look like a movie

C#m D

You still sound like a song

D E

My god this reminds me

C#m E

Of when we were young

[Chorus]

A C#m D E

Let me photograph you in this light, in case it is the last time

A C#m D E

That we might be exactly like we were before we realized

F#m A/C# D Dm

We were sad of getting old, it made us restless

Bm D E

It was just like a movie, it was just like a song

[Bridge]

F#m A/E

When we were young

D A/C#

When we were young

F#m A

When we were young

D E/F

When we were young

[Verse 3]

F#m E D A/C#

It's hard to admit that, everything just takes me back

Bm A

To when you were there

E E/F

To when you were there

F#m E D A/C#

And a part of me keeps holding on just in case it hasn't gone

I guess I still care

Do you still care?

[Pre-Chorus]

D E

It was just like a movie

C#m D

It was just like a song

D E

My god this reminds me

C#m E

Of when we were young

[Bridge]

A C#m

When we were young

D E

When we were young

A C#m

When we were young

D E

When we were young

[Chorus]

A C#m D E

Let me photograph you in this light, in case it is the last time

A C#m D E

That we might be exactly like we were before we realized

F#m A/C# D E

We were sad of getting old, it made us restless

F#m A/C# D Dm

Oh, I'm so mad I'm getting old, it makes me reckless

Bm D E

It was just like a movie, it was just like a song

When we were young

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