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When We Were Young

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[Intro]
C F
[Verse 1]
 CThis isn't real, it's all in my heFad, I can feel it
I'm imaginAming we're gonna wake up from this drFeam
All over, fall back to slCeep please
[Pre-Chorus]
For a sCecond, for a minute can we go?
For a sFecond, for a minute can we go?
For a sAmecond, for a minute can we go?
For a sFecond, for a minute can we go?
[Chorus]
Can we go back when wCe were young
And didn't care if wFe messed up?
We have forever so wAme got lost in each other
'Cause tFime wasn't catching, time wasn't catching us
Back when wCe were young
And didn't care if wFe messed up
We have forever so wAme got lost in each other
'Cause tFime wasn't catching, time wasn't catching Cus
C F Am F
[Verse 2]
 CWithout our paper crown of silver and gFold
Without our arms and feathers and hollow bAmones
The more I'm learning, the more I don't knFow
I feel smaller the more I Fgo
[Pre-Chorus]
For a sCecond, for a minute can we go?
For a sFecond, for a minute can we go?
For a sAmecond, for a minute can we go?
For a sFecond, for a minute can we go?
[Chorus]
Can we go back when wCe were young
And didn't care if wFe messed up?
We have forever so wAme got lost in each other
'Cause tFime wasn't catching, time wasn't catching us
Back when wCe were young
And didn't care if wFe messed up
We have forever so wAme got lost in each other
'Cause tFime wasn't catching, time wasn't catching Cus
C F Am F
Back when wCe were young
And didn't care if wFe messed up
We have forever so wAme got lost in each other
'Cause tFime wasn't catching, time wasn't catching Cus
[Outro]
NCa-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, nFa-na-na-na
You can't catch me now
NAma-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, nFa-na-na-na
You can't catch meC  

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When We Were Young

by Lost Kings

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F

[Verse 1]

C F

This isn't real, it's all in my head, I can feel it

Am F

I'm imagining we're gonna wake up from this dream

All over, fall back to sleep please

[Pre-Chorus]

For a second, for a minute can we go?

[Chorus]

Can we go back when we were young

And didn't care if we messed up?

We have forever so we got lost in each other

'Cause time wasn't catching, time wasn't catching us

Back when we were young

And didn't care if we messed up

We have forever so we got lost in each other

F C

'Cause time wasn't catching, time wasn't catching us

C F Am F

[Verse 2]

C F

Without our paper crown of silver and gold

Without our arms and feathers and hollow bones

The more I'm learning, the more I don't know

I feel smaller the more I go

[Pre-Chorus]

For a second, for a minute can we go?

[Chorus]

Can we go back when we were young

And didn't care if we messed up?

We have forever so we got lost in each other

'Cause time wasn't catching, time wasn't catching us

Back when we were young

And didn't care if we messed up

We have forever so we got lost in each other

F C

'Cause time wasn't catching, time wasn't catching us

C F Am F

Back when we were young

And didn't care if we messed up

We have forever so we got lost in each other

F C

'Cause time wasn't catching, time wasn't catching us

[Outro]

C F

Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na

You can't catch me now

Am F

Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na

You can't catch me

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