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While We Are Young

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[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
We Gdance around the pavement
We Gmove our feet to feel the beat, oh
C9We forget the sadness
C9Give into forgiveness
While Gwe are young
While Gwe are young
We Gtry to go far places
We Gdrive along our biggest dreams
When we C9take a million chances, oh oh
While Gwe are young
While Gwe are young
[Pre-Chorus 1]
GWhoa just take conEm7trol
Let yourself C9go
Go with the Dflow
Get ready for the Gshow
[Chorus 1]
GWhoa Whoa
Em7Whoa Whoa
C9Lead the Dway, Oh
While Gwe are young
While Gwe are young
[Instrumental]
G
[Verse 2]
We Gsail across the hard times
Let's Gtravel 'round
You can Gtake my hand, oh
C9Run along the madness
C9Brave the city, sleepless
While Gwe are young
While Gwe are young
We Grise above frustrations
Light Gup the night with broken smiles
But C9don't forget there's beauty
In C9all the pain and misery
While Gwe are young
While Gwe are young
[Pre-Chorus 2]
GWhoa just take conEm7trol
Let yourself C9go
Go with the Dflow
Get ready for the Gshow
[Chorus 2]
GWhoa Whoa
Em7Whoa Whoa
C9Lead the Dway, Oh
While Gwe are young
While Gwe are young
[Bridge]
Yeah GInhale, Exhale
GBrace yourself, set sail
Em7Take one step, trailblaze
Em7Don't look back, make way
C9Guns Blazin', hearts racing
C9Don't stop 'til everything's amazing
GDream away, seize the day
GGive it all you got this is your day
GGo take a chance, go be the man
GOr be forever young like Peter Pan
Em7Doesn't matter as long as you go get it
Em7But sometimes it don't matter if they don't get it
C9One day they will, what a sensation
C9Greatest of all time, standing ovation
GNo matter what they say go all the way
GYou only live once, go for hall of fame
[Chorus 3]
Em7Oh, GOh
Em7Oh, OGh
GWhoa Whoa
Em7Whoa Whoa
C9Lead the Dway, Oh
While Gwe are young
While Gwe are young
[Outro]
G Em7 C9 G

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While We Are Young

by Keiko Necesario

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Em7

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

We dance around the pavement

We move our feet to feel the beat, oh

We forget the sadness

Give into forgiveness

While we are young

We try to go far places

We drive along our biggest dreams

When we take a million chances, oh oh

While we are young

[Pre-Chorus 1]

G Em7

Whoa just take control

Let yourself go

Go with the flow

Get ready for the show

[Chorus 1]

Whoa Whoa

Em7

Whoa Whoa

C9 D

Lead the way, Oh

While we are young

[Instrumental]

[Verse 2]

We sail across the hard times

Let's travel 'round

You can take my hand, oh

Run along the madness

Brave the city, sleepless

While we are young

We rise above frustrations

Light up the night with broken smiles

But don't forget there's beauty

In all the pain and misery

While we are young

[Pre-Chorus 2]

G Em7

Whoa just take control

Let yourself go

Go with the flow

Get ready for the show

[Chorus 2]

Whoa Whoa

Em7

Whoa Whoa

C9 D

Lead the way, Oh

While we are young

[Bridge]

Yeah Inhale, Exhale

Brace yourself, set sail

Em7

Take one step, trailblaze

Em7

Don't look back, make way

Guns Blazin', hearts racing

Don't stop 'til everything's amazing

Dream away, seize the day

Give it all you got this is your day

Go take a chance, go be the man

Or be forever young like Peter Pan

Em7

Doesn't matter as long as you go get it

Em7

But sometimes it don't matter if they don't get it

One day they will, what a sensation

Greatest of all time, standing ovation

No matter what they say go all the way

You only live once, go for hall of fame

[Chorus 3]

Em7 G

Oh, Oh

Em7 G

Oh, Oh

Whoa Whoa

Em7

Whoa Whoa

C9 D

Lead the way, Oh

While we are young

[Outro]

G Em7 C9 G

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