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When You Were Young

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The Killers - When You Were Young
E   – (022100) or (x79997)
E*  - (x79909)
  F#- (244322)
 G#m– (466444)
   B– (x24442)
 C#m– (x46654)
 D#m– (x68876)
 A#m– (688766)
[Intro]
E*
|     E|  F#   G#m|     B|     E|
|     E|  F#   G#m|     B|     E|
[Verse 1]
 EYou sit there in your F#heartG#mache
  BWaiting on some Ebeautiful boy to
ETo save you from yF#our old G#mways
 BYou play forgiveness
WaEtch it now, here he comes
[Chorus]
He Edoesn't look a thing like F#Je-G#msus
But he Btalks like a gentleman
 ELike you imagined
When yEou were F#youG#mngB  E  
[Verse 2]
 ECan we climb this mountain
  F#I don't G#mknow
 BHigher now than eE-ver before
I Eknow we can make it if we F#take it G#mslow
BLet's take it easy
EaEsy now, watch it go
[Chorus]
We're Eburning down the highway F#sky-G#mline
On the Bback of a hurricane
 EThat started turning
When yEou were F#youG#mngB  E  
When yEou were F#youG#mngB  E  
[Verse 3]
And soEmetimes you close your eF#yes
And G#msee the plBace where you used to lEive
When yEou were yoEung
[Instrumental]
|(E)   |  F#   G#m|     B|     E|
|     E|  F#   G#m|     B|     E|
|   E    D#m   C#m|   B   B   A#m   G#m|    F#|(F#)
[Bridge]
The say the C#mdevil's water, it ain't so sweet
You Edon't have to drink right G#mnow
   D#mBut you can dip your G#mfeet
   F#Every once in a... little whiEleF#  G#m  B  E  
[Instrumental]
|     E|  F#   G#m|     B|     E| x2
[Verse 4]
 EYou sit there in your F#heartG#mache
 BWaiting on some Ebeautiful boy to
 ETo save you from yF#our old G#mways
 BYou play forgiveness
WaEtch it now, here he comes
[Chorus]
He F#doesn't look a thing like Jesus
But he Btalks like a gentleman
 G#mLike you imagined
When yEou were F#youG#mng
B(talks like a gentleman)
E(like you imagined)
When yEou were F#youG#mngB  E  
[Outro]
I said he Edoesn't look a thing like F#JesG#musB  E  
He Edoesn't look a thing like F#JesG#musB  E  
                           E    D#m    C#m    B( B   A#m  G#m)  F#  
But more than you'll ever know

The story behind the song

"When You Were Young" was released in 2006 as the lead single from The Killers' second studio album, Sam's Town. The song was a collaboration, written and produced by the band with additional production by Flood and Alan Moulder. It marked a shift towards a "heartland rock" style for the band and was reportedly influenced by Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" and "Thunder Road." This track became one of The Killers' most successful singles.

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When You Were Young

by The Killers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Different key from previous version with some changes and additions

The Killers - When You Were Young

E – (022100) or (x79997)

* - (x79909)

- (244322)

G#m

– (466444)

– (x24442)

C#m

– (x46654)

D#m

– (x68876)

A#m

– (688766)

[Intro]

E F# G#m B E

| | | | |

E F# G#m B E

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

E F# G#m

You sit there in your heartache

B E

Waiting on some beautiful boy to

E F# G#m

To save you from your old ways

You play forgiveness

Watch it now, here he comes

[Chorus]

E F# G#m

He doesn't look a thing like Je-sus

But he talks like a gentleman

Like you imagined

E F# G#m B E

When you were young

[Verse 2]

Can we climb this mountain

F# G#m

I don't know

B E

Higher now than e-ver before

E F# G#m

I know we can make it if we take it slow

Let's take it easy

Easy now, watch it go

[Chorus]

E F# G#m

We're burning down the highway sky-line

On the back of a hurricane

That started turning

E F# G#m B E

When you were young

E F# G#m B E

When you were young

[Verse 3]

E F#

And sometimes you close your eyes

G#m B E

And see the place where you used to live

E E

When you were young

[Instrumental]

E F# G#m B E

|() | | | |

E F# G#m B E

| | | | |

E D#m C#m B B A#m G#m F# F#

| | | |()

[Bridge]

C#m

The say the devil's water, it ain't so sweet

E G#m

You don't have to drink right now

D#m G#m

But you can dip your feet

F# E F# G#m B E

Every once in a... little while

[Instrumental]

E F# G#m B E

| | | | | x2

[Verse 4]

E F# G#m

You sit there in your heartache

B E

Waiting on some beautiful boy to

E F# G#m

To save you from your old ways

You play forgiveness

Watch it now, here he comes

[Chorus]

He doesn't look a thing like Jesus

But he talks like a gentleman

G#m

Like you imagined

E F# G#m

When you were young

(talks like a gentleman)

(like you imagined)

E F# G#m B E

When you were young

[Outro]

E F# G#m B E

I said he doesn't look a thing like Jesus

E F# G#m B E

He doesn't look a thing like Jesus

E D#m C#m B B A#m G#m F#

( )

But more than you'll ever know

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