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               ~# BIFFY CLYRO - WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG #~
Chords
        EADGBe
      G53X0033
   Cadd9X30033
   Dsus4XX0233
     Em7022033
**Im aware that Cadd9 is actually x32033 
but i couldn't find a correct chord name for it**
Please comment
~Intro~
e------555-s-777-s-3333333----------------|
B------555-s-777-s-3333333----------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A------555-s-777-s-3333333----------------|
E------xxx---xxx---xxxxxxx----------------|          (x2)
e------777--7777777--777--77777---33333-|
B------777--7777777--777--77777---33333-|
G---------------------------------------|
D------000--0000000--000--00000---00000-|
A------777--5555555--777--55555---33333-|
E------xxx--xxxxxxx--xxx--xxxxx---xxxxx-|          (x1)
~Verse 1~ 
Cadd9You sit there in your, Dsus4heart   -   Em7ache
G5Waiting on some Cadd9beautifull boy to
Cadd9Save you from your Dsus4old  -  Em7ways
G5Play forgivness, Cadd9now here it comes
Cadd9He doesn't look a thing like  Dsus4Je   -  Em7sus,
G5But he talks like a gentleman,Cadd9  
~Chorus~
Cadd9When you were Em7young , G5When you were Cadd9young
G5When you were Dsus4yooo  -  Em7uuungCadd9  
~Verse 2~
Cadd9Can we climb this mountain, I Dsus4don't  -  Em7know
G5Higher now than Cadd9ever before, I
Cadd9We can make it if Dsus4we take it Em7slow
G5Lets take it easyCadd9  
Cadd9Were buring down the highway Dsus4sky   -  Em7line
On the G5back of a hurricane.Cadd9  
(~Chorus 2, as Chorus 1, above.~)
~Bridge~ (Single strums on first 2 lines)
Cadd9The devils water it aint so sweet
You Em7don't have to drink right Dsus4now
Cadd9But you can dip your feet in
Every Em7once in a little Dsus4while
~Outro~
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 on top of "When you were Young" x3)

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When You Were Young

by Biffy Clyro

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Dsus4

Em7

~# BIFFY CLYRO - WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG #~

Chords

EADGBe

3X0033

Cadd9

X30033

Dsus4

XX0233

Em7

022033

**Im aware that Cadd9 is actually x32033

but i couldn't find a correct chord name for it**

Please comment

~Intro~

e------555-s-777-s-3333333----------------|

B------555-s-777-s-3333333----------------|

G-----------------------------------------|

D-----------------------------------------|

A------555-s-777-s-3333333----------------|

E------xxx---xxx---xxxxxxx----------------| (x2)

e------777--7777777--777--77777---33333-|

B------777--7777777--777--77777---33333-|

G---------------------------------------|

D------000--0000000--000--00000---00000-|

A------777--5555555--777--55555---33333-|

E------xxx--xxxxxxx--xxx--xxxxx---xxxxx-| (x1)

~Verse 1~

Cadd9 Dsus4 Em7

You sit there in your, heart - ache

G5 Cadd9

Waiting on some beautifull boy to

Cadd9 Dsus4 Em7

Save you from your old - ways

G5 Cadd9

Play forgivness, now here it comes

Cadd9 Dsus4 Em7

He doesn't look a thing like Je - sus,

G5 Cadd9

But he talks like a gentleman,

~Chorus~

Cadd9 Em7 G5 Cadd9

When you were young , When you were young

G5 Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9

When you were yooo - uuung

~Verse 2~

Cadd9 Dsus4 Em7

Can we climb this mountain, I don't - know

G5 Cadd9

Higher now than ever before, I

Cadd9 Dsus4 Em7

We can make it if we take it slow

G5 Cadd9

Lets take it easy

Cadd9 Dsus4 Em7

Were buring down the highway sky - line

G5 Cadd9

On the back of a hurricane.

(~Chorus 2, as Chorus 1, above.~)

~Bridge~ (Single strums on first 2 lines)

Cadd9

The devils water it aint so sweet

Em7 Dsus4

You don't have to drink right now

Cadd9

But you can dip your feet in

Em7 Dsus4

Every once in a little while

~Outro~

(Play opening chords as shown above in intro

on top of "When you were Young" x3)

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