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When We Were Beautiful

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1/36

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 36Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Intro tab:
e|---7----7----7----7-------7----7----7----7-------7----7----7----7-------7----7----7----7----|
B|-----10---10---10---10------10---10---10---10------10---10---10---10------10---10---10---10-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--------------------10---------------------9----------------------0-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro:
A Em/G D/F# A
The wAorld is cracked
The skEm/Gy is torn
I'm hD/F#anging in
You're hAolding onA  A  A  G  
I cAan't pretend 
That nEm/Gothing's changed
Living D/F#in the shadows 
Of the lAove we made
BAack when we were bEm/Geautiful
Before the wDorld got small, before we knAew it all
BAack when we were Em/Ginnocent
I wonder whGere it went, let's go back and fAind it
 ASha la la, Asha la la, hGey, sha la laG  
 DSha la la, Dsha la la, hAey, sha la laA  
SAome dreams live, sEm/Gome will die
But the yDou and me is stAill alive
Now, Aam I blessed or Em/Gam I cursed?
'Cause the wD/F#ay we are ain't the wAay we were
BAack when we were bEm/Geautiful
Before the wDorld got small, before we knAew it all
BAack when we were Em/Ginnocent
I wonder whGere it went, let's go back and fAind it
G D/F# A A
G D/F# A A
G D/F# A A
Em/G G A A
The wAorld is cracked, the skEm/Gy is torn
SD/F#o much less meant sAo much more
BAack when we were bEm/Geautiful
Before the wDorld got small, before we knAew it all
BAack when we were Em/Ginnocent
I wonder whGere it went, let's go back and fAind it
BAack when we were bEm/Geautiful
BDack when we were Abeautiful
BAack when we were bEm/Geautiful
BDack when we were bAeautiful
 ASha la la, Asha la la, hGey, sha la laG  
 DSha la la, Dsha la la, hAey, sha la laA  
 ASha la la, Asha la la, hGey, sha la laG  
 DSha la la, Dsha la la, hAey, sha la laA  

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When We Were Beautiful

by Bon Jovi

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/G

D/F#

Intro tab:

e|---7----7----7----7-------7----7----7----7-------7----7----7----7-------7----7----7----7----|

B|-----10---10---10---10------10---10---10---10------10---10---10---10------10---10---10---10-|

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

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

A|-0--------------------10---------------------9----------------------0-----------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro:

A Em/G D/F# A

The world is cracked

Em/G

The sky is torn

D/F#

I'm hanging in

A A A A G

You're holding on

I can't pretend

Em/G

That nothing's changed

D/F#

Living in the shadows

Of the love we made

A Em/G

Back when we were beautiful

D A

Before the world got small, before we knew it all

A Em/G

Back when we were innocent

G A

I wonder where it went, let's go back and find it

A A G G

Sha la la, sha la la, hey, sha la la

D D A A

Sha la la, sha la la, hey, sha la la

A Em/G

Some dreams live, some will die

D A

But the you and me is still alive

A Em/G

Now, am I blessed or am I cursed?

D/F# A

'Cause the way we are ain't the way we were

A Em/G

Back when we were beautiful

D A

Before the world got small, before we knew it all

A Em/G

Back when we were innocent

G A

I wonder where it went, let's go back and find it

G D/F# A A

Em/G G A A

A Em/G

The world is cracked, the sky is torn

D/F# A

So much less meant so much more

A Em/G

Back when we were beautiful

D A

Before the world got small, before we knew it all

A Em/G

Back when we were innocent

G A

I wonder where it went, let's go back and find it

A Em/G

Back when we were beautiful

D A

Back when we were beautiful

A Em/G

Back when we were beautiful

D A

Back when we were beautiful

A A G G

Sha la la, sha la la, hey, sha la la

D D A A

Sha la la, sha la la, hey, sha la la

A A G G

Sha la la, sha la la, hey, sha la la

D D A A

Sha la la, sha la la, hey, sha la la

About When We Were Beautiful Chords by Bon Jovi

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