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We Were Only Kids

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[Intro]
  D   G[2x]
[Verse 1]
DYou told your Gfolks you were leavingD  G  
DWe hit the Groad that eveningD  G  
DThe rusted kGey to the hotelD  G  
DUnlocked your hGeart and mine as wellD  G  
[Pre-Chorus 1]
EmFrom the curb to the backseats
And the Bmstreets to the bedsheets
Getting Gkicks on the carpet
Oh, baby, we were kidding Emourselves alright
[Chorus]
AWe were only kids last night
DLalalala Glalala
DLalalala Glalala
[Verse 2]
DLove, hope and the Gsweet taste of heartacheD  G  
DThe lipstick hGeart around our namesD  G  
[Pre-Chorus 2]
EmFrom the bed that we dreamt in
To the Bmcars that we slept in
Getting Gkicks on the corner
We swore that we would never givEme up our life
[Chorus]
A'Cause we were only kids last night
DLalalala Glalala
DLalalala Glalala
[Pre-Chorus 3]
ASeatbelts and red lighEmts
AHeadboards and headlighGts
Well, who said that youth's wasted Aon the young?
Well, we're nDot gonna prove them Gright
EmYeah, we'll waste tomorrow
[Chorus]
A'Cause we were only kids last night
DLalalala Glalala
DLalalala Glalala
[Bridge]
DmThrow your hair back to the wind
FLet those freckles set fire to your face
CYou can bury my bed
'Cause I'll sleep when I'm dead
We're A#just one kiss away
From the kids that Awe were yesterday
[Chorus]
'Cause we were only kids last niDghtG  
DLalalala Glalala
DLalalala Glalala
DLalalala Glalala
[Pre-Chorus 4]
ASeatbelts and red lighEmts
AHeadboards and headlighGts
Well, who said that youth's wasted Aon the young?
Well, we're nDot gonna prove them Gright
EmYeah, we'll waste tomorrow
[Chorus]
AWe were only kids last nighDtG  
DLalalala Glalala
DLalalala Glalala (Oh Last night)
DLalalala Glalala
DLalalala Glalala (We were only kids last night)D  G  D  

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We Were Only Kids

by McFly

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D G

[2x]

[Verse 1]

D G D G

You told your folks you were leaving

D G D G

We hit the road that evening

D G D G

The rusted key to the hotel

D G D G

Unlocked your heart and mine as well

[Pre-Chorus 1]

From the curb to the backseats

And the streets to the bedsheets

Getting kicks on the carpet

Oh, baby, we were kidding ourselves alright

[Chorus]

We were only kids last night

D G

Lalalala lalala

D G

Lalalala lalala

[Verse 2]

D G D G

Love, hope and the sweet taste of heartache

D G D G

The lipstick heart around our names

[Pre-Chorus 2]

From the bed that we dreamt in

To the cars that we slept in

Getting kicks on the corner

We swore that we would never give up our life

[Chorus]

'Cause we were only kids last night

D G

Lalalala lalala

D G

Lalalala lalala

[Pre-Chorus 3]

A Em

Seatbelts and red lights

A G

Headboards and headlights

Well, who said that youth's wasted on the young?

D G

Well, we're not gonna prove them right

Yeah, we'll waste tomorrow

[Chorus]

'Cause we were only kids last night

D G

Lalalala lalala

D G

Lalalala lalala

[Bridge]

Throw your hair back to the wind

Let those freckles set fire to your face

You can bury my bed

'Cause I'll sleep when I'm dead

We're just one kiss away

From the kids that we were yesterday

[Chorus]

D G

'Cause we were only kids last night

D G

Lalalala lalala

D G

Lalalala lalala

D G

Lalalala lalala

[Pre-Chorus 4]

A Em

Seatbelts and red lights

A G

Headboards and headlights

Well, who said that youth's wasted on the young?

D G

Well, we're not gonna prove them right

Yeah, we'll waste tomorrow

[Chorus]

A D G

We were only kids last night

D G

Lalalala lalala

D G

Lalalala lalala (Oh Last night)

D G

Lalalala lalala

D G D G D

Lalalala lalala (We were only kids last night)

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