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When We Were Beautiful

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Bon Jovi - When We Were Beautiful
From the album: The Circle (2009)
Comment for any corrections and please rate
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
     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
   A
I can't pretend 
      Em/G
That nothing's changed
       D/F#
Living in the shadows 
        A
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
G D/F# A A
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

When We Were Beautiful chords and lyrics

Free chords for When We Were Beautiful by Bon Jovi. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Bon Jovi - When We Were Beautiful
From the album: The Circle (2009)
Comment for any corrections and please rate
Intro:
A Em/G D/F# A
G D/F# A A
G D/F# A A
G D/F# A A
Em/G G A A

When We Were Beautiful Chords by Bon Jovi

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