We Are Young
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Verse 1:
C
Give me a second
I need to get my story straight
Am
My friends are in the bathroom,
Getting higher than the Empire State.
F
My lover, she is waiting for me
Just across the bar
Dm
My seats been taken by some sunglasses
G
Asking about a scar and,
C
I know I gave it to you months ago
Am
I know you're trying to forget
F
But between the drinks and subtle things
The holes in my apologies, you know
Dm G
I'm trying hard to take it back
Pre-Chorus
F
So if by the time
G
The bar closes
C Am F
And you feel like falling down
F G
I'll carry you home...
[Refrão]
C Am
Tonight, we are young
F
So let's set the world on fire
We can burn brighter
G
Than the sun (2x)
C
Now I know that I'm not
All that you got
Am
I guess that I
I just thought
F
Maybe we could find new ways to fall apart
But our friends are back
So let's raise a toast
Dm G
Cause I found someone to carry me home
[Refrão]
C Am
Tonight, we are young
F
So let's set the world on fire
We can burn brighter
G
Than the sun (2x)
C F
Carry me home tonight
C G
Just carry me home tonight
C F
Carry me home tonight
C G
Just carry me home tonight
[Refrão]
C Am
Tonight, we are young
F
So let's set the world on fire
We can burn brighter
G
Than the sun (2x)
Pre-Chorus
F
So if by the time
G
The bar closes
C Am F
And you feel like falling down
F G
I'll carry you home...
How to play We Are Young
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