When You Were Young
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Intro:
e|---------/---------/--------0h2-/
B|---------/3---2----/----0---0h2-/
G|2---1----/2---2----/2---2---2-2-/ 2x
D|2---2---0/----0----/2---2---2-2-/
A|2---2----/--------0/----0---0-0-/
E|0---0----/---------/------------/
Esus4 E
Look at the
D5 A/D
fool you have
A5 Asus2 A6
been
Esus4 E
They drained the
D5 A/D
pool while you
A Asus2 A D5
drowned in the dream
Esus4 E
They bought your
D5 A/D
beauty and your
A5 Asus2 A6
soul
Esus4 E
Then softly sold you
D5 A/D A5 Asus2 A6
back what they stole
C#m D
So look into the mirror
C#m D
do you recognise some one
C#m D
Is it who you always hoped
E7 E6
you would be come
A Asus2 A
When you were young
C#m C#m7 C#m
Dsus2 A/D D6
F#m F#m F#m
When you were young
E6 D5
Esus4 E D5 A/D
The disap pointment of
A5 Asus2 A6
Suc cess
Esus4 E
Hangs from your
D5 A/D
shoul ders like a
A Asus2 A D5
hand me down dress
Esus4 E
And down
D5 A/D
nost algi a's rocky
A5 Asus2 A6
road
Esus4 E
You watch your former
D5 A/D
lovers growing
A5 Asus2 A6
old
C#m D
So look into the mirror
C#m D
do you recognise some one
C#m D
Is it who you always hoped
E7 E6
you would be come
[Refrão]
A Asus2 A
When you were young
C#m C#m7 C#m
Dsus2 A/D D6
F#m F#m F#m
When you were young
E6 D5
Break:
Em7 A
Some times your lack of sympathy
Em7 A
gets hard to ex plain
G D
So on your mask of make up, you just
Bm C#m D Ei A
paint a little paro dy of pain
Solo: (A) Dsus4 D (2x)
C#m D
So look into the mirror
C#m D
do you recognise some one
C#m D
Is it who you always hoped
E7 E6
you would be come
[Refrão] A Asus2 A
When you were young
C#m C#m7 C#m
Dsus2 A/D D6sus2
F#m F#mi F#m
When you were young
E6 D5
A Asus2 A
When you were young
C#m C#m7 C#m
Dsus2 A/D D6sus2
F#m F#mi F#m
When you were young
E6 D5
A Asus2 A
Duu dudu duuu duu du du
C#m C#m7 C#m
Duuu duu du du
Dsus2 A/D D6sus2
Duuu
F#m F#mi F#m
Duu dudu duuu duduu du du
Ei Eii E6
Duuu duu du du
D5
Duuuduu
A Asus2 A
Duu dudu duuu duu du du
C#m C#m7 C#m
Duuu duu du du
Dsus2 A/D D6sus2
Duuu
F#m F#mi F#m
Duu dudu duuu duduu du du
Ei Eii E6
Duuu duu du du
D5 /
Duuuduu
Outro: A
How to play When You Were Young
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.