When We Were Young Chords

by Adele
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Cm
Capo: 3rd fret
Author NBA96 [a] 6,541.
10 contributors total, last edit on Nov 6, 2024
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Chords

Am
Em
F
C/E
Dm
C
C/B
Gsus4
G
Fm
E7/G#
C/G

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[Intro]
Am   Em    F   C/E
Dm       C
 
[Verse 1]
Am          Em                   F    C/E
  Everybody loves the things you do
                 Dm                  C
From the way you talk to the way you move
Am          Em              F      C/E
  Everybody here is watching  you
                    Dm                            C        C C/B
Cause you feel like home, you're like a dream come  true
 
Am          Em                  F     C/E
  But if by chance you're here alone
             Dm              C    C C/B
Can I have a moment before I go
Am                   Em               F     C/E
  Cause I've been by myself all night long
              Dm                Gsus4  G
Hoping you're someone  I used to know
 
[Pre-Chorus]
                 F      G
You look like a movie
                 Em     F
You sound like a song
              F         G
My God this reminds me
                Em     G
Of when we were young
 
[Chorus]
       C              Em                F              G
Let me photograph you in this light, in case it is the last time
        C          Em            F              G
That we might be exactly like we were before we realized
         Am            C/E             F         Fm
We were sad of getting old, it made us restless
                   Dm     F                    Gsus4  G
It was just like a movie,   it was just like a song
 
[Verse 2]
Am          Em                F      C/E
   I was so scared to face my fears
           Dm                    C      C C/B
And nobody told me that you'd be here
Am            Em              F     C/E
  And I swear you'd moved overseas
               Dm                   Gsus4 G
That's what you  said when you left me
 
[Pre-Chorus]
                       F     G
You still look like a movie
                       Em    F
You still sound like a song
              F         G
My God this reminds me
                Em     G
Of when we were young
 
[Chorus]
       C              Em                F              G
Let me photograph you in this light, in case it is the last time
        C          Em            F              G
That we might be exactly like we were before we realized
         Am            C/E             F         Fm
We were sad of getting old, it made us restless
                   Dm     F                    G     E7/G#
It was just like a movie,   it was just like a song
 
[Bridge]
     Am            C/G
When we were young
     F             C/E
When we were young
     Dm            Dm
When we were young
     C/G           E7/G#
When we were young
 
     Am      C/G         F               C/E
It's hard to admit that, everything just takes me back
        Dm
To when you were there
        G              E7/G#
To when you were there
      Am               C/G         F               C/E
And a part of me keeps holding on, just in case it hasn't gone
        Dm
I guess I still care
   G
Do you still care?
 
[Pre-Chorus]
                    F     G
It was just like a movie
                   Em    F
It was just like a song
              F         G
My God this reminds me
                Em     G
Of when we were young
 
[Bridge]
     C             Em
When we were young
     F             G
When we were young
     C             Em
When we were young
     F             G
When we were young
 
[Chorus]
       C              Em                F              G
Let me photograph you in this light, in case it is the last time
        C          Em            F              G
That we might be exactly like we were before we realized
        Am             C/E             F       G
We were sad of getting old, it made us restless
           Am              C/E              F        Fm
Oh, I'm so mad I'm getting old, it makes me reckless
                   Dm     F                    Gsus4 G
It was just like a movie,   it was just like a song
              C
When we were young
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86 comments
scoutlara
Some of the lyrics are wrong. Would be great if you could correct that. The chords are as accurate as they can be. :) Thank you for this contribution.
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thetheri
ERMERGERD so good!
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Fantza
amazing job thank you!
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