When We Were Young Chords

by Adele
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Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author ClassicalfreaK [a] 6,759.
1 contributor total, last edit on Mar 24, 2019
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Chords

Eb5
Cm7
EbM7/G
Ab
Eb/G
Fm7
Eb
Bbsus4
Bb
Ab
Bb7
Abm
G7/B

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WHEN WE WERE YOUNG -- ADELE, "25" (2015)
Exact chords tabbed out by ClassicalfreaK, 2015
 
 
[Intro]
 
Eb5    Cm7   EbM7/G
Ab  Eb/G  Fm7    Eb
 
 
[Verse]
 
Cm7       EbM7/G               Ab
Everybody loves the things you do
Eb/G               Fm7
 From the way you talk
               Eb
To the way you move
Cm7       EbM7/G           Ab
Everybody here is watching you
Eb/G                 Fm7
'Cause you feel like home
                       Eb
You're like a dream come true
 
 
[Verse]
 
Cm7       EbM7/G              Ab
But if by chance you're here alone
Eb/G          Fm7             Eb
 Can I have a moment before I go?
Cm7                 EbM7/G        Ab  Eb/G
'Cause I've been by myself all night long
              Fm7               Bbsus4 Bb
Hoping you're someone I used to know
 
 
[Bridge]
 
                Ab
You look like a movie
Bb                Eb/G
 You sound like a song
Ab             Ab
 My God this reminds me
Bb               Eb/G  Bb7
 Of when we were young
 
 
[Chorus]
 
       Eb              Eb/G
Let me photograph you in this light
   Ab             Bb                Eb
In case it is the last time that we might
   Eb/G            Ab             Bb
Be exactly like we were before we realized
        Cm7               EbM7/G         Ab   Abm
We were scared of getting older, made us restless
                   Fm7
It was just like a movie
                   Bbsus4 Bb
It was just like a song
 
 
[Verse]
 
Cm7      EbM7/G           Ab
I was so scared to face my fears
Eb/G          Fm7                   Eb
'Cause nobody told me that you'd be here
Cm7         EbM7/G      Ab
And I swear you'd moved overseas
Eb/G         Fm7                    Bbsus4 Bb
 That's what you said when you left me
 
 
[Bridge]
 
                      Ab
You still look like a movie
Bb                      Eb/G
 You still sound like a song
Ab             Ab
 My God this reminds me
Bb               Eb/G  Bb7
 Of when we were young
 
 
[Chorus]
 
       Eb              Eb/G
Let me photograph you in this light
   Ab             Bb                Eb
In case it is the last time that we might
   Eb/G            Ab             Bb
Be exactly like we were before we realized
        Cm7               EbM7/G         Ab   Abm
We were scared of getting older, made us restless
               Fm7
It was just like a movie
                   Bb  G7/B
It was just like a song
 
 
[Interlude]
 
      Cm7           Bb
(When we were young...)
       Ab           Eb/G
(When we were young...)
       Fm7
(When we were young...)
      Bbsus4        G7/B
(When we were young...)
     Cm7     Bb
It's hard to win me, babe
Ab              Eb/G                Fm7
Everything just takes me back to when you were there
        Bbsus4        G7/B
To when you were there
      Cm7              Bb
And a part of me keeps holding on
Ab              Eb/G
Just in case it hasn't gone, 'cause
Fm7                  Bbsus4   Bb
I still care; do you still care?
 
 
[Bridge]
 
                      Ab
You still look like a movie
Bb                      Eb/G
 You still sound like a song
Ab             Ab
 My God this reminds me
Bb               Eb/G  Bb7
 Of when we were young
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
       Eb          Eb/G
(When we were young...)
       Ab          Bb
(When we were young...)
       Eb          Eb/G
(When we were young...)
       Ab          Bb
(When we were young...)
 
 
[Chorus]
 
       Eb              Eb/G
Let me photograph you in this light
   Ab             Bb                Eb
In case it is the last time that we might
   Eb/G            Ab             Bb
Be exactly like we were before we realized
        Cm7               EbM7/G         Ab   Bb
We were scared of getting older, made us restless
           Cm7             EbM7/G
Oh, I'm so mad I'm getting older
         Ab   Abm
Makes me reckless
                   Fm7
It was just like a movie
                   Bbsus4 Bb
It was just like a song
       Eb
When we were young
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11 comments
herbasveezer
Finally someone who can really transcribe and doesn't simplify anything because he can't play the real chords. Thank you!
+8
luninotrok
bravoooo, great chords
+1
theed
I can't tell whether or not it's correct on guitar since mine have personality issues ATM, but for ukulele the E/G# in bridge and chorus should probably be G#m instead.
+1