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When We Were Young Chords

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins · English · Beginner· Pop

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Chord Sheet

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 realised
.........Am...............C/E.............F.........Fm..............
We were scared 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....
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 realised
.........Am...............C/E.............F.........Fm..............
We were scared 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........................
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 realised
........Am................C/E.............F.......G...................
We were scared 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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