When We Were Young

Adele - When We Were Young: Guitar Chords

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Learn When We Were Young Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Adele

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "When We Were Young" smoothly on your guitar.

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Intro: Cm Gm G# D# Fm    D#

Cm         Gm                   G#   D#
 Everybody loves the things you do,
                 Fm                   D#
From the way you talk to the way you move.
Cm         Gm          G#         D#
 Everybody here is watching you,
                   Fm
’Cause you feel like home,
                      D#       D# D Cm
You’re like a dream come true.

           Gm                  G#   D#
But if by chance you’re here alone,
              Fm              D#  D# D Cm
Can I have a moment before I go?
                     Gm         G#       D#
’Cause I’ve been by myself all night long,
               Fm                 A#
Hoping you’re someone I used to know.

A#                  G#     A#
   You look like a movie,
                     Gm    G#
   You sound like a song.
                           A#
   My God, this reminds me
                   Gm     A#
   Of when we were young.


   A#         D#           Gm
     Let me photograph you in this light,
         G#             A#                D#
     In case it is the last time that we might
          Gm             G#             A#
     Be exactly like we were before we realised.
              Cm            Gm
     We were sad of getting old,
                 G#     G#m
     It made us restless.
                         Fm
     It was just like a movie,
                         A#
     It was just like a song.

Cm        Gm                G#    D#
I was so scared to face my fears,
        Fm                    D#    D# D Cm
Nobody told me that you’d be here.
            Gm             G#   D#
And I swear you moved overseas,
            Fm                 A#
That’s what you said when you left me.

A#                        G#     A#
   You still look like a movie,
                           Gm    G#
   You still sound like a song.
                           A#
   My God, this reminds me
                   Gm     A#
   Of when we were young.


   A#         D#           Gm
     Let me photograph you in this light,
         G#             A#                D#
     In case it is the last time that we might
          Gm             G#             A#
     Be exactly like we were before we realised.
              Cm            Gm
     We were sad of getting old,
                 G#     G#m
     It made us restless.
                         Fm
     It was just like a movie,
                         A# A#m
     It was just like a song.

     B     Cm           D#
     When we were young.
           G#           D#
     When we were young.
           Fm
     When we were young.
           A#          A#m
     When we were young.


  B      Cm      D#
   It’s hard to admit
        G#              Gm
   That everything just takes me back
           Fm
   To when you were there,
           A#            A#m
   To when you were there.
  B       Cm               D#
   And a part of me keeps holding on
    G#              Gm
   Just in case it hasn’t gone,
           Fm
   I guess I still care.
      A#
   Do you still care?

A#                     G#     A#
   It was just like a movie,
                       Gm    G#
   It was just like a song.
                           A#
   My God, this reminds me
                   Gm   A#
   Of when we were young,
         D#          Gm
   When we were young,
         G#          A#
   When we were young,
         D#          Gm
   When we were young,
         G#          A#
   When we were young.


   A#         D#           Gm
     Let me photograph you in this light,
         G#             A#                D#
     In case it is the last time that we might
          Gm             G#             A#
     Be exactly like we were before we realised.
              Cm            Gm
     We were sad of getting old,
                 G#      A#
     It made us restless.
                 Cm             Gm
     Oh, I’m so mad at getting old,
                 G#       G#m
     It makes me reckless.
                         Fm
     It was just like a movie,
                         A#  A#m
     It was just like a song.
                   D#
     When we were young.


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