George Harrison - When We Was Fab: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "When We Was Fab" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Am                             F7
Back then, long time ago when grass was green
Am  Am/B C  D7  B                  C           Am
Woke  up in a  daze arrived like strangers in the
 F#dim  G#dim
night
A#9                             C  C/B
Fab, long time ago when we was fab,
A#7 F                         C         F G
Fab, back when income tax was all we had.

Caresses fleeced you in the morning light
Casualties at dawn
And we did it all
Long time ago when we was fab
You are my world, you are my only love

F                Dm       G
And while you're in this world
F              Dm         G    C
The fuzz gonna come and claim you
F               Dm      G
But you're more better wise
F                    Dm       G         C
When the buzz gonna come and take you away,
Cm        Fm C Cm F        G#6 C F G
Take you away,   take you away.

The microscopes that magnified the tears
Studied warts and all
Still the life flowed on and on
Long time ago when we was fab
But it's all over now, baby blue

(Doo, doo, doo, doo, fab)
Long time ago when we was fab
(Fab)
Like this pullover you sent to me
(Fab, doo, doo, doo, doo)
And you really got a hold on me
(Fab, doo, doo, doo, doo, gear!)
Long time ago when we was fab


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#7

Guitar chord A#7

A#9

Guitar chord A#9

Am

Guitar chord Am

B

Guitar chord B

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D7

Guitar chord D7

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

F7

Guitar chord F7

F#dim

Guitar chord F#dim

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G

Guitar chord G

G#6

Guitar chord G#6

G#dim

Guitar chord G#dim

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "When We Was Fab" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "When We Was Fab" by George Harrison.

George Harrison Song List