Take That - When We Were Young: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "When We Were Young" 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.
G When we were young the world seemed so old Em Careless and cold C Am We did what we were told in our lifes D When we were young G Had the world by the tail Good would prevail Em Starships at sail C Am And none of us would fail in this life D Not when you’re young C Em We were drawn to whoever could keep us together G D And bound by the heavens above C Em D And we tried to survive traveling at the speed of love C Wo-ooh G/B When we were young Em D When we adored the fabulous C Wo-ooh G/B When we were young Em D/F# We were the foolish fearless C G/B Never knowing the cost of what we paid Em D Letting someone else be strong C Wo-ooh G D G When we were young In the moment of grace A long leap of faith There's still more glory stored away It's my life I'm here with the lovers And we burn the bridges we're crossing over Just to see the firelight And the innocent are getting over Being old tonight Chorus: Whoa, when we were young When everything was what it seemed Whoa, when we were young And every day was how we dreamed Never knowing the cost of what we paid Letting someone else be strong Whoa, when we were young Am And when you look at yourself tonight G/B Are you someone you recognize? C Am You can take back what you’ve given away Em D but it must be the last time Chorus: Whoa, when we were young Whoa, when we were young When we were young Whoa, when we were young When we adored the fabulous Whoa, when we were young We were the foolish fearless Whoa, when we were young We didn't know it wouldn't last Whoa, when we were young You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  C  D  Em  F#  G  B  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 Were Young" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "When We Were Young" by Take That.