When We Were Young Chords

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When We Were Young by Brett Dennen is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, Dm and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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verse 1: 

C 
Remember when we were young 
                F 
We felt like the luckiest ones 
           Dm 
Nothing to worry about 
                     G 
The whole world was a hand-me-down 

C 
It's hard to be different 
                         F 
It's even harder when you wanna fit in 
                 Dm 
High school was a catastrophe 
                G 
It was a failure factory 


F 
Turn it up, turn it up 
G 
Turn up your radio loud 
C 
Don't forget where you come from 
F 
It's too soon to be proud 

F 
Remember when 
G                       F 
We... were... young 
F 
Remember when 
G                       F        C 
We... were... young 


verse 2: 

C 
Remember when we were broke 
           F 
Money would come and go 
                    Dm 
The whole world is a hand-me-down 
            G 
So you gotta wear it proud 

C 
Whenever I reminisce 
                F 
I know that the greatest risk 
                Dm 
Is giving up the fun for pay 
                G 
I don't want to live that way 


F 
Oh tear it up, tear it up 
G 
Tear up that page 
C 
I don't wanna grow up 
F 
Don't wanna act my age 

F               G 
Remember when, we were young 

F 
Turn it up, turn it up 
G 
Turn up your radio loud 
C 
Don't forget where you come from 
F 
It's too soon to be proud 

F               G 
Remember when, we were young 
F               G 
Remember when, we... were... young... 

Bridge: 

C 
Ohhhhhh 
C 
Ohhhhh oh oh ohhhhh-oh 
F 
Oh oh oh oh oooohhh 
Dm 
Oh oh oh oh oh 
G 
Oh oh oh oh ohhhhh 

C 
Ohhhhhh 
C 
Ohhhhh oh oh ohhhhh-oh 
F 
Oh oh oh oh oooohhh 
Dm 
Oh oh oh oh oh 
G 
Oh oh oh oh ohhhhh 

verse 3: 

(n.c.) 
How will I know if I don't ask why 
I won't let it pass me by 
I see my life in a faded sky 
Slippin away, ayyyy ayyyyyy 


F 
Tear it up, tear it up 
G 
Tear out that page 
C 
I don't wanna grow up 
F 
Don't wanna act my age 

F               G 
Remember when, we were young 

F 
Turn it up, turn it up 
G 
Turn up your radio loud 
C 
Don't forget where you come from 
F 
It's too soon to be proud 

F               G        
Remember when, we were young 
F               G 
Remember when, we... were... young... 

C 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante