We Are Young Chords
by Fun
We Are Young by Fun is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Am, F, Dm and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verse 1:
C
Give me a second
I need to get my story straight
Am
My friends are in the bathroom,
Getting higher than the Empire State.
F
My lover, she is waiting for me
Just across the bar
Dm
My seats been taken by some sunglasses
G
Asking about a scar and,
C
I know I gave it to you months ago
Am
I know you're trying to forget
F
But between the drinks and subtle things
The holes in my apologies, you know
Dm G
I'm trying hard to take it back
Pre-Chorus
F
So if by the time
G
The bar closes
C Am F
And you feel like falling down
F G
I'll carry you home...
C Am
Tonight, we are young
F
So let's set the world on fire
We can burn brighter
G
Than the sun (2x)
C
Now I know that I'm not
All that you got
Am
I guess that I
I just thought
F
Maybe we could find new ways to fall apart
But our friends are back
So let's raise a toast
Dm G
Cause I found someone to carry me home
C Am
Tonight, we are young
F
So let's set the world on fire
We can burn brighter
G
Than the sun (2x)
C F
Carry me home tonight
C G
Just carry me home tonight
C F
Carry me home tonight
C G
Just carry me home tonight
C Am
Tonight, we are young
F
So let's set the world on fire
We can burn brighter
G
Than the sun (2x)
Pre-Chorus
F
So if by the time
G
The bar closes
C Am F
And you feel like falling down
F G
I'll carry you home...