When We Was Fab Chords
When We Was Fab by George Harrison is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, F7, Am/B, C, D7, B, F#dim, G#dim, Bb9/5, C/B, Bb7, F, G, Dm, Cm, Fm and Ab6. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Am F7
Back then, long time ago when grass was green
Am Am/B C D7 B C Am F#dim G#dim
woke up in a daze arrived like strangers in the night
Bb9/5 C C/B
fab, long time ago when we was fab,
Bb7 F C F G
fab, back when income tax was all we had.
Am F7
Caresses fleeced you in the morning light,
Am Am/B C D7 B C Am F#dim G#dim
casualties at dawn, and we did it all.
Bb9/5 C
Fab, long time ago when we was fab,
Bb7 F C
fab, you're 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 Ab6 C F G
take you away, take you away.
Am F7
The microscopes that magnified the tears
Am Am/B C D7 B C Am F#dim G#dim
studied warts and all, still the life flowed on and on
Bb9/5 C C/B
fab, long time ago when we was fab,
Bb7 F C
fab, but it's all over now, baby blue,
Bb9/5 C C/B
fab, long time ago when we was fab,
Bb7 F C
fab, like this pullover you sent to me.
Bb9/5 C C/B
Fab,
Bb7 F C
and you really got a hold on me.
Fab, long time ago when we was fab.