When I Chords
When I by Michael Trent is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C
When I... When I was a boy
F C
I was careless and I was foolish and I treated life as if it were a toy
F Am F
Yeah I was careless and I was foolish and I treated life as if it were a little baby's toy
G
Oh boy oh boy
C
When I... When I was a man
F C
I shoveled off my boyish ways and set about to learn the best I can
F Am F
But all the wicked ways of this old world were just so hard to understand
G
Oh man oh man
F G Am
But if you're stepping hard you're bound to make some noise
F G C
And if you're cryin' well then I hope you're overjoyed
F G Am
And if you're lacking let me give you what I have
G
'Cause I've got your back
C
On a common path
C F C F Am F G
C
When I... When I was in love
F C
I would count my blessings daily as it seemed they fell upon me from above
F Am F
But somehow time had tricked me to believing that it just wasn't enough
G
And I fucked it up
F G Am
But if you're stepping hard you're bound to make some noise
F G C
And if you're cryin' well then I hope you're overjoyed
F G Am
And if you're lacking let me give you what I have
G
'Cause I've got your back
F C
And I always have
F C (8x)