When We Were Young Chords
by Passenger
When We Were Young by Passenger is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords C, G, Am, Am7 and Fmaj7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro :
C G Am C
E|--------------3---------3/5\3--0----------------------------------|
B|-----1--------0----------------1--1-----1--------0/1--------1--0--|
G|--------0-----0---0------------2-----2-----2-----0----0-----2--0--|
D|-----------2---------0---------2--------------2--2-------2--------|
A|--3----------------------------------------------3----------------|
E|--------------3---------------------------------------------------|
C G Am7 Am7 - Am - Am7
E|-----------------3--1\0----------------------------------|
B|--------1--------0-------1--------1-----1----1--1--------|
G|-----------0-----0-------0--0--------0--0/2--2--0-----0--|
D|-----2--------2----------2-----2--------2----2--2--2-----|
A|--3----------------------0-------------------------------|
E|-----------------3---------------------------------------|
C G Fmaj7 Am7 Am - Am7
E|-----------------3--------3/5\3--0----------------------------------|
B|--------1--------0---------------1--------1--------1----------1--1--|
G|-----------0-----0--0------------2--2--------2-----0/2--2-----2--0--|
D|-----2--------2--------0---------3-----3--------3--2-------2--2--2--|
A|--3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3--------------------------------------------------|
C G Am
E|-----------------3--1\0--0-----------------------------------|
B|--------1--------0-------1--------1--------1-----------------|
G|-----------0-----0-------2--2--------2--------2-----2-----2--|
D|-----2--------2----------2-----2--------2--------2-----2-----|
A|--3----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-------------------------------------------|
C G
We used to never say never
Am
Used to think we'll live forever
C G Am7
Flying free beneath the sun.
C G
Days go running and hiding
Am Fmaj7 Am7
The weeks go slipping and sliding,
C G Am7
Years leave quicker every time they come
C
Remember when we were young
Interlude 1 : x2
E|--------0-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3-----------3--1-----------3--1----------1---------|
G|--------------------2--------------2--------0h2--2-----2p0----|
D|-----2-----------2--------------2-----------2-----------------|
A|--3-----------0--------------0--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G Am
Look back to the best of days
Am7 C
Collecting our yesterdays
C Am7
As they build up one by one
C Am Am7
Oh, how we beg and we borrow
C Am G
Say we'd do it tomorrow,
Am G Am7
But tomorrow never seems to come.
Intrerlude 2 :
E|--------------------------0--------|
B|--------1-----1--3-----3-----3--1--|
G|-----0-----0--------0--------------|
D|--2--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
C G
We used to never say never
Am
Used to think we'll live forever
C G Am7
Flying free beneath the sun.
C G
Days go running and hiding
Am Fmaj7 Am7
The weeks go slipping and sliding,
C G Am7
Years leave quicker every time they come
C
Remember when we were young
Interlude 1 : x2
E|--------0---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3-----------3--1-----------3--1----------1-------|
G|--------------------2--------------2--------0h2--2-----2p0--|
D|-----2-----------2--------------2-----------2---------------|
A|--3-----------0--------------0------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
G Am
When we were boys on the beach
Am7 C
Everything was in reach
C Am7
I know it's hard to remember
C Am Am7
but oh how the years they vanish
C Am G
I always wanted to learn Spanish
Am G Am7
And travel around South America
Intrerlude 2 :
E|--------------------------0--------|
B|--------1-----1--3-----3-----3--1--|
G|-----0-----0--------0--------------|
D|--2--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
C G
We used to never say never
Am
Used to think we'll live forever
C G Am7
Flying free beneath the sun.
C G
Days go running and hiding
Am Fmaj7 Am7
The weeks go slipping and sliding,
C G Am7
Years leave quicker every time they come
C G Am7
Remember when we were young oh oh ooh
C G Am7
Remember when we were young, oh oh ooh
C G Am7
Remember when we were young, oh oh ooh
E|-------------------|
B|----------1--------|
G|--0/2--2-----2--0--|
D|--2----------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|