When We Were Young

Intro
[Am][C/E] [F][C/E]
[Dm][C]

Verse 1
[Am] verybo[E]dy lov[C/E]es the [F]things[C/E] you do
[Dm] rom the way y[F]ou talk to th[C]e way you move
[Am] veryb[E]ody he[C/E]re is [F]watchi[C/E]ng you
[Dm] ause you[C] feel lik[C]e home, y[C]ou're lik[C/B]e dream [a]come true
[Am] ut if [B]by chan[C/E]ce you[F]'re her[C/E]e alone
[Dm] an I[C] have[C] mom[C]ent b[C/B]efore[a] I go
[Am] ause I'[C]ve been [C/E]by mysel[F]f all ni[C/E]ght long
[Dm]Hoping you'r[Gsus4]e someone I [G]used to know

[Pre[C]horus]
[F] G7sus4
[a]You look like movie
[C/E]You sou[F]nd lik[a]e song
[F]My god [Gsus4]this rem[G]inds me
[C/E]Of when[Gsus4] we wer[G]e young

Chorus

[C]Let me photograp[C/E]h you in this li[F]ght, in case it [G]is the last time
[C]That we might [C/E]be exactly lik[F]e we were befo[G]re we realized
[Am]We were sad [C/E]of getting o[F]ld, it made[Fm] us restless
[Dm]It was just [G]like movie,[a] it was jus[a]t like song

Verse 2
[Am]I was so[Em] scared [F]to face [C/E]my fears
[Dm] ause nobo[C]dy told m[C]e that you[d]' be here
[Am] nd I [A]swore [Em]you mo[F]ved ov[C/E]erseas
[Dm]That's what [Gsus4]you said when[G] you left me

[Pre[C]horus]
[F] G7sus4
[a]You still look like movie
[C/E]You sou[F]nd lik[a]e song
[F]My god this[Gsus4] reminds me
[C/E]Of when we [G]were young

Chorus

[C]Let me photograp[C/E]h you in this li[F]ght, in case it [G]is the last time
[C]That we might [C/E]be exactly lik[F]e we were befo[G]re we realized
[Am]We were sad [C/E]of getting o[F]ld, it made[Fm] us restless
[Dm]It was j[F]ust like[G] movie,[E/Ab] it was[a] just li[a]ke song

Bridge

[Am]When we w[G]ere young
[F]When we w[C/E]ere young
[Dm]When we were young
[G]When we w[E/Ab]ere young

Verse 3
[Am]It's hard to w[C/G]in me back, ev[F]erything just[C/E] takes me back
[Dm]To when you were there
[G]To when you[E/Ab] were there
[Am] nd part [A]of me keep[C/G]s holding [a]on just in[F] case it h[C/E]asn't gone
[Dm]I guess I still care
[Gsus4] o you[D] still[G] care?

[Pre[C]horus]

[F]It was j[G]ust lik[a]e movie
[C/E]It was [F]just lik[a]e song
[F]My god this[G] reminds me
[Em]Of when we [G]were young

Bridge

[C]When we w[C/E]ere young
[F]When we w[G]ere young
[C]When we w[C/E]ere young
[F]When we w[G]ere young

Chorus

[C]Let me photograp[C/E]h you in this li[F]ght, in case it [G]is the last time
[C]That we might [C/E]be exactly lik[F]e we were befo[G]re we realized
[Am]We were s[C/E]ad of gett[F]ing old, [G]it made us[E/Ab] restless
[Am]Oh, I'm so ma[C/E]d I'm getting[F] old, it make[Fm]s me reckless
[Dm]It was ju[F]st like m[G]ovie, it [a]was just l[a]ike song
[C]When we were young

The song is played in its original key of C without a capo.

This song is built on the key of C. Here are the 7 diatonic chords (Chord Family) that harmonize according to music theory: