When You Were Young

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Capo: 4th fret

Intro

E  
C  
 
D  
 
Em  
 
G  
 
C  
C  
 
D  
 
Em  
 
G  
 
C  

Verse 1

 
You 
C  
sit there in your h
D  
earta
Em  
che
 
Wait
G  
ing on some bea
C  
utiful boy to
 
T
C  
o save you from y
D  
our old w
Em  
ays
 
Y
G  
ou play forgiveness
C  
Watch it now, here he comes

Chorus

 
He d
C  
oesnt look a thing like  
D  
Je
Em  
sus
 
But he talks 
G  
like a gentleman
 
L
C  
ike you imagined when you were  
D  
yo
Em  
ung 
 
 
G  
 
C  

Verse 2

 
C
C  
an we climb this mountain?
D  
I don’t  
Em  
know
G  
Higher now than  
C  
ever 
 
before
C  
I know we can make it if we t
D  
ake it s
Em  
low
 
L
G  
et’s take it easy
 
Ea
C  
sy now, watch it go

Chorus

 
W
C  
e’re burning down the highway  
D  
skyl
Em  
ine
 
On the ba
G  
ck of a hurricane t
C  
hat started turning
C  
When you were  
D  
yo
Em  
ung 
 
 
G  
 
C  
C  
When you were  
D  
yo
Em  
ung 
 
 
G  
 
C  

Bridge 1

 
And som
C  
etimes you close your e
Em  
yes
 
And s
Em  
ee the pl
G  
ace where you used to l
C  
ive
C  
When you were  
D  
you
Em  
ng
C  
 
D  
 
Em  
 
G  
 
C  
C  
 
D  
 
Em  
 
G  
 
C  
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Bridge 2

 
They say the dev
Am  
il’s water, It ain’t so sweet
 
You dont have to drink right 
Em  
now
 
But you can dip your f
G  
eet
 
Every once in a little w
D  
hile

Instrumental

C  
 
D  
 
Em  
 
G  
 
C  
C  
 
D  
 
Em  
 
G  
 
C  
C  
 
D  
 
Em  
 
G  
 
C  

Verse 3

 
You 
C  
sit there in your h
D  
earta
Em  
che
 
Wait
G  
ing on some beautiful bo
C  
 
to
 
T
C  
o save you from y
D  
our old w
Em  
ays
 
Y
G  
ou play forgiveness
C  
Watch it now, here he comes

Chorus

 
He d
C  
oesnt look a thing like J
D  
e
Em  
sus
 
But he talks
G  
like a gentleman
 
L
C  
ike you imagined when you were  
D  
yo
Em  
ung
 
(
G  
Talks like a gentleman, l
C  
ike you imagined)
 
W
C  
hen you were  
D  
yo
Em  
ung 
 
 
G  
 
C  
C  
I said he doesnt look a thing like
D  
Jes
Em  
us 
 
 
G  
 
C  
C  
He doesnt look a thing like
D  
Jes
Em  
us 
 
 
G  
 
C  
But more than you’ll ever know
C  
 
 
 
Am  
 
G  
 
 
 
Em  
 
D  

Em
C
Am
G
D

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