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When We Were Young chords by Passenger (Official Version)

GuitarUkulelePiano

C
G
Am
Fmaj7
F
C/E

Intro 1

C

G

Am

Fmaj7

C

G

Fmaj7

C

G

Am

Fmaj7

C

G

Fmaj7

Chorus 1
C 
G 
We used to never say never
Am 
F 
Used to think we live forever
C 
G 
Fmaj7 
Flying free beneath the sun
C 
G 
Days go running and hiding
Am 
F 
The weeks go slippy and sliding
C 
G 
Years leave quicker every time they come
Fmaj7 
Remember when we were young

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Interlude 1

C

G

Fmaj7

C

G

Fmaj7

Verse 1
G 
Am 
Look back to the best of days
Fmaj7 
C 
Collecting all yesterdays
G 
Am 
G 
Fmaj7 
As they built up one by one
G 
Am 
Oh, how we beg and we borrow
Fmaj7 
C 
Say we do it tomorrow
G 
Am 
G 
Fmaj7 
But tomorrow never seems to come

Chorus 2
C 
G 
We used to never say never
Am 
F 
Used to think we live forever
C 
G 
Fmaj7 
Flying free beneath the sun
C 
G 
Days go running and hiding
Am 
F 
The weeks go slippy and sliding
C 
G 
Years leave quicker every time they come
Fmaj7 
Remember when we were young
C 
G 
Fmaj7 

Verse 2
G 
Am 
And we were boys on the beach
F 
C 
Everything was in reach
G 
Am 
G 
Fmaj7 
I know it's hard to remember
G 
Am 
C/E 
Oh, how the years they vanish
Fmaj7 
C 
I always wanted to learn Spanish
G 
Am 
G 
Fmaj7 
And travel round South- America

Chorus 3
C 
G 
We used to never say never
Am 
F 
Used to think we live forever
C 
G 
Fmaj7 
Flying free beneath the sun
C 
G 
Days go running and hiding
Am 
F 
The weeks go slippy and sliding
C 
G 
Years leave quicker every time they come
Fmaj7 
Do you remember when we were young?

Solo 1

C

G

Am

Fmaj7

C

G

Fmaj7

C

G

Am

Fmaj7

C

G

Fmaj7

Chorus 4
C 
G 
We used to never say never
Am 
F 
Used to think we live forever
C 
G 
Fmaj7 
Flying free beneath the sun
C 
G 
Days go running and hiding
Am 
F 
The weeks go slippy and sliding yeah
C 
G 
Years leave quicker every time they come
Fmaj7 
Do you remember when we were young?

Outro 1
C 
G 
Fmaj7 
Do you remember when we were young?
C 
G 
Fmaj7 
Do you remember when we were young?
C 
G 
Fmaj7 
Do you remember when we were young?
C 
G 
Fmaj7 
Ah- ah, ah- ah

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0

C
G
Am
Fmaj7
F
C/E

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E majorBPM: 69

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the original studio version of When We Were Young by Passenger, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of E major. It suits players who want to learn When We Were Young the way Passenger intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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