[Intro]
Fm G
When we were young
[Verse]
Cm
Well, the first 21
G
It’s a criminal ride
Bb
Whatever you’ve done
F
You can get out alive
Cm
The first 21
G
Is it Heaven or Hell?
Bb
But who really cares
F
We were under a spell
Cm
The first 21
G
And those hot summer nights
Bb
We were high as the stars
F
Under big city lights
[Chorus]
(When we were young)
Ab
But when we were young
Eb
We learned how to tell our own lies
G
Telling ourselves it was paradise
Cm
And sometimes we even believed it
Ab
When we were young
Eb
Was like nothing that we’d ever seen
G
Pushing ourselves to have bigger dreams
Cm
And sometimes we even believed it
Fm G
When we were young
[Interlude]
Cm G Bb F
[Verse 2]
Cm
The first 21
G
Was a coming of age
Bb
We would take on the world
F
Like we’re turning a page
Cm
The first 21
G
It’s not what you think
Bb
Sometimes you fly
F
But sometimes you sink
[Chorus 2]
(When we were young)
Ab
But when we were young
Eb
We learned how to tell our own lies
G
Telling ourselves it was paradise
Cm
And sometimes we even believed it
Ab
When we were young
Eb
Was like nothing that we’d ever seen
G
Pushing ourselves to have bigger dreams
Cm
And sometimes we even believed it
Fm G
When we were young
[Solo]
Cm Ab Bb G
Cm Ab Bb G
[Chorus 3]
Ab
But when we were young
Eb
We learned how to tell our own lies
G
Telling ourselves it was paradise
Cm
And sometimes we even believed it
Ab
When we were young
Eb
Was like nothing that we’d ever seen
G
Pushing ourselves to have bigger dreams
Cm
And sometimes we even believed it
Ab Eb
When we were young
G Cm
When we were young
Ab Eb
When we were young
G Cm
When we were young
Fm G
When we were young
Cm Ab G
We were just twenty-one
Cm Ab G Cm
When we were young
[Intro]
Fm G
When we were young
[Verse]
Cm
Well, the first 21
G
It’s a criminal ride
Bb
Whatever you’ve done
F
You can get out alive
Cm
The first 21
G
Is it Heaven or Hell?
Bb
But who really cares
F
We were under a spell
Cm
The first 21
G
And those hot summer nights
Bb
We were high as the stars
F
Under big city lights
[Chorus]
(When we were young)
Ab
But when we were young
Eb
We learned how to tell our own lies
G
Telling ourselves it was paradise
Cm
And sometimes we even believed it
Ab
When we were young
Eb
Was like nothing that we’d ever seen
G
Pushing ourselves to have bigger dreams
Cm
And sometimes we even believed it
Fm G
When we were young
[Interlude]
Cm G Bb F
[Verse 2]
Cm
The first 21
G
Was a coming of age
Bb
We would take on the world
F
Like we’re turning a page
Cm
The first 21
G
It’s not what you think
Bb
Sometimes you fly
F
But sometimes you sink
[Chorus 2]
(When we were young)
Ab
But when we were young
Eb
We learned how to tell our own lies
G
Telling ourselves it was paradise
Cm
And sometimes we even believed it
Ab
When we were young
Eb
Was like nothing that we’d ever seen
G
Pushing ourselves to have bigger dreams
Cm
And sometimes we even believed it
Fm G
When we were young
[Solo]
Cm Ab Bb G
Cm Ab Bb G
[Chorus 3]
Ab
But when we were young
Eb
We learned how to tell our own lies
G
Telling ourselves it was paradise
Cm
And sometimes we even believed it
Ab
When we were young
Eb
Was like nothing that we’d ever seen
G
Pushing ourselves to have bigger dreams
Cm
And sometimes we even believed it
Ab Eb
When we were young
G Cm
When we were young
Ab Eb
When we were young
G Cm
When we were young
Fm G
When we were young
Cm Ab G
We were just twenty-one
Cm Ab G Cm
When we were young
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