When You Were Young - The Killers

Intro

Cadd9

Cadd9DEm7G6Cadd9

Verse 1

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Cadd9 You sit there in D your Em7 heartache

[Cadd9]You sit there in [D]your [Em7]heartache

G Waiting on some Cadd9 beautiful boy to

[G]Waiting on some [Cadd9]beautiful boy to

Cadd9 To save you from D your old Em7 ways

[Cadd9]To save you from [D]your old [Em7]ways

G You play forgiveness

[G]You play forgiveness

Cadd9 Watch it now, here he comes

[Cadd9]Watch it now, here he comes

Chorus 1

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He Cadd9 doesn't look a thing D like Em7 Jesus

He [Cadd9]doesn't look a thing [D]like [Em7]Jesus

But he G talks like a gentleman

But he [G]talks like a gentleman

Cadd9 Like you imagined

[Cadd9]Like you imagined

When Cadd9 you were D Em7 young G6 Cadd9

When [Cadd9]you were [D][Em7]young [G6] [Cadd9]

Verse 2

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Cadd9 Can we climb this mountain

[Cadd9]Can we climb this mountain

D I don't Em7 know

[D]I don't [Em7]know

G Higher now than Cadd9 ever before

[G]Higher now than [Cadd9]ever before

Cadd9 I know we can make it if we D take it Em7 slow

[Cadd9]I know we can make it if we [D]take it [Em7]slow

G Let's take it easy

[G]Let's take it easy

Cadd9 Easy now, watch it go

[Cadd9]Easy now, watch it go

Chorus 2

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We're Cadd9 burning down the D highway Em7 skyline

We're [Cadd9]burning down the [D]highway [Em7]skyline

On the G back of a hurricane

On the [G]back of a hurricane

Cadd9 That started turning

[Cadd9]That started turning

When Cadd9 you were D Em7 young G6 Cadd9

When [Cadd9]you were [D][Em7]young [G6] [Cadd9]

When Cadd9 you were D Em7 young G6 Cadd9

When [Cadd9]you were [D][Em7]young [G6] [Cadd9]

Verse 3

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And Cadd9 sometimes you close your D eyes

And [Cadd9]sometimes you close your [D]eyes

And Em7 see the G place where you used to Cadd9 live

And [Em7]see the [G]place where you used to [Cadd9]live

When Cadd9 you were Cadd9 young

When [Cadd9]you were [Cadd9]young

Instrumental 1

Cadd9DEm7G6Cadd9

Instrumental 1

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Cadd9DEm7G6Cadd9

Instrumental 2

Cadd9BmAmGGF#mEm7D

Bridge

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They say the Am devil's water, it ain't so sweet

They say the [Am]devil's water, it ain't so sweet

You Cadd9 don't have to drink right Em7 now

You [Cadd9]don't have to drink right [Em7]now

Bm But you can dip your Em7 feet

[Bm]But you can dip your [Em7]feet

D Every Cadd9 once D in Em7 a... G little Cadd9 while

[D]Every [Cadd9]once [D]in [Em7]a... [G]little [Cadd9]while

Instrumental 1

Repeat

Cadd9DEm7G6Cadd9

Instrumental 1

Repeat

Cadd9DEm7G6Cadd9

Verse 1

Full

Repeat

Cadd9 You sit there in D your Em7 heartache

[Cadd9]You sit there in [D]your [Em7]heartache

G Waiting on some Cadd9 beautiful boy to

[G]Waiting on some [Cadd9]beautiful boy to

Cadd9 To save you from D your old Em7 ways

[Cadd9]To save you from [D]your old [Em7]ways

G You play forgiveness

[G]You play forgiveness

Cadd9 Watch it now, here he comes

[Cadd9]Watch it now, here he comes

Chorus 3

Full

He D doesn't look a thing like Jesus

He [D]doesn't look a thing like Jesus

But he G talks like a gentleman

But he [G]talks like a gentleman

Em7 Like you imagined

[Em7]Like you imagined

When Cadd9 you D were Em7 young

When [Cadd9]you [D]were [Em7]young

G (talks like a gentleman)

[G](talks like a gentleman)

Cadd9 (like you imagined)

[Cadd9](like you imagined)

When Cadd9 you were D Em7 young G Cadd9

When [Cadd9]you were [D][Em7]young [G] [Cadd9]

Outro

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I said he Cadd9 doesn't look a thing D like Em7 Jesus G Cadd9

I said he [Cadd9]doesn't look a thing [D]like [Em7]Jesus [G] [Cadd9]

He Cadd9 doesn't look a thing D like Em7 Jesus G Cadd9

He [Cadd9]doesn't look a thing [D]like [Em7]Jesus [G] [Cadd9]

But more than you'll Cadd9 ever Bm know Am G G F#m Em7 D

But more than you'll [Cadd9]ever [Bm]know [Am] [G] [G] [F#m] [Em7] [D]