WHEN WE WERE YOUNG Adkins & Jesso Jr. Adele
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||: // Every body | loves the things you^do.| oo oo // | / from^the way you^ta.|
||: // But^if by | chance ee youre^here ee.| e^a lone ee / | / ~ ^can I^have a^mo.|
||: // I^was so | scared to face my | fears ss ss ss | / ~ ^coz nobo dy^told.|
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| aa lk // | / To^the way you^move.| ee ee ee ee.| ee ee // |
| oo ment // | / ~ ^Be fore I | go oo o^o oo.| oo oo oo / |
| dd me // | / ~ ^that youd be | here ee e^e ee.| ee ee // |
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| // Every body | here ee is^watch hh.| hh ing you uu | / coz^you feel like.|
| / ~ ^Coz Ive^been by | my self all night.| tt long gg / | // hoping youre |
| // And^I swear | you moved ov er.| r^seas ss ss ss | // (thats what you).|
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| ee home ee / | ~ ^Youre like^a dream come.| ee tr ue / |
| some one // | / ~ ^I used to | [D-4] kno oo oo ww |
| uu said dd d ~ | / ~ ^When you left. | [D-4] tt me ee / |
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1. | //// :|| 2. | / ~ ^You look^like a^mov.| vv ie // | / ~ ^you sound^like a | so nn nn gg |
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| / ~ ^My God^this reminds.| ss me // | / ~ ^of when we^were | youn nn nn gg |
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| // ~ ^Let me^pho.| oo to graph you^in.| n this ^light tt in^case.| ee it is the^last.|
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| t time / ^That we^might.| tt / be exact.| t ly like we ^were.| ee e^be fore we^rea.|
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| a^lized dd ~ ^We were^sad.| dd ~ ^of getting old.| dd d^It made^us rest.| tt t^less ss ss |
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| / It^was just^like a^mov.| vv ie // | / It^was (just like a) | song gg gg gg |
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3. | //// :||
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4. | ~ ^You still look^like a^mov.| vv ie // | ~ ^you still sound^like a | so oo oo ng | CHORUS
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// When we.| ee were^young gg gg | // When we.| ee were^young gg gg | // When we.|
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| ee were^young gg gg | // When we.| ee were^young gg gg.| gg gg / Its^hard.|
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| dd dd dd to^ad.| d mit ^that t^t ~ ^Ev.| ery thing just ^takes.| s me back to^when ~ |
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| ~ ^you were^there ee ee | // ~ ^to when^you.| u^were there ee ee | // ~ ^And a^part.|
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| tt of^me keeps hold.| d ing on / ^Just | in case it has | nt gone I ^guess ~ | / I^still care ee |
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| /// Do^you | still care ee ee | / It^was just^like a^mov.| vv ie // | / it^was (just like a) |
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| song gg g^g gg || to CHORUS, ad lib and fade.
About this song:
When We Were Young is performed by Adele and written by Adkins & Jesso Jr..
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