G When we were young the world seemed so old Em Careless and cold C Am We did what we were told in our lifes D When we were young G Had the world by the tail Good would prevail Em Starships at sail C Am And none of us would fail in this life D Not when you’re young C Em We were drawn to whoever could keep us together G D And bound by the heavens above C Em D And we tried to survive traveling at the speed of love C Wo-ooh G/B When we were young Em D When we adored the fabulous C Wo-ooh G/B When we were young Em D/F# We were the foolish fearless C G/B Never knowing the cost of what we paid Em D Letting someone else be strong C Wo-ooh G D G When we were young In the moment of grace A long leap of faith There's still more glory stored away It's my life I'm here with the lovers And we burn the bridges we're crossing over Just to see the firelight And the innocent are getting over Being old tonight Chorus: Whoa, when we were young When everything was what it seemed Whoa, when we were young And every day was how we dreamed Never knowing the cost of what we paid Letting someone else be strong Whoa, when we were young Am And when you look at yourself tonight G/B Are you someone you recognize? C Am You can take back what you’ve given away Em D but it must be the last time Chorus: Whoa, when we were young Whoa, when we were young When we were young Whoa, when we were young When we adored the fabulous Whoa, when we were young We were the foolish fearless Whoa, when we were young We didn't know it wouldn't last Whoa, when we were young | TransposeReset Font sizeReset Chords fingeringsAm C D Em F# G B |