When You Were Young — The Killers
Chords and lyrics for When You Were Young by The Killers (key of E).
Verse 1
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The Killers - When You Were Young
Intro
E*
| E | F# G#m | B | E |
| E | F# G#m | B | E |
Verse 1
[E] You sit there in your[F#] [G#m]heartache
[B] Waiting on some [E]beautiful boy to
[E]To save you from [F#]your old [G#m]ways
[B] You play forgiveness
[E]Watch it now, here he comes
Chorus
He [E]doesn't look a thing like [F#][G#m]Je-sus
But he[B] talks like a gentleman
[E] Like you imagined
When [E]you were [F#][G#m]young[E][B]
Verse 2
[E] Can we climb this mountain
[F#] I don't [G#m]know
[B] Higher now than [E]e-ver before
I[E] know we can make it if we [F#]take it [G#m]slow
[B]Let's take it easy
[E]Easy now, watch it go
Chorus
We're [E]burning down the highway [F#][G#m]sky-line
On the[B] back of a hurricane
[E] That started turning
When [E]you were [F#][G#m]young[E][B]
When [E]you were [F#][G#m]young[E][B]
Verse 3
And [E]sometimes you close your [F#]eyes
And [G#m]see the [B]place where you used to [E]live
When [E]you were [E]young
Instrumental
|(E) | F# G#m | B | E |
| E | F# G#m | B | E |
| E D#m C#m | B B A#m G#m | F# |(F#)
Bridge
The say the [C#m]devil's water, it ain't so sweet
You [E]don't have to drink right [G#m]now
[D#m] But you can dip your [G#m]feet
[F#] Every once in a... little [E][F#]while[E][B][G#m]
Instrumental
| E | F# G#m | B | E | x2
Verse 4
[E] You sit there in your[F#] [G#m]heartache
[B] Waiting on some [E]beautiful boy to
[E] To save you from [F#]your old [G#m]ways
[B] You play forgiveness
[E]Watch it now, here he comes
Chorus
He [F#]doesn't look a thing like Jesus
But he[B] talks like a gentleman
[G#m] Like you imagined
When [E]you were [F#][G#m]young
[B](talks like a gentleman)
[E](like you imagined)
When [E]you were [F#][G#m]young[E][B]
Outro
I said he [E]doesn't look a thing like [F#][G#m]Jesus[E][B]
He [E]doesn't look a thing like [F#][G#m]Jesus[E][B]
But more than you'll [E]ever [D#m][C#m][B]know[F#][G#m)][A#m]
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