When We Were Young

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 G We were drawn to whoever could keep us together Em D And bound by the heavens above C G D And we tried to survive traveling at the speed of love C Wo-ooh G When we were young Em D When we adored the fabulous C Wo-ooh G When we were young Em D We were the foolish fearless C Em Never knowing the cost of what we paid G D Letting someone else be strong C Wo-ooh G D G When we were young G In a moment of grace A long leap of faith Em C Am The still more glorious dawn awaits my life D I’m here with the lovers C And we burned the bridges Em We’re crossing over G D Just to see the firelight C G D And the innocent are getting over being old tonight C Wo-ooh G When we were young Em D When everything was what it seemed C Wo-ooh G When we were young Em D And every day was how we dreamed C G Em D Never knowing the cost of what we paid letting someone else be strong C Wo-ooh G D G When we were young C And when you look at yourself tonight G Are you someone you recognize? C D You can take back what you’ve given away but it must be the last time C Wo-ooh G Em D When we were young C Wo-ooh G Em When we were young D When we were young C Wo-ooh G When we were young Em D When we adored the fabulous C Wo-ooh G When we were young Em D We were the foolish fearless C Wo-ooh G When we were young Em D We didn’t know it wouldn’t last C Wo-ooh G D G When we were young