When You're Young
The JamVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Woaaahhh
Woaaahhh
Life is timeless, days are long when you're young
You used to fall in love with everyone
Any guitar and any bass drum
Life is a drink and you get drunk when you're young
Life is new and there's things to be done
You can't wait to be grown up
Acceptance into the capital world
You pull on some weed and you pull on someone when you're young
But you find out life isn't like that
It's so hard to comprehend
Why you set up your dreams to have them smashed in the end
But you don't mind you've got time on your side
And they're never gonna make you stand in line
you're just waiting for the right time
Woaaahhh
Woaaahhh
You're fearless and brave - you can't be stopped when you're young
You swear you're never ever gonna work for someone
No corporations for the new age sons
Tears of rage run down your face
But still you say "it's fun"
And you find out life isn't like that
It's so hard to understand
Why the world is your oyster but your future's a clam
It's got you in its grip before you're born
It's done with the use of a dice and a board
hey let you think you're king but you're really a pawn
Woaaahhh
Woaaahhh
You're fearless and brave - you can't be stopped when you're young
You used to fall in love with everyone
Any guitar and any bass drum
Woaaahhh
Woaaahhh
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Readable chord sheet for When You're Young by The Jam
[A]Wo[F#]aaahhh [A]Wo[F#]aaahhh [D] [G] [E] [A] [A]Life is timeless, days are long when you're young [A]You used to fall in love with everyone [A]Any guitar and any bass drum [D]Life is a drink and [G]you get drunk when [E]you're young [A]Life is new and there's things to be done [A]You can't wait to be grown up [A]Acceptance into the capital world [D]You pull on some weed and[G] you pull on someone [E]when you're young [A]But you find out life isn't [E]like that [A]It's so hard to [E]comprehend [A]Why you set up your dreams to ha[E]ve them smashed in the end [D]But you don't mind you[C#m]'ve got time on your side [Bm]And they're never gonna make you [F#m]stand in line [D]you're just waiting for the r[E]ight time [A]Wo[F#]aaahhh [A]Wo[F#]aaahhh [A]You're fearless and brave - you can't be stopped when you're young [A]You swear you're never ever gonna work for someone [A]No corporations for the new age sons [D]Tears of rage r[G]un down your face [E]But still you say "it's fun" [A]And you find out life isn't [E]like that [A]It's so hard to [E]understand [A]Why the world is your oyster [E]but your future's a clam [D]It's got you in its grip [C#m]before you're born [Bm]It's done with the use of [F#]a dice and a board [D]hey let you think you're king but[E] you're really a pawn [A]Wo[F#]aaahhh [A]Wo[F#]aaahhh [A]You're fearless and brave - you can't be stopped when you're young You used to fall in love with everyone Any guitar and any bass drum [A] [D] [C#m] [Bm] [F#m] [D] [G] [E] [A]Wo[F#]aaahhh [A]Wo[F#]aaahhh