Oct162024

Alan Walker & Flo Rida – When I Grow Up Young Wild And Free Chords

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[Intro]
            C
When I grow up,
 I wanna
         Am
 be like me

Can't tell me
Em
nothing,
             Em D
'bout who to be
            C
When I grow up, I
              Am
wanna be like me
Can't stop me
Em
runnin'
young, wild and
Em  D
free

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[Verse 1]
C
 Livin' life in
fast pace
Am
Traded all my
tours for foreplay
Em
Sleepless nights
turned to slumber
parties
Em
Looking juice tryna
D
coke and Bacardi
C
 From daydreams
and stories
Am
That I live now,
night till morning
Em
 From crawlin'
to walkin'
Em            D
Now I run the game
 like Spalding



[Pre-Chorus]
C
 Hands up in the
 air if
Am
you livin' life
young, wild,
    Em
and free
Made something
out of
Em
nothing from a
D            C
dollar and a dream
Close my eyes and
 see my
Am
younger self
smilin', smilin'
    Em
 at me
Looking back
   D
is funny
         Bm
'cause I said


[Chorus]
            C
When I grow up,
I wanna
        D
be likе me
Can't tell me
Em
nothing,
             Bm
'bout who to bе
            C
When I grow up, I
              D
wanna be like me
              Em
Can't stop me running
 young,
wild and free



[Drop]
            C  D
When I grow up
Can't tell me
Em      Bm
nothing
            C  D
When I grow up
Can't stop me
Em      Bm
running
            C
When I grow up



[Verse 2]
(C)
Catch a bad chick
by her toe
      Am
Be my little eenie
meenie till I pick
some more
Em
 Good brain you
make honor roll
      Em
I'm a cat, I'm
 a dog,
      D
I'm a paw patrol
C
 Back then they
didn't
        Am
want me now

Mike Jones they
all up on me
Em
 From free throws
 to soarin'
Em
Shoot my shot
     D
they jump
            C
like Jordy, yeah



[Pre-Chorus]
When you run the
game this
Am
long it starts to
             Em
jog your memory
Learning ABCs to
Em        D
traveling global
               C
from A through Z
Cold shoulders turn
 to
Am
Miami heat and
all through
    Em
the club
Livin' out my
childhood
D
dreams, I say
    Bm
one day



[Chorus]
            C
When I grow up,
I wanna be
     D
like me (Just
 like me)
Can't tell me
Em
nothing,
'bout who
   Bm
to be (Yeah,
yeah)
When I grow
C
up (when
I grow up),
I wanna be
     D
like me (I
wanna be
 like me)
Can't stop me
Em
runnin'
(Can't stop me
 runnin')
young, wild and
 free (Ayy)

[Drop]
            C  D
When I grow up
Can't tell me
Em     Bm
nothing (Can't
 stop me)
            C
When I grow up
(All the way
   D
up, all the way
 up)
Can't stop me
Em
runnin' (Yeah)
Bm
 When I grow up

How to play When I Grow Up Young Wild And Free: key, chords and progression

To play When I Grow Up Young Wild And Free by Alan Walker & Flo Rida, think in E minor (one sharp: F♯). It takes 5 chords: C, Am, Em, D and Bm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Am – Em – D (VI – iv – i – VII in E minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.