Blink-182 – When We Were Young Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Blink-182 – When We Were Young Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsEC#mAG#mB/D#B

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These are When We Were Young chords by Blink-182 on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

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[Intro]
E  x2

[Verse 1: Tom DeLonge]
             E
When we were young
the world felt so small
When we were young nothing
could break us apart
       C#m
Do you know your eyes
          A
are like stars?
        E
Summer nights
making out in my car
 G#m E G#m E G#m E

[Chorus 1] Tom DeLonge
E
When we were young
B/D#
Are you still loud and
free like every other?
C#m
When we were young
G#m
Nothing's too fast
      A
cause we explode together
E
When we were young
B/D#
Do you still think of
me like maybe ever?
C#m
When we were young
G#m                 A
Losing something we had
                    E
when we were younger
[Verse 2: Mark Hoppus]
            E
Back in the day we used
to say "fuck them all"
Prodigal sons were second to
none they gave me a job
                 C#m
Now I'm stuck at work like a
typical jerk with nowhere
   A                 E
to go We fell out of touch
now everything sucks
I'm out on my own

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[Chorus 2] Tom DeLonge
E
When we were young
B/D#
Are you still loud and
free like every other?
C#m
When we were young
G#m
Nothing's too fast
      A
cause we explode together
E
When we were young
B/D#
Do you still think of
me like maybe ever?
C#m
When we were young
G#m                 A
Losing something we had
when we were younger

[Instrument]
C#m A E B/D#
C#m B A

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[Chorus 3/Outro]
Tom DeLonge
E
When we were young
B/D#
Are you still loud and
free like every other?
C#m
When we were young
G#m
Nothing's too fast
      A
cause we explode together
E
When we were young
B/D#
Do you still think of
me like maybe ever?
C#m
When we were young
G#m                 A
Losing something we had
                    E
when we were younger

How to play When We Were Young: key, chords and progression

When We Were Young by Blink-182 is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 6 chords: E, C#m, A, G#m, B/D# and B.

The progression the song keeps returning to is E – B/D# – C#m – G#m (I – V – vi – iii in E major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – mi. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Am, F, Em, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯

When We Were Young chords: questions

What key is When We Were Young in?

When We Were Young by Blink-182 is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in When We Were Young?

When We Were Young uses 6 chords: E, C#m, A, G#m, B/D#, B.

What is the chord progression of When We Were Young?

The main progression is E – B/D# – C#m – G#m (I – V – vi – iii).

Is When We Were Young easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Am, F, Em, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

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