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Joy Oladokun – Younger Days Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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INTRO:
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VERSE:
       G                    Am
In my younger days I was a fighter
       C                       G
In my younger days I felt the fire
              G
Things didn't go my way
              Am
I'd strike a match and turn my back
              C
You'd be surprised by how
                        G
many bridges I've burned
       G
In my younger days I'd love
          Am
and then leave 'em
           C
Because I was afraid I
                           G
wouldn't know how to keep 'em
              G
I'd trade my freedom for
                 Am
a steady hand now
       C
But I wouldn't trade the
                 G
lessons I learned

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CHORUS:
                Am
No, I wouldn't change a thing
                     G
about my younger days
                  A7        Am
Looking back I'm glad to see
                   G
I didn't get my way
                   D
In my younger days

VERSE:
          G
What's a legacy?
              Am7
And how do I leave one?
         C                         G
For the children I might never have
          G
What's a purpose?
                 Am7
Tell me why do I need one?
          C
Taking my as it comes
                       G
ain't working out too bad

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CHORUS:
                Am
No, I wouldn't change a thing
                     G
about my younger days
                  A7        Am
Looking back I'm glad to see
                   G
I didn't get my way
                  G
In my younger days
Am  C  G  G  Am7  Am  C  G

OUTRO:
                F
No, I wouldn't change a thing
C                         G
 about my younger day-ay-ays
                  A7        Am
Looking back I'm glad to see
                   Em
I didn't get my way

In my younger days
                   F    C
The agony and ecstasy
                    G
The joy and the pain
                    A7         Am
Who I was would be proud to see
                   C
The person I became
                  G
In my younger days

How to play Younger Days: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Younger Days by Joy Oladokun on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Younger Days by Joy Oladokun keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 8 chords: G, Am, C, A7, D, Am7, F and Em.

Most of the song cycles through G – Am – C – G (I – ii – IV – I in G major). In solfa, that is doh – reh – fah – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.