Aug252023

Miley Cyrus – Used To Be Young Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
C G Am F

[Verse 1]
      C
The truth is bulletproof,
there's no foolin' you
G
I don't dress the same
Am
Me and who you say
I was yesterday
      F
Have gone our separate ways

[Refrain]
C
Left my livin' fast
somewhere in the past
         G
'Cause that's for chasin' cars
 Am
Turns out open bars lead
to broken hearts
     F
And going way too far

[Chorus]
C
  I know I used to be crazy,
E
  I know I used to be fun
Am
  You say I used to be wild,
Em
  I say I used to be young
C
  You tell me time has
 done changed me,

E
  That's fine,
 I've had a good run
Am
  I know I used to be crazy
Em
  That's 'cause
 I used to be young

[Verse 2]
C
Take one, pour it out,
 it's not worth cryin' about
      G
The things you can't erase
     Am
Like tattoos and regrets,
words I never meant
    F
And ones that got away

[Refrain]
C
Left my livin' fast
somewhere in the past
     G
And took another road
 Am
Turns out crowded rooms
 empty out as soon
         F
There's somewhere else to go, ooh

[Chorus]
C
  I know I used to be crazy,
E
  I know I used to be fun
Am
  You say I used to be wild,
F
  I say I used to be young
C
  You tell me time
has done changed me,
E
  That's fine,
 I've had a good run
Am
  I know I used to be crazy
F
  That's 'cause
 I used to be young

[Bridge]
C     E   Am
 Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh,
               F
 ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
     C    E     Am
Yeah, woah, woah, ooh-ooh,
                F
 ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Chorus]
C
  I know I used to be crazy
E
  Messed up but, God, was it fun
Am
  I know I used to be wild
Em
  That's 'cause
I used to be young
C
  Those wasted nights
 are not wasted
E
  I remember every one
Am
  I know I used to be crazy
F
  That's 'cause
 I used to be young
C
  You tell me time has
done changed me,
E
  That's fine,
 I've had a good run
Am
  I know I used to be crazy
F
  That's 'cause
  I used to be young

How to play Used To Be Young: key, chords and progression

These are Used To Be Young chords by Miley Cyrus on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

To play Used To Be Young by Miley Cyrus, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 6 chords: C, G, Am, F, E and Em.

Listen for Am – F – C – E (vi – IV – I – III in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is lah – fah – doh – mi. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

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