Perry Como – Young At Heart Chords on Piano and Ukulele

Perry Como – Young At Heart Chords on Piano and Ukulele

ChordsGDA7Am7D9sus4/AD6/ABmBbmAmD7Gmaj7DmE7Db/AEm7ACm7G/F#EmCC6/A

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These are Young At Heart by Perry Como on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar & Keyboard.

 [Intro]
G D  A7 Am7 D9sus4/A Am7 D D6/A

[Verse 1]
      G              D
Fairy tales can come true
       G             Bm Bbm
It can happen to you
          Am       Am7
If you're young at heart!
 Am       Am7
(Young at heart!)

[Verse 2]
         D7            Am7
For it's hard you will find
      D7        Am7
To be narrow of mind
D7        Gmaj7    G
If you're young at heart!
 Gmaj7    G
(Young at heart!)

[Bridge]
        Dm      E7
You can go to extremes
        Dm      E7
With impossible schemes
        Am7
You can laugh when your
A7
dreams
      A7sus       A7
Fall apart at the seams
    D         Db/A   D
And life gets more exciting
Db/A      D7      Am7  D7
With each passing day
    Em7     G      Em7
An' love is either in your
G
heart
    Am7    D7
Or, on the way!

[Verse 3]
          G
Don't you know that
     D
it's worth
      G
Every treasure on
      Bm Bbm
earth
      Am       Am7
To be young at heart!
 Am       Am7
(Young at heart!)

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[Verse 4]
       D7          Am7
For as rich as you are
          D7        Am7 D7
It's much better by far
      Gmaj7    G
To be young at heart!
 Gmaj7    G
(Young at heart!)

[Pre Chorus]
       Dm
And if you should
   E7
survive
     Dm
To a hundred an'
E7
five
        Em7
Look at all you'll
  A
derive
      Am7    Cm7
Outta bein' alive!

[Chorus]
    G           G/F# Em
And here is the best part
Am7        D9sus4/A D7
You have a head     start
G           C
If you are among
         Am7   D  G
The very young at heart!
  G   D   Am7   D7

[Verse 5]
           G
(Don't you know that
     D
it's worth
      G
Every treasure on
      Bm Bbm
earth
      Am       Am7
To be young at heart!)
[Verse 6]
        D7
(For as rich as you
Am7
are
          D7
It's much better by
Am7 D7 C6/A
far
      Gmaj7    G
To be young at heart!)

[Bridge]
       Dm
And if you should
   E7
survive
     Dm          E7
To a hundred an' five
        Em7          A
Look at all you'll derive
      Am7    Cm7
Outta bein' alive!

[Outro]
    G
And here is the
G/F# Em
best part
Am7
You have a
D9sus4/A D7
head     start
G           C
If you are among
         Am7   D
The very young....
   G      Gmaj7
At heart!

Watch: Young At Heart

From Perry Como - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Young At Heart: key, chords and progression

Young At Heart by Perry Como keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 22 chords: G, D, A7, Am7, D9sus4/A, D6/A, Bm, Bbm, Am, D7, Gmaj7 and Dm and 10 more.

Listen for G – D – G – Bm (I – V – I – iii in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – doh – mi. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

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

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G
Am7 chord on guitar (x02010)
Am7A C E G
D7 chord on guitar (xx0212)
D7D F♯ A C
D6 chord on guitar (xx0202)
D6D F♯ A B
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Gmaj7 chord on guitar (320002)
Gmaj7G B D F♯
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D
A7sus4 chord on guitar (x02030)
A7sus4A D E G
Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
Em7 chord on guitar (020000)
Em7E G B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Cm7 chord on guitar (x35343)
Cm7C E♭ G B♭
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
C6 chord on guitar (x32210)
C6C E G A

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Young At Heart chords: questions

What key is Young At Heart in?

Young At Heart by Perry Como is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Young At Heart?

Young At Heart uses 22 chords: G, D, A7, Am7, D9sus4/A, D6/A, Bm, Bbm, Am, D7, Gmaj7, Dm and 10 more.

What is the chord progression of Young At Heart?

The main progression is G – D – G – Bm (I – V – I – iii).

Is Young At Heart easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Almost every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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