Nov52023

Derrick Dove & The Peacekeepers – When Did I Get Old Chords on Piano & Uku

ChordsG D C

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[Intro]
 G      G    G    G

[Chorus]
               G
When did I get old,
                     G
when did everythin’ change?
        G
I don’t recognise
 this world,
                        D
 I don’t remember this pain.
               G
Did time speed   up or
            C
did I slow down?
               G**
When did I get old?
 D                    G
  It’s all behind me now.

[Verse 1]
                 G
I used to fly so high
                G
 and not fear a thing,
      G
I was ten foot tall,
                    D
everybody knew my name.
                    G
But the world keeps
                          C
turning, statues begin to fall
                   G
and now I’m just a man
D                      G
   that used to have it all.

[Chorus]
               G
When did I get old,
                      G
when did everythin’ change?
        G
I don’t recognise this world,
                        D
 I don’t remember this pain.
               G
Did time speed   up or
            C
 did I slow down?
               G
When did I get old?
 D                   G
  It’s all behind me now.

[Interlude]
 G      G
   G    D
G     C    G  D   G

[Verse 2]

Well, there ain’t much
  G                 G
left of the man I was,
           G
I’m just a rusty outline
            D
 covered in dust.
                      G
But it happens to the best,
                 C
 the best of us all:
            G     D
another one rises   while
              G
another one falls.

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

[End-Chorus]
               G
When did I get old,
                      G
 when did everythin’ change?
        G
I don’t recognise this world,
                        D
 I don’t remember this pain.
               G
Did time speed   up or
            C
 did I slow down?
               G    D
When did I get old?   It’s
               G
 all behind me now.
               G   D
When did I get old?   It’s
                 G
 almost over now.

How to play When Did I Get Old: key, chords and progression

These are When Did I Get Old chords by Derrick Dove & The Peacekeepers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

When Did I Get Old by Derrick Dove & The Peacekeepers is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 3 chords in all: G, D and C.

The backbone of the song is G – D – G – C (I – V – I – IV in G major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – doh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

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