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Sam Smith – Young Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are the chords for Young by Sam Smith on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
Am        C   Dm       G
I want to be, wild and young
    Em      Am       F
And not be afraid to lose
Am        C    Dm        G
Cry on my own, me and my bottle
Em            Am       F
These are the things I choose

[Chorus]
    Am               F           C
But they're watching me, judging me
       G          Am
Making me feel so used
          F            C       G
Can't you see that all I wanna do
   Dm           G     C  
Is get a little wild, get
          F
 a little high?
Dm             G        C  
Kiss a hundred boys and not
               F
 feel like I'm tied to them
Dm                   G
If you were to judge me
     C               F
Then go and load the gun
Dm                G          C
I've done nothing wrong, I'm young

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[Verse 2]
Am
Oh-oh, oh-oh
Am        C
I want to fight
    Dm           G
And fall off the tables
     Em        Am        F
Then wake to regret last night
         C           
My heavy heart pounds
 Dm          G
 deep like a dagger
       Em       Am       F
'Causе I'm not afraid to bite

[Chorus]
    Am               F           C
But they're watching mе, judging me
       G          Am
Making me feel so used
          F            C       G
Can't you see that all I wanna do
   Dm           G     C            F
Is get a little wild, get a little high?
Dm             G        C   
Kiss a hundred boys and not 
              F
feel like I'm tied to them
Dm                   G
If you were to judge me
     C               F
Then go and load the gun
Dm                G          C
I've done nothing wrong, I'm young

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[Outro]
Dm           G     C            F
Get a little wild, get a little high
Dm             G        C  
Kiss a hundred boys and not 
               F
feel like I'm tied to them
Dm                   G
If you want to judge me
     C               F
Then go and load the gun
Dm                G          C
I've done nothing wrong, I'm young

How to play Young: key, chords and progression

Young by Sam Smith is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 6 chords: Am, C, Dm, G, Em and F.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Dm – G – C – F (ii – V – I – IV in C major). In solfa, that is reh – soh – doh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.