[Intro]
Fm G
When we were young
[Verse]
Cm
Well, the first 21
G
It's a criminal ride
Bb
Whatever you've done
F
You can get out alive
Cm
The first 21
G
Is it Heaven or Hell?
Bb
But who really cares
F
We were under a spell
Cm
The first 21
G
And those hot summer nights
Bb
We were high as the stars
F
Under big city lights
[Chorus]
(When we were young)
Ab
But when we were young
Eb
We learned how to tell our own lies
G
Telling ourselves it was paradise
Cm
And sometimes we even believed it
Ab
When we were young
Eb
Was like nothing that we'd ever seen
G
Pushing ourselves to have bigger dreams
Cm
And sometimes we even believed it
Fm G
When we were young
[Interlude]
Cm G Bb F
[Verse 2]
Cm
The first 21
G
Was a coming of age
Bb
We would take on the world
F
Like we're turning a page
Cm
The first 21
G
It's not what you think
Bb
Sometimes you fly
F
But sometimes you sink
[Chorus 2]
(When we were young)
Ab
But when we were young
Eb
We learned how to tell our own lies
G
Telling ourselves it was paradise
Cm
And sometimes we even believed it
Ab
When we were young
Eb
Was like nothing that we'd ever seen
G
Pushing ourselves to have bigger dreams
Cm
And sometimes we even believed it
Fm G
When we were young
[Solo]
Cm Ab Bb G
Cm Ab Bb G
[Chorus 3]
Ab
But when we were young
Eb
We learned how to tell our own lies
G
Telling ourselves it was paradise
Cm
And sometimes we even believed it
Ab
When we were young
Eb
Was like nothing that we'd ever seen
G
Pushing ourselves to have bigger dreams
Cm
And sometimes we even believed it
Ab Eb
When we were young
G Cm
When we were young
Ab Eb
When we were young
G Cm
When we were young
Fm G
When we were young
Cm Ab G
We were just twenty-one
Cm Ab G Cm
When we were young
When we were young
Well, the first 21
It's a criminal ride
Whatever you've done
You can get out alive
The first 21
Is it Heaven or Hell?
But who really cares
We were under a spell
The first 21
And those hot summer nights
We were high as the stars
Under big city lights
(When we were young)
But when we were young
We learned how to tell our own lies
Telling ourselves it was paradise
And sometimes we even believed it
When we were young
Was like nothing that we'd ever seen
Pushing ourselves to have bigger dreams
And sometimes we even believed it
When we were young
The first 21
Was a coming of age
We would take on the world
Like we're turning a page
The first 21
It's not what you think
Sometimes you fly
But sometimes you sink
(When we were young)
But when we were young
We learned how to tell our own lies
Telling ourselves it was paradise
And sometimes we even believed it
When we were young
Was like nothing that we'd ever seen
Pushing ourselves to have bigger dreams
And sometimes we even believed it
When we were young
But when we were young
We learned how to tell our own lies
Telling ourselves it was paradise
And sometimes we even believed it
When we were young
Was like nothing that we'd ever seen
Pushing ourselves to have bigger dreams
And sometimes we even believed it
When we were young
When we were young
When we were young
When we were young
When we were young
We were just twenty-one
When we were young
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