How to Play When We Were Young on Ukulele?

Adele - When We Were Young can be played in the key of Am using the Am, F, C, Dm, G, Fm chords. For Am, To play Am, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, leave C, E, A open. For F, To play F, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave C, A open. For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open. For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave A open. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open. For Fm, To play Fm, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, leave C open. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play When We Were Young with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Adele - When We Were Young Ukulele Chords

Chord reference Am, F, C, Dm, G, Fm

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Am] [Em] [F] [C] [Dm] [C] [Am]Everybody [Em]loves the things you [F]do [C] From the way you [Dm]talk to the way you [C]move [Am]Everybody [Em]here is [F]watching you [C] ‘Cause you feel like [Dm]home, you’re like a dream [C]come true [C] [C]

[Am]But if by [Em]chance you’re here [F]alone [C] Can I have a [Dm]moment before I [C]go [C] [C] [Am]’Cause I’ve been by [Em]myself all night [F]long [C] Hoping you’re [Dm]someone I used to [G]know [G]

You look like a [F]movie [G]you sound like a [Em]song. [F] My God this [F]reminds me [G]of when we were [Em]young. [G]

Let me [C]photograph you [Em]in. This light, in [F]case it is the [G]last time. That we [C]might be [Em]exactly like we [F]were before we [G]realized. We were [Am]sad of getting [C]old, it made us [F]restless. [Fm] It was just like a [Dm]movie, [F]it was just like a [G]song. [G]

[Am]I was so [Em]scared to face my [F]fears [C] ‘Cause nobody [Dm]told me that you’d be [C]here [C] [C] [Am]And I swear [Em]you moved [F]overseas [C] That’s what [Dm]you said when you left [G]me [G]

You look like a [F]movie [G]you sound like a [Em]song. [F] My God this [F]reminds me [G]of when we were [Em]young. [G]

When [Am]we were young [C]when [F]we were young [C] When [Am]we were young [C]when [F]we were young [G]

It’s [Am]hard to [C]admit that, [F]everything just [C]takes me back To when [Dm]you were there, to when [G]you were there [G] And a [Am]part of me keeps [C]holding on, [F]just in case it [C]hasn’t gone I guess [Dm]I still care, do [G]you still care?

It was just like a [F]movie [G]it was just like a [Em]song [F] My God this [F]reminds me [G]of when we were [Em]young [G]

When [C]we were young [Em]when [F]we were young [G] When [C]we were young [Em]when [F]we were young [G]

Let me [C]photograph you [Em]in this light, in [F]case it is the [G]last time That we [C]might be [Em]exactly like we [F]were before we [G]realized We were [Am]sad of getting [C]old, it made us [F] [G]restless Oh, I’m so [Am]mad I’m getting [C]old, it makes me [F]reckless [Fm] It was just like a [Dm]movie, [F]it was just like a [G]song [G] When we were [C]young

Artist Adele

Album 25

Genres Pop

Year 2015

Key Am

Adele - When We Were Young can be played in the key of Am using the Am, F, C, Dm, G, Fm chords.

For Am, To play Am, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, leave C, E, A open.
For F, To play F, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave C, A open.
For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave A open.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
For Fm, To play Fm, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, leave C open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play When We Were Young with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.