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The Killers - When You Were Young Ukulele Chords

Chord reference D#, F, Gm, A#, Cm, Dm, Am
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑

[D#] [D#] [F] [Gm] [A#] [D#] [D#] [F] [Gm] [A#] [D#] You [D#]sit there in your [F]heart-[Gm]ache, [A#]waiting on some [D#]beautiful boy to [D#]To save you from [F]your old [Gm]ways, [A#]you play forgiveness, [D#]watch it now here he comes

He [D#]doesn’t look a thing like [F] [Gm]Jesus, but he talks [A#]like a gentleman [D#]Like you imagined, when you were [F] [Gm]young

[A#] [D#] [D#]Can we climb this mountain, [F]I don’t [Gm]know, [A#]higher now than ever before [D#] [D#]I know we can make it if we [F]take it [Gm]slow, [A#]let’s take it easy, [D#]easy now, watch it go

[D#]We’re burning down the highway [F]sky [Gm]line, on the [A#]back of a hurricane [D#]That started turning, when you were [F] [Gm]young [A#] [D#] When you were [F] [Gm]young [A#] [D#]

And some[D#]times you [F]close your [Gm]eyes And see the [A#]place where you used to [D#]live, when you were [F] [Gm]young [A#] [D#]

[D#] [F] [Gm] [A#] [D#] [D#] [Dm] [Cm] [A#] [Am] [Gm] [F] The say the [Cm]devil’s water, it ain’t so sweet. You [D#]don’t have to drink right [Gm]now. [Dm]But you can dip your [Gm]feet. [F]Every once in a little [D#]while. [F] [Gm] [A#] [D#]

[D#] [F] [Gm] [A#] [D#] You [D#]sit there in your [F]heart-[Gm]ache, [A#]waiting on some [D#]beautiful boy to [D#]To save you from [F]your old [Gm]ways, [A#]you play forgiveness, [D#]watch it now here he comes

He [D#]doesn’t look a thing like [F] [Gm]Jesus, but he talks [A#]like a gentleman [D#]Like you imagined, when you were [F] [Gm]young, [A#](talks like a gentleman) [D#]Like you imagined, [D#]when you were [F]young [Gm] [A#] [D#]

I said he doesn’t look a thing like [F]Jesus [Gm] [A#] [D#] He doesn’t look a thing like [F]Jesus [Gm] [A#] [D#] But more [D#]than [Dm]you’ll [Cm]ever [A#]know [Am] [Gm] [F]

Artist The Killers
Album Sam's Town
Genres Alternative, Indie, Pop, Pop Rock
Year 2006
Key D#

How to Play When You Were Young on Ukulele?

The Killers - When You Were Young can be played in the key of D# using the D#, F, Gm, A#, Cm, Dm, Am chords.

  • For D#, To play D# | Eb, press fret 3 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, leave G 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 Gm, To play Gm, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 4, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
  • For A#, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 across E–A with finger 1, press fret 3 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2.
  • For Cm, To play Cm, barre fret 3 across E–A with finger 1, leave G, C 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 Am, To play Am, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, leave C, E, A open.

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

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