When You Were Young Chords & Tabs
Please forgive any errors which may cause difficulties in interpreting the following
it's been a while since I've done this. However, I would welcome your comments
(fod_jar@hotmail.com).
It should be noted that this tab and any lyrics included, have been based upon Biffy
recent acoustic cover of When You Were Young by the Killers.
To listen to this, please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myOfUCu6iyc (posted
of TheBrennanHarvey and www.youtube.com).
Intro.
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Verse
You sit there in your heartache, waiting on some beautiful boy to...
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Save you from your own ways, play forgiveness, now here it comes....
(As above)
He doesn't look a thing like Jesus, but he talks like a gentleman...
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/biffy_clyro/when_you_were_young_tab.html ]
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Chorus
When you were young....when you were young...
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Other
The Devil's water it ain't so sweet, you don't have to drink right now...
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But you can dip your feet, every once in a little while...
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Outro
When you were young.....................
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The basis of the song is largely there, however I would recommend listening to the cover
work from it, in combination with the above. Enjoy!
Mon the Biffy!!!
chris_lad