When I'm Older

Ashe

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Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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Chords & lyrics

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              Intro:
 
G               Bm             Em      G 
Maybe when I'm, maybe when I'm na-na-na-na-na 
C                               D7 
Maybe when I'm, maybe when I'm, maybe when I'm older 
 
Verse 1:
G 
Pay phone calls 
Bm 
Cigarettes 
Em 
Injuries 
G 
Shower sex 
Am7                       D 
I was holding on for dear life 
G 
Complicated 
Bm 
Understated 
Em            G 
On the way to devastated 
Am7                          D 
We were young and out of our minds 
 
Pré-Refrão 
 
Em            Eb 
Right now I'm sorry 
G 
Burns through me darling 
    C 
But I can't help think 
   A7             D      D7 
In thirty years it won't 
 
 
G                  Bm 
So, maybe when I'm older 
Em             G 
Maybe when I'm older 
     C                    D 
I'll run out of stories about you, yeah 
G              Bm 
Maybe when I'm older 
Em             G 
Maybe when I'm older 
     C              C7M         D 
I'll know what it's like not to love you anymore 
 
Bridge:
G               Bm                Em   G 
Maybe when I'm, maybe when I'm na na na na na 
C                           D7 
Maybe when I'm, maybe when, maybe when I'm older 
 
Verse 2:
G 
Playing house 
Bm 
Immature 
Em          G 
Picking out furniture 
C                                  D 
Praying that our hearts would play fair 
G 
Emotional 
Bm 
Souvenirs 
Em 
Fleeting moments 
G 
Golden years 
C                           D 
Close my eyes and I go back there 
 
Pre-Chorus
Em            Eb 
Right now I'm sorry 
G 
Burns through me darling 
    C 
But I can't help think 
   A7             D   D7 
In thirty years it won't 
 
 
G                     Bm 
So, maybe when I'm older 
Em             G 
Maybe when I'm older 
     C                  D 
I'll run out of stories about you, yeah 
G              Bm 
Maybe when I'm older 
Em             G 
Maybe when I'm older 
     C                          D 
I'll know what it's like not to love you anymore 
 
Final 
 
G               Bm             Em    G 
Maybe when I'm, maybe when I'm na na na na na 
C                               D7 
Maybe when I'm, maybe when I'm, maybe I'm older 
G               Bm             Em    G 
Maybe when I'm, maybe when I'm na na na na na 
C                           D7 
Maybe when I'm, maybe when I'm,  
 
maybe I'm older cierre 
G              Bm 
Maybe when I'm six feet 
Em             G 
Underneath the concrete 
     C                          D      Aº 
I'll know what it's like not to want you, yeah 
Em             Eb 
Maybe when I'm older 
G 
Maybe when I'm older 
     C                          Eb    Aº 
I'll know what it's like not to love you

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Chord set

G · Bm · Em · C · D7 · Am7 · D · Eb · A7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.