Pop, Rock

We Are Young Chords

Fun Beginner Key of F 5 Chords 3 min read

Ftap to play

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Key

F Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

F · Dm · Bb · C · Am

A hit anthem about youthful recklessness and love by the band Fun. Beginner difficulty in the key of F.

Driving Pop Rock (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a capo on the 1st fret and play G, C, Em, and D shapes if that’s easier, as the original recording is in F#.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

F

Give me a second, I

Bb F

Need to get my story straight

C Bb

My friends are in the bathroom

F Bb

Getting higher than the Empire State

F Bb

My lover, she is waiting for me

F Bb

Just across the bar

C Bb

My seat’s been taken by some sunglasses

F

Asking ’bout a scar and

Chorus

Bb F

I know I gave it to you months ago

C F

I know you’re trying to forget

Bb F

But between the drinks and subtle things

C Bb

The holes in my apologies

F Bb

You know I’m trying hard to take it back

F Bb

So if by the time the bar closes

F

And you feel like falling down

Bb C

I’ll carry you home

F

Tonight

Verse 2

F Bb

We are young

F Bb

So let’s set the world on fire

C Bb F

We can burn brighter than the sun

F

Tonight

Bb F

Now I know that I’m not

C

All that you got

Bb F

I guess that I, I just thought

Bb C

Maybe we could find new ways to fall apart

Chorus

Bb F

But tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F

We can burn brighter than the sun

Bb F

Tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F Bb

We can burn brighter than the sun

Bridge

C

The moon is on my side

Bb F

I have no reason to run

C Bb

So someone drive me home

F

Tonight

Bb F C Bb

You know I won’t be home

F Bb

So someone drive me home

F

Tonight

Chorus

Bb F

Tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F

We can burn brighter than the sun

Bb F

Tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F Bb

We can burn brighter than the sun

Outro

F Bb

So if by the time the bar closes

F

And you feel like falling down

Bb C

I’ll carry you home

F

Tonight

Practice tip: The chord progression F, Bb, C is the core of the song. Drill switching between these three chords until you can do it without looking at your fretting hand.

Ftap to play

Dmtap to play

Bbtap to play

Ctap to play

Amtap to play

Key

F Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

F · Dm · Bb · C · Am

A hit anthem about youthful recklessness and love by the band Fun. Beginner difficulty in the key of F.

Driving Pop Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 1st fret and play G, C, Em, and D shapes if that’s easier, as the original recording is in F#.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

F

Give me a second, I

Bb F

Need to get my story straight

C Bb

My friends are in the bathroom

F Bb

Getting higher than the Empire State

F Bb

My lover, she is waiting for me

F Bb

Just across the bar

C Bb

My seat’s been taken by some sunglasses

F

Asking ’bout a scar and

Chorus

Bb F

I know I gave it to you months ago

C F

I know you’re trying to forget

Bb F

But between the drinks and subtle things

C Bb

The holes in my apologies

F Bb

You know I’m trying hard to take it back

F Bb

So if by the time the bar closes

F

And you feel like falling down

Bb C

I’ll carry you home

F

Tonight

Verse 2

F Bb

We are young

F Bb

So let’s set the world on fire

C Bb F

We can burn brighter than the sun

F

Tonight

Bb F

Now I know that I’m not

C

All that you got

Bb F

I guess that I, I just thought

Bb C

Maybe we could find new ways to fall apart

Chorus

Bb F

But tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F

We can burn brighter than the sun

Bb F

Tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F Bb

We can burn brighter than the sun

Bridge

C

The moon is on my side

Bb F

I have no reason to run

C Bb

So someone drive me home

F

Tonight

Bb F C Bb

You know I won’t be home

F Bb

So someone drive me home

F

Tonight

Chorus

Bb F

Tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F

We can burn brighter than the sun

Bb F

Tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F Bb

We can burn brighter than the sun

Outro

F Bb

So if by the time the bar closes

F

And you feel like falling down

Bb C

I’ll carry you home

F

Tonight

Practice tip: The chord progression F, Bb, C is the core of the song. Drill switching between these three chords until you can do it without looking at your fretting hand.

Ftap to play

Dmtap to play

Bbtap to play

Ctap to play

Amtap to play

Key

F Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

F · Dm · Bb · C · Am

A hit anthem about youthful recklessness and love by the band Fun. Beginner difficulty in the key of F.

Driving Pop Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 1st fret and play G, C, Em, and D shapes if that’s easier, as the original recording is in F#.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

F

Give me a second, I

Bb F

Need to get my story straight

C Bb

My friends are in the bathroom

F Bb

Getting higher than the Empire State

F Bb

My lover, she is waiting for me

F Bb

Just across the bar

C Bb

My seat’s been taken by some sunglasses

F

Asking ’bout a scar and

Chorus

Bb F

I know I gave it to you months ago

C F

I know you’re trying to forget

Bb F

But between the drinks and subtle things

C Bb

The holes in my apologies

F Bb

You know I’m trying hard to take it back

F Bb

So if by the time the bar closes

F

And you feel like falling down

Bb C

I’ll carry you home

F

Tonight

Verse 2

F Bb

We are young

F Bb

So let’s set the world on fire

C Bb F

We can burn brighter than the sun

F

Tonight

Bb F

Now I know that I’m not

C

All that you got

Bb F

I guess that I, I just thought

Bb C

Maybe we could find new ways to fall apart

Chorus

Bb F

But tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F

We can burn brighter than the sun

Bb F

Tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F Bb

We can burn brighter than the sun

Bridge

C

The moon is on my side

Bb F

I have no reason to run

C Bb

So someone drive me home

F

Tonight

Bb F C Bb

You know I won’t be home

F Bb

So someone drive me home

F

Tonight

Chorus

Bb F

Tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F

We can burn brighter than the sun

Bb F

Tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F Bb

We can burn brighter than the sun

Outro

F Bb

So if by the time the bar closes

F

And you feel like falling down

Bb C

I’ll carry you home

F

Tonight

Practice tip: The chord progression F, Bb, C is the core of the song. Drill switching between these three chords until you can do it without looking at your fretting hand.

Ftap to play

Dmtap to play

Bbtap to play

Ctap to play

Amtap to play

Key

F Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

F · Dm · Bb · C · Am

A hit anthem about youthful recklessness and love by the band Fun. Beginner difficulty in the key of F.

Driving Pop Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 1st fret and play G, C, Em, and D shapes if that’s easier, as the original recording is in F#.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

F

Give me a second, I

Bb F

Need to get my story straight

C Bb

My friends are in the bathroom

F Bb

Getting higher than the Empire State

F Bb

My lover, she is waiting for me

F Bb

Just across the bar

C Bb

My seat’s been taken by some sunglasses

F

Asking ’bout a scar and

Chorus

Bb F

I know I gave it to you months ago

C F

I know you’re trying to forget

Bb F

But between the drinks and subtle things

C Bb

The holes in my apologies

F Bb

You know I’m trying hard to take it back

F Bb

So if by the time the bar closes

F

And you feel like falling down

Bb C

I’ll carry you home

F

Tonight

Verse 2

F Bb

We are young

F Bb

So let’s set the world on fire

C Bb F

We can burn brighter than the sun

F

Tonight

Bb F

Now I know that I’m not

C

All that you got

Bb F

I guess that I, I just thought

Bb C

Maybe we could find new ways to fall apart

Chorus

Bb F

But tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F

We can burn brighter than the sun

Bb F

Tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F Bb

We can burn brighter than the sun

Bridge

C

The moon is on my side

Bb F

I have no reason to run

C Bb

So someone drive me home

F

Tonight

Bb F C Bb

You know I won’t be home

F Bb

So someone drive me home

F

Tonight

Chorus

Bb F

Tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F

We can burn brighter than the sun

Bb F

Tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F Bb

We can burn brighter than the sun

Outro

F Bb

So if by the time the bar closes

F

And you feel like falling down

Bb C

I’ll carry you home

F

Tonight

Practice tip: The chord progression F, Bb, C is the core of the song. Drill switching between these three chords until you can do it without looking at your fretting hand.

Ftap to play

Dmtap to play

Bbtap to play

Ctap to play

Amtap to play

Key

F Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

F · Dm · Bb · C · Am

A hit anthem about youthful recklessness and love by the band Fun. Beginner difficulty in the key of F.

Driving Pop Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 1st fret and play G, C, Em, and D shapes if that’s easier, as the original recording is in F#.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

F

Give me a second, I

Bb F

Need to get my story straight

C Bb

My friends are in the bathroom

F Bb

Getting higher than the Empire State

F Bb

My lover, she is waiting for me

F Bb

Just across the bar

C Bb

My seat’s been taken by some sunglasses

F

Asking ’bout a scar and

Chorus

Bb F

I know I gave it to you months ago

C F

I know you’re trying to forget

Bb F

But between the drinks and subtle things

C Bb

The holes in my apologies

F Bb

You know I’m trying hard to take it back

F Bb

So if by the time the bar closes

F

And you feel like falling down

Bb C

I’ll carry you home

F

Tonight

Verse 2

F Bb

We are young

F Bb

So let’s set the world on fire

C Bb F

We can burn brighter than the sun

F

Tonight

Bb F

Now I know that I’m not

C

All that you got

Bb F

I guess that I, I just thought

Bb C

Maybe we could find new ways to fall apart

Chorus

Bb F

But tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F

We can burn brighter than the sun

Bb F

Tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F Bb

We can burn brighter than the sun

Bridge

C

The moon is on my side

Bb F

I have no reason to run

C Bb

So someone drive me home

F

Tonight

Bb F C Bb

You know I won’t be home

F Bb

So someone drive me home

F

Tonight

Chorus

Bb F

Tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F

We can burn brighter than the sun

Bb F

Tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F Bb

We can burn brighter than the sun

Outro

F Bb

So if by the time the bar closes

F

And you feel like falling down

Bb C

I’ll carry you home

F

Tonight

Practice tip: The chord progression F, Bb, C is the core of the song. Drill switching between these three chords until you can do it without looking at your fretting hand.

Ftap to play

Dmtap to play

Bbtap to play

Ctap to play

Amtap to play

Key

F Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

F · Dm · Bb · C · Am

A hit anthem about youthful recklessness and love by the band Fun. Beginner difficulty in the key of F.

Driving Pop Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 1st fret and play G, C, Em, and D shapes if that’s easier, as the original recording is in F#.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

F

Give me a second, I

Bb F

Need to get my story straight

C Bb

My friends are in the bathroom

F Bb

Getting higher than the Empire State

F Bb

My lover, she is waiting for me

F Bb

Just across the bar

C Bb

My seat’s been taken by some sunglasses

F

Asking ’bout a scar and

Chorus

Bb F

I know I gave it to you months ago

C F

I know you’re trying to forget

Bb F

But between the drinks and subtle things

C Bb

The holes in my apologies

F Bb

You know I’m trying hard to take it back

F Bb

So if by the time the bar closes

F

And you feel like falling down

Bb C

I’ll carry you home

F

Tonight

Verse 2

F Bb

We are young

F Bb

So let’s set the world on fire

C Bb F

We can burn brighter than the sun

F

Tonight

Bb F

Now I know that I’m not

C

All that you got

Bb F

I guess that I, I just thought

Bb C

Maybe we could find new ways to fall apart

Chorus

Bb F

But tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F

We can burn brighter than the sun

Bb F

Tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F Bb

We can burn brighter than the sun

Bridge

C

The moon is on my side

Bb F

I have no reason to run

C Bb

So someone drive me home

F

Tonight

Bb F C Bb

You know I won’t be home

F Bb

So someone drive me home

F

Tonight

Chorus

Bb F

Tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F

We can burn brighter than the sun

Bb F

Tonight, we are young

C F

So let’s set the world on fire

Bb F Bb

We can burn brighter than the sun

Outro

F Bb

So if by the time the bar closes

F

And you feel like falling down

Bb C

I’ll carry you home

F

Tonight

Practice tip: The chord progression F, Bb, C is the core of the song. Drill switching between these three chords until you can do it without looking at your fretting hand.