The First 21

Intro Fm G When we were young Verse Cm Well, the first 21 G It's a criminal ride Bb Whatever you've done F You can get out alive Cm The first 21 G Is it Heaven or Hell? Bb But who really cares F We were under a spell Cm The first 21 G And those hot summer nights Bb We were high as the stars F Under big city lights Chorus (When we were young) Ab But when we were young Eb We learned how to tell our own lies G Telling ourselves it was paradise Cm And sometimes we even believed it Ab When we were young Eb Was like nothing that we'd ever seen G Pushing ourselves to have bigger dreams Cm And sometimes we even believed it Fm G When we were young Interlude Cm G Bb F [Verse 2] Cm The first 21 G Was a coming of age Bb We would take on the world F Like we're turning a page Cm The first 21 G It's not what you think Bb Sometimes you fly F But sometimes you sink [Chorus 2] (When we were young) Ab But when we were young Eb We learned how to tell our own lies G Telling ourselves it was paradise Cm And sometimes we even believed it Ab When we were young Eb Was like nothing that we'd ever seen G Pushing ourselves to have bigger dreams Cm And sometimes we even believed it Fm G When we were young Solo Cm Ab Bb G Cm Ab Bb G [Chorus 3] Ab But when we were young Eb We learned how to tell our own lies G Telling ourselves it was paradise Cm And sometimes we even believed it Ab When we were young Eb Was like nothing that we'd ever seen G Pushing ourselves to have bigger dreams Cm And sometimes we even believed it Ab Eb When we were young G Cm When we were young Ab Eb When we were young G Cm When we were young Fm G When we were young Cm Ab G We were just twenty-one Cm Ab G Cm When we were young