Belle and Sebastian - When We Were Very Young: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "When We Were Very Young" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn When We Were Very Young ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "When We Were Very Young" smoothly on your ukulele.

Fm
I can see mountains
G#
I can see sky
            D#
I sometimes wish that I was blind
            C#
To all the futures that we left behind
Fm
I walk on shaky ground
G#
Nervous, I leave the house
        A#
In the dark before the dawn
      C#
A commuter with no place to run

Chorus:
C#                                  Fm
I wish I could be content with the football scores
A#m                                 D#
I wish I could be content with the daily chores
        D#m                     G#  F7
With my daily worship of the sublime

Last night, I was afraid
My head was locked in pain
I thought, "A person could go mad!"
No one can help you when it gets this bad

But I thought about your way
I had a picture of your face
I was wishing you the best
Sending you love with every tired breath

Chorus:
I wish I could be content with the football scores
I wish I could be content with my daily chores
With my daily worship of the sublime

When we were very young,
we loved our selfish fun
We cared what people thought
about our selfish words
You could not tell us then
how much we wouldn't care
'Bout all the mindless trivia,
now we've got kids and dystopia

Chorus:
I wish I could be content with the football scores
I wish I could be content with my daily chores
With my daily worship of the sublime
I wish I could walk away from my scars and sores
I wish I could walk away from the 'No one gets me'
From my sense of envy to the benign

I wish I could be content with the football scores
I wish I could be content with my daily chores
With my daily worship of the sublime
I wish I could walk away from my scars and sores

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#

Ukulele chord A#

A#m

Ukulele chord A#m

C#

Ukulele chord C#

D#

Ukulele chord D#

D#m

Ukulele chord D#m

F7

Ukulele chord F7

Fm

Ukulele chord Fm

G#

Ukulele chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "When We Were Very Young" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "When We Were Very Young" by Belle and Sebastian.

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