The Killers - When You Were Young: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "When You Were 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 You Were 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 You Were Young" smoothly on your ukulele.

E                    F#     G#m
You sit there in your heart-ache
B                E
Waiting on some beautiful boy to
                  F#       G#m
To save you from your old ways
B
You play forgiveness
 E
Watch it now Here he comes

Chorus:
    E                       F# G#m
He doesnt look a thing like Jesus
      B
But he talks like a gentleman
E
Like you imagined
              F# G#m B E
When you were young

Can we climb this mountain? I don't know
Higher now than ever before
I know we can make it if we take it slow
Let's take it easy
Easy now, watch it go

Chorus:
We're burning down the highway skyline
On the back of a hurricane that started turning
When you were young
When you were young

And sometimes you close your eyes
And see the place where you used to live
When you were young

            C#m
The say the devil's water, it ain't so sweet.
     E                         G#m
You don't have to drink right now.
D#m                   G#m
But you can dip your feet.
F#                          E F# G#m B E
Every once in a little while.

You sit there in your heartache
Waiting on some beautiful boy to
To save you from your old ways
You play forgiveness
Watch it now, here he comes

Chorus:
He doesn't look a thing like Jesus
But he talks like a gentlemen
Like you imagined
When you were young
(Talks like a gentleman)
(Like you imagined when)
When you were young

I said he doesnt look a thing like Jesus
He doesnt look a thing like Jesus
But more than you'll ever know

Transpose

Reset

Font size

Reset

Ukulele Chord Diagrams

C#m

Ukulele chord C#m

D#m

Ukulele chord D#m

E

Ukulele chord E

F#

Ukulele chord F#

G#m

Ukulele chord G#m

B

Ukulele chord B

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 You Were Young" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "When You Were Young" by The Killers.

The Killers Song List