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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: C
Difficulty: Intermediate
Chords used:
C - x32010
G - 320033
Am - x02210
F - 133211
G/B - x2x003
Intro:
Am G C x2
Verse 1:
Am G C
We used to make such a great team
Am G C F
but I was looking for love and we were eighteen
Am G C G/B F G
I didn't know what I wanted but I wanted you
Verse 2:
Am G C
We spent that summer in daydreams
Am G C F
I know that some days they weren't what they seemed but
Am G C G/B F G
I still believed in the things that we did in your room
Chorus 1:
F C G
When you're young it's so easy
F C G
until reality calls
F C G
it's a new kind of letdown
F C G
it's the rise and the fall
Instrumental:
Am G C x2
Verse 3:
Am G C
You used to make such a big deal
Am G C F
said I was taking my chances on the unreal
Am G C G/B F G
but I had nothing to say and I had nothing to lose
Verse 4:
Am G C
We spent that night on your back porch
Am G C F
kicking the dirt at our feet we said our last words
Am G C G/B F G
I didn't know what you wanted but I wanted you
Chorus 2:
F C G
When you're young it's so easy
F C G
until reality calls
F C G
it's a new kind of letdown
F C G
it's the rise and the fall
F C G
every love is the first time
F C G
until the crack in the wall
F C G
it's a new kind of letdown
F C G
it's the rise and the fall
Instrumental:
Am G C x4
Verse 5:
Am G C
We used to make such a great team
Am G C F
but I was looking for love and we were eighteen
Am G C G/B F G
You didn't know what you wanted but I wanted you
Chorus 3:
F C G
When you're young it's so easy
F C G
until reality calls
F C G
it's a new kind of letdown
F C G
it's the rise and the fall
F C G
When you're young it's so easy
F C G
until the crack in the wall
F C G
it's a new kind of letdown
F C G
it's the rise and the fall
Outro:
F C G
it's the rise and the fall
F C G
it's the rise and the fall
F C G
it's the rise and the fall
F C G F
it's the rise and the fall
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025