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We Were 20 Once

Basic Guitar Chords & Lyrics for We Were 20 Once by Brad Fleming

20 Once
By Brad Fleming

G D A D
G D A

Verse 1
We Were GTwenty Once, Yea
DWeren’t We Something
Shoulder APads And Stadium
DLights
We Could GRun All Day, Raise HelDl All

Night
And SomehAow Still Show Up For
The FighDt
Spring Break GSun And Borrowed
DMoney
A Crew Of  ABrothers, Thick As
DThieves
We Were GBusy Living StoriDes
We Didn’t AKnow We’d Someday
DNeed

Chorus
We Were Twenty Once
GTen Feet Tall And BulletDproof
Football Lights And Crazy ANights
With Nothing Yet To DLose
We Thought Forever Meant GForever
Hell, What Did We DKnow?
Now Forever’s Getting AShorter
And Those Memories Are DLong Ago
So Here’s To GEvery One Of UsD
And The ABoys We Were Back TheDn
We Were Twenty GOnce
Tonight We’re Twenty Once AgaiDn

Verse 2
Now The GGroup Text Wakes Up
DEarly
With Old APictures, Jokes And
MemoriDes
Stories NGo One Would Ever BelieDve
But We All Know What HAappened...
AllegedDly
Now There’s GWives And Kids And
Miles BetDween Us
Aching Knees And AReading
Glasses For Old DEyes
But Thirty GYears Can DisappDear
With One “RemeAmber When” From
’95 D

Chorus
We Were Twenty Once
GTen Feet Tall And BulletDproof
Football Lights And Crazy ANights
With Nothing Left To DLose
We Thought Forever Meant ForGever
Hell, What Did We DKnow?
Now Forever’s Getting AShorter
And Those Memories Are DLong Ago
So Here’s To GEvery One Of UDs
And The ABoys We Were Back DThen
We Were Twenty GOnce
Tonight We’re Twenty Once AgaiDn

Verse 3
Three Of GUs Wound Up In DFlorida
On A APorch Beneath The DPalms
One Had A GHouse, One Made The
DDrive
One Showed AUp With A GuitDar
We Don’t GParty Like We DUsed To
Truth Is, That’s AProbably For The
DBest
But Get Us GTalking ‘Bout The DOld Days
And We’re Those ASame Damn
Boys AgaiDn

Bridge
You Don’t GKnow You’re Making
DMemories
Till They’re AThirty Years AgDo
You Don’t GKnow Which Nights You’ll
Talk ADbout
For The Rest Of Your ALife When
You’re DOld
And I’d Never TGrade The Life I’ve
DGot
To Go ABack And Start ADgain
But Those GMemories And The
DStories
Are What AForged Us Into DMen

Final Chorus
We Were Twenty Once
GTen Feet Tall And BulletprDoof

Thought We’d Always Have
ToAmorrow
Like Only Young Men DDo
Now Each Day Means A GLittle
More Than It Ever DDid Back Then
It’s The AOnes At Home Who Love Us
And Old DBrothers Still Our Friends
So Here’s To GEvery One Of DUs
And Our ABrothers Gone Too DSoon
We Were Twenty GOnce
And Somehow DThirty Disappeared

Outro
Yeah, We Were Twenty Once G  D
Man, Didn’t We Have A ARuDn
We Thought We Had ForGeveDr
Turns Out Nobody ADoes D
So Wherever GLife May Take UDs
Till The ALast Old Story EndDs
We Were Twenty GOnce  D
And We’ll Be ABrothers Til The EndD.

G D A D
G D A D
Also available in: C D E A

FAQ

What are the chords for We Were 20 Once?

The chords for We Were 20 Once are: G, D, A

What is the original key of We Were 20 Once?

The original key is G.

What is the difficulty of playing We Were 20 Once?

The difficulty level is Beginner.

Can I play We Were 20 Once in another key?

Yes. You can transpose the song to any key using the transpose feature.

Can We Were 20 Once be played on an acoustic guitar?

Yes. The chords work for both acoustic and electric guitar.

Can I play We Were 20 Once on ukulele?

Chord We Were 20 Once can be played on guitar or ukulele using their respective chord shapes.

How many chords are used in We Were 20 Once?

We Were 20 Once uses 3 chords: G, D, A

What is the easiest way to play We Were 20 Once?

You can use the transpose feature to change the key to one that better matches your vocal range or uses easier chord shapes.

What decade was We Were 20 Once released in?

We Were 20 Once was released in the 2020s. See more 2020s songs here

Are there easier chord versions for We Were 20 Once?

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