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Ev ’ry bod y loves the things you do,
from the way you talk
to the way you move.
Ev ’ry bod y here is watch ing you.
’Cause you feel like home,
you’re like a dream come true.
But if by chance you’re here a lone,
can I have a mo ment
be fore I go?
’Cause I’ve been by my self all night long,
hop ing you’re some one
I used to know.
You You look like a mo vie,
you you sound like a song,
my God, this re minds me
of when we were young.
Let me pho to graph you in this light, in case it is the last time that we might be ex act ly like we were be fore we re al ized we were sad of get ting old, it made us rest less.
It was just like a mo vie,
it was just like a song.
I was so scared to face my fears
’cause no bod y told me
that you’d be here.
’Cause And I swear you moved o ver seas,
that’s what you some said,
when you left me.
You still look like a mo vie,
you still sound like a song,
my God, this re minds me
of when we were young.
Let me pho to graph you in this light, in case it is the last time that we might be ex act ly like we were be fore we re al ized we were sad of get ting old, it made us rest less.
It was just like a mo vie,
it was just like a song.
vie,
it was just like a song.
(When we were young,
when we were young,
when we were young,
when we were young.)
It’s hard
to ad mit that ev ’ry thing just takes me back to when you were there,
to when you were there.
And a part of me keeps hold ing on, just in case it has n’t gone, I guess I still care.
Do you still care?
It was just like a mo vie,
it was just like a song,
my God, this re minds me
of when we were young.
(When we were young,
when we were young,
when we were young,
when we were young.)
Let me pho to graph you in this light, in case it is the last time that we might be ex act ly like we were be fore we re al ized we were sad of get ting old, it made us rest less.
Oh, I’m so mad, I’m get ting old, it makes me reck less.
It was just like a mo vie,
it was just like a song
when we were young.
When We Were Young — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "When We Were Young" by Adele in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of Ab. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 72 BPM.
Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.
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About “When We Were Young”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "When We Were Young"?
- Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature Ab. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "When We Were Young" by Adele played in?
- When We Were Young is arranged in the key of Ab on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "When We Were Young"?
- The arrangement plays at 72 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "When We Were Young" easy to play on piano?
- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
- Can I download sheet music for "When We Were Young"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "When We Were Young"?
- "When We Were Young" was originally performed by Adele. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Adele can I play here?
- Try "SOMEONE LIKE YOU", "Hello", "SKYFALL". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "When We Were Young" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature Ab, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes — slow the tempo from 72 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.