When I Was Young

# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - please note - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # # this file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song . you may only use this file for private study , scholarship , or research . # # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # when i was young chords the animals * Em D the rooms were so much colder then Em D my father was a soldier then Em D and times were very hard , Em when i was young , when i was young Em D i smoked my first cigarette at ten Em D and for girls , i had a bad yen Em D and i had quite a ball , Em when i was young G Em when i was young , it was more important D pain more painful Em laughter much louder D yeah , when i was young Em when i was young Em D i met my first love at thirteen Em D she was brown and i was pretty green Em D Em and i learned quite a lot when i was young , when i was young Gm F 3 x A# Bm when i was young , it was more important A# pain more painful Bm laughter much louder F Gm yeah , when i was young , when i was young Gm F my faith was so much stronger then Gm F i believed in my fellow men Gm F and i was so much older then , Gm when i was young 3 x * alternate : capo iii Em = C#m D = B G = E A# = G F = D Gm = Em Bm = G#m set8