When I Was Young

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

G

Pain more painful

Em

Laughter much louder

D Em 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 3x

Bb Gm

When I was young, it was more important

Bb

Pain more painful

Gm

Laughter much louder

F Gm 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 3x

* Alternate:

Capo III

Em = C#m

D = B

G = E

Bb = G

F = D

Gm = Em

Bm = G#m