{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1479999,"song":"When I Was Young","artist":"Matt Hires","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11268460-when-i-was-young-chords-by-matt-hires/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1479999?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"CAPO ON 2\r\n\r\nChords (these are the fingerings I’m used to, but if you prefer others, try them out!)\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] — x00232\r\nDsus4 — (after D chord) hammer on e string: x00232 to x00233[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] — 320033\r\nG* — hammer on A string: 300033 to G (320033)[/tab]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] — 224432\r\n[ch]A[/ch] — x02220\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] — 022000\r\nGadd9 — 320035 (just play a regular G if this is too much of a stretch)[/tab]\r\n[ch]Dsus2[/ch] — hammer on [ch]E[/ch] string:  x00230 to [ch]D[/ch] (x00232)\r\n\r\nIntro:\r\n[ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Dsus4[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Dsus4[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I was young there was fire in my lungs,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]*\r\nand I just wanted someone to listen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSome ears to ignite with my pen and my tongue,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]*\r\nWell I knew it was all just a wish…[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]* …\r\nBut that don’t mean it couldn’t exist[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nJust seventeen, yeah I gave up my gun[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]*\r\nto play my guitar in the trenches[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo I sang in the face of a man-eating sun,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]*\r\nThat Florida heat is a bitch,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I wouldn’t trade nothing for it[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]*              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I was young…[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]*              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I was young…[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI got myself broke and beat down, but stood up[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nleft too many words on the tip of my tongue,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut oh, I was singing at the top of my lungs,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]* …\r\nevery night.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSpinning wheels turning, I fell into love,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nswallowed up in a sea of forgiveness,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’ve got a crooked killer heart,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’ve got, bastard blood,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut my God, oh my God, I forget,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd you keep paying for these second-hand sins[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I was young…[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I was young…[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI was hiding in corners to stay out of sight[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGiving my best but still falling behind[/tab]\r\n                [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]    \r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I was reborn in the dust and the pines, oh my…[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I was young[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh and now I’m, getting pushed and pulled apart[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I don’t know, where it ends or where it starts[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd all of those neon lights, outside of my window[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Em[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTell me it’s not eleven yet, it’s getting close, though[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Gadd9[/ch]\r\nAnd now I just don’t know what… to do[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen I said, “Matt, you just gotta get back[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nto those nights when you sat on the cause-way”[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAll you had was six strings and a heart that beat[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand you knew that it had to mean something,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYeah, you knew that it had to mean something,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       ([ch]A[/ch])\r\n
I just knew it was better than nothing,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I was young…[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I was young…[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe played rock and roll music on broken guitars,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSpent the whole night laying out under stars,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe told me she loved me with her hand on her heart,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow I’m turning these pages and holding on tight[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLiving this life like I’m never gonna die,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLiving this life like I’m never gonna die,[/tab]\r\n                [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    \r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Gadd9[/ch]\r\nLiving this life like I’m never gonna die, die, die…[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Dsus4[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]Dsus2[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I was young[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nListen to the record to determine when to hammer on the Dsus4 and the G* chords.\r\nThe chords in parentheses are optional.\r","plain_text":"CAPO ON 2\n\nChords (these are the fingerings I’m used to, but if you prefer others, try them out!)\n\n\nBm — 224432\nA — x02220\n\nDsus2 — hammer on E string:  x00230 to D (x00232)\n\nIntro:\nD       Dsus4   D       Dsus4   D\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Intro]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                A               D       Bm      A    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                A       G            Bm    A    \n\n\n\n\nListen to the record to determine when to hammer on the Dsus4 and the G* chords.\nThe chords in parentheses are optional.","chords":["D","Dsus4","G","A","Bm","Em","Gadd9","Dsus2","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dsus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,0],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,0]},"Dsus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,3]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,0,0,1,0,3],"frets":[3,0,0,2,0,3]}}}