{"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":1906051,"song":"When I Was Young","artist":"Eric Burdon","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11427818-when-i-was-young-chords-by-eric-burdon/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1906051?type=chord","rating":4.83579,"votes":28,"content":"based on an accoustic live version\r\n\r\n[tab](Em)riff;\r\ne 0---|\r\nB -0--|\r\nG --0-|\r\nD ---2|\r\nA ----|\r\nE ----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][intro] \r\nkeep playing it till the first D\r\ne-------------------------------|\r\nB-------------------------------|\r\nG-------------------------------|\r\nD-------------------------------|\r\nA---7777777777777777777777777777|\r\nE---0000000000000000000000000000|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[verse]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe rooms were so much colder then[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy father was a soldier then[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd times were very hard,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen I was young, (Em riff)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nwhen I was young (Em riff)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[verse]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI smoked my first cigarette at ten[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd for girls, I had a bad yen[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I had quite a ball,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen I was young (Em riff)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nwhen I was young (Em riff)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen I was young, life was more important[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nPain more painful[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand Laughter much louder, yeah,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n when I was young (Em riff)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen I was young (Em riff)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI met my first love at thirteen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe was brown and I was pretty green[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd I learned quite a lot when I was young,(Em riff)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen I was young (Em riff)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[intrumental]\r\n [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] 2x     [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen I was young, life was more important[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nPain more painful[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand laughter much louder, yeah------------[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nwhen I was young,(Em riff)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nwhen I was young(Em riff)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[verse]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]        \r\nMy faith was so much stronger then[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]      \r\nI believed in my fellow men[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I was so much older then,--------------[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen I was young(Em riff)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nwhen I was young (Em riff)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch] \r\n[end][/tab]","plain_text":"based on an accoustic live version\n\n\n\n\n\n[verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[intrumental]\n Em D Dsus4 D 2x     Em D\n\n[chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[verse]","chords":["Em","B","G","D","A","E","Dsus4"],"chord_diagrams":{"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dsus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,3]},"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]}}}