{"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":18699,"song":"When I Was Young","artist":"The Animals","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/18699-when-i-was-young-chords-by-the-animals/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/18699?type=chord","rating":4.80616,"votes":29,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#\r\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#\r\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#\r\n#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#\r\n\r\nDate: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 17:32:20 -0400\r\nFrom: Andrew Rogers <rogers@hi.com>\r\nSubject: a/animals/when_i_was_young.crd\r\n\r\n                           \"When I Was Young\"\r\n            (Burdon - Briggs - Weider - Jenkins - McCulloch)\r\n\r\nIntro:\r\n\r\n[tab]\t[ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\t/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /[/tab]\r\n\r\n\t[5X: 1: bass (eighth notes) w/cymbal\r\n\t     2: electric guitar (tune low E down to D and back up)\r\n\t     3: acoustic guitar enters\r\n\t     4: violin enters]\r\n\r\nVerse 1:\r\n\r\n[tab]\t     [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\tThe rooms were so much colder then[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t    [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\tMy father was a soldier then[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t     [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\tAnd times were very hard[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\tWhen I was young[/tab]\r\n\r\n\tRiff 1 [guitar and violin, arranged for two guitars]:\r\n\r\n[tab]\t([ch]Em[/ch])\r\n\t v          v          v          v             v[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t------------12-14-12---10-12-10---9--10--9----|-7--\r\n\t------------10-12-10---8--10-8----7--8---7----|-5--\r\n\t----------------------------------------------|----\r\n\t----------------------------------------------|----\r\n\t----------------------------------------------|----\r\n\t----------------------------------------------|----\r\n\t(young)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]\t     /[ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]   [Riff 1]\r\n\tWhen I was young[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 2:\r\n\r\n\tI smoked my first cigarette at ten\r\n\tAnd for girls I had a bad yen\r\n\tAnd I had quite a ball\r\n\tWhen I was young [Riff 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]\t[ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\t/ / / /  / / / /[/tab]\r\n\r\nBridge:\r\n\r\n[tab]\t     [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\tWhen I was young it was more important[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t                                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\tPain, more pain, but I laughed so much louder, yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\tWhen I was young [Riff 1][/tab]\r\n[tab]\t    ([ch]D[/ch])     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\tWhen I was young [Riff 1][/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 3:\r\n\r\n\tI met my first love at thirteen\r\n\tShe was brown and I was pretty green\r\n\tAnd I learned quite a lot\r\n\tWhen I was young [Riff 1]\r\n[tab]\t    /[ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch] [N.[ch]C[/ch].]\r\n\tWhen I was young[/tab]\r\n\r\nInstrumental break:\r\n\r\n\t[key changes to Gm]:\r\n\r\n[tab]\t[ch]Gm[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]       [3X]\r\n\t/ / / /  / / / /[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t[ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n\t/ / / /  / / / /[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus [in Bb]\r\n\r\n[tab]\t     [ch]Bb[/ch]                  [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n\tWhen I was young it was more important[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t                                                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\tPain, more pain, though I laughed so much louder, yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t            [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n\tWhen I was young[/tab]\r\n\r\n\tRiff 2 [guitar and violin, arranged for two guitars]:\r\n\r\n[tab]\t([ch]Gm[/ch])\r\n\t v          v          v          v             v[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t------------15-17-15---14-15-14---12-14--12---|-10-\r\n\t------------13-15-13---11-13-11---10-11--10---|-8--\r\n\t----------------------------------------------|----\r\n\t----------------------------------------------|----\r\n\t----------------------------------------------|----\r\n\t----------------------------------------------|----\r\n\t(young)                *     *       *  parts do not always track\r\n\t                                        in parallel fifths[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]\t            [ch]Gm[/ch]  [N.[ch]C[/ch].]\r\n\tWhen I was young[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 4 [chords implied by bass]:\r\n\r\n[tab]\t     [ch]Gm[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\tMy faith was so much stronger then[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t[ch]Gm[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\tI believed in fellow men[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t[ch]Gm[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\tAnd I was so much older then[/tab]\r\n\t            Gm  [acoustic guitar strums Gm chord; violin enters]\r\n\tWhen I was young\r\n\tWhen I was young\r\n\r\nCoda:\r\n\r\n\t[band re-enters]\r\n\r\n[tab]\t([ch]Gm[/ch])\r\n\tWhen I was young  [repeat to fade][/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#\n#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#\n\nDate: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 17:32:20 -0400\nFrom: Andrew Rogers \nSubject: a/animals/when_i_was_young.crd\n\n                           \"When I Was Young\"\n            (Burdon - Briggs - Weider - Jenkins - McCulloch)\n\nIntro:\n\n\n\n\t[5X: 1: bass (eighth notes) w/cymbal\n\t     2: electric guitar (tune low E down to D and back up)\n\t     3: acoustic guitar enters\n\t     4: violin enters]\n\nVerse 1:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\tRiff 1 [guitar and violin, arranged for two guitars]:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 2:\n\n\tI smoked my first cigarette at ten\n\tAnd for girls I had a bad yen\n\tAnd I had quite a ball\n\tWhen I was young [Riff 1]\n\n\n\nBridge:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 3:\n\n\tI met my first love at thirteen\n\tShe was brown and I was pretty green\n\tAnd I learned quite a lot\n\tWhen I was young [Riff 1]\n\n\nInstrumental break:\n\n\t[key changes to Gm]:\n\n\n\n\nChorus [in Bb]\n\n\n\n\n\n\tRiff 2 [guitar and violin, arranged for two guitars]:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 4 [chords implied by bass]:\n\n\n\n\n\t            Gm  [acoustic guitar strums Gm chord; violin enters]\n\tWhen I was young\n\tWhen I was young\n\nCoda:\n\n\t[band re-enters]\n\n\n\n\n-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers","chords":["Em","E","D","G","C","Gm","F","Bb"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}