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When I Was Young

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The Emrooms were so much Dcolder then
My Emfather was a Dsoldier then
And Emtimes were very Dhard,
When I was Emyoung, when I was young
I Emsmoked my first cigaDrette at ten
And Emfor girls, I Dhad a bad yen
And EmI had quite a Dball,
When I was Emyoung
When GI was young, it was Emmore important
GPain more painful
EmLaughter much louder
DYeah, when I was EmyoungD  
When I was Emyoung
I Emmet my first love Dat thirteen 
EmShe was brown and DI was pretty green 
And EmI learned quite a Dlot when I was Emyoung, When I was young
 Gm   F3x
When BbI was young, it was Gmmore important
BbPain more painful
GmLaughter much louder
FYeah, when I was Gmyoung, Fwhen I was Gmyoung
My Gmfaith was so much Fstronger then
GmI believed in my Ffellow men
And GmI was so much Folder then,
When I was Gmyoung 3x
Capo III
 Em= C#m  
  D= B  
  G= E  
 Bb= G  
  F= D  
 Gm= Em  
 Bm= G#m  

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When I Was Young

by The Animals

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C#m

G#m

When I Was Young chords

Em D

The rooms were so much colder then

Em D

My father was a soldier then

Em D

And times were very hard,

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,

When I was young

G Em

When I was young, it was more important

Pain more painful

Laughter much louder

D Em D

Yeah, when I was young

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

Bb Gm

When I was young, it was more important

Pain more painful

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,

When I was young 3x

Capo III

Em C#m

D B

G E

Bb G

F D

Gm Em

Bm G#m

About When I Was Young Chords by The Animals

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