When I Was Young Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][C][D]

[Verse 1]
The [D]Rooms were so
much [C]colder then
[D]My father was a [C]soldier then
[D]Times were very [C]hard
when I was [D]young, when I [C]was [D]young
I smoked my first cigarette [C]at ten,
an[D]d for girls I[C] had a bad yen
And [D]I had quite a b[C]all
when I was [D]young[Dm]
When I [C]was [Dm]young[D][Dm]
When [F]I was young it
was [Dm]more important
To paint more paint
and laugh much louder, [C]yeah
When I was [D]young[Dm]
When [C]I was y[D]oung[Dm]
I [D]met my first love [C]at thirteen
[D]She [Dm]was brown [D]and [C]I
was pretty green
And [D]I learned quite a lot
[C]When I was you[D]ng[Dm]
When I was [D]young[Dm][Fm]
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When [Ab]I was young it was mo[Fm]re important
To hate my fate
and laugh much louder, [Eb]yeah
When I was [Fm]young, when [Eb]I was you[Fm]ng
My faith was so much [Eb]stronger then
[F]I believed i[Fm]n fe[Eb]llow men
[Fm]I was so much ol[Eb]der then
When I was [Fm]young, when [Eb]I was you[Fm]ng
When [Eb]I was you[Fm]ng,
when [Eb]I was[Fm] young
When I [Eb]was y[Fm]oung
[Eb]I wa[Fm]s you[Eb]ng
[Fm]No, [Eb]no, n[Fm]o
When [Eb]I was[Fm] young
[Eb]I wa[Fm]s you[Eb]ng
[Fm]Oh, oh, oh, [Eb]oh, oh, oh, oh, o[Fm]h
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