When I Was Young Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em][D][Em]

[Verse 1]
The [Em]rooms were
so much [D]colder then
My [Em]father was [D]a soldier then
And [Em]times were very [D]hard
When I was [Em]young
[D][Em]

[Verse 2]
I smoked my first [D]cigarette at ten
[Em]And for girls, I[D] had a bad yen
And [Em]I had quite a ba[D]ll
When I was [Em]young
[D][Em]

[Verse 3]
When [G]I w[Gm]as young,
it [G]was [Em]more important
Pain more painful
Laughter much louder
[D]Yeah, when I was [Em]young
When [D]I was y[Em]oung

[Verse 4]
I [Em]met my first love [D]at thirteen
[Em]She was brown and [D]I was pretty green
And [Em]I learned quite a lo[D]t
when I was [Em]young
When [D]I was young

[Interlude 1]
[Em][Gm][F]
[Gm][F][Gm][F][Gm]

[Verse 5]
[Bb]When I was young
It was [Gm]more important
Pain more painful
Laughter much louder
[F]Yeah, when I was [Gm]young
When [F]I was y[Gm]oung

[Verse 6]
My [Gm]faith was so much [F]stronger [Gm]then
I believed in [F]fellow men
[D]And I w[Gm]as so much older [F]then
When I was [Gm]young
When [F]I w[Gm]as young
When I was young