When i was young

When I Was Young

Intro:

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

Riff 1:
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(young)

/D Em [Riff 1]
When I was young

Verse 2:
I smoked my first cigarette at ten
And for girls I had a bad yen
And I had quite a ball
When I was young [Riff 1]

Em
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Bridge:
G Em
When I was young it was more important
D
They'd more fun and they laughed much louder, yeah
Em
When I was young [Riff 1]
(D) Em
When I was young [Riff 1]

Verse 3:
I met my first love at thirteen
She was brown and I was pretty green
And I learned quite a lot
When I was young [Riff 1]
/D Em [N.C.]
When I was young

Instrumental break: [key changes to Gm]:
Gm F [3X]
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Gm
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Chorus:
Bb Gm
When I was young it was more important
F
They'd more fun and they laughed much louder, yeah
Gm
When I was young

Riff 2:
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(young)

Gm [N.C.]
When I was young

Verse 4
Gm F
My faith was so much stronger then
Gm F
I believed in fellow men
Gm F
And I was so much older then
Gm [acoustic guitar strums Gm chord]
When I was young
When I was young

(Gm)
When I was young [repeat to fade]