When I Was Young Chords by Eric Burdon & The Animals

Tempo:
116.5 bpm
Chords used:

D

E

Gm

Em

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Eric Burdon & The Animals - When I Was Young (1967) chords
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[E] [D]
[E]
[D] [E]
The rooms were so [D] much colder then, [E] my father was [D] a soldier then, [E] and times were very [D] hard
when I [E] was young.
[D] When I [E] was young, I smoked my first [D] cigarette at ten, [Em] and for girls [D] I had a bad yin, [Em] and
I had [D] [E]
[G]
[E] a bad yin.
Ain't no pain for no
[D]
When I was [E]
[D] [E]
[Em]
[D] thirteen, [E] she was brown, [D] and I was pretty green, [Em] and I
[D] [Em]
[D] When I [Em] was young,
[Gm]
[F] [Gm]
[F] [Gm]
[F] [Gm]
[Bb] I was young, it was [Gm] more important.
Ain't no pain for
Laugh so much louder, [F] yeah.
When I was
[Gm]
[F] [Gm]
My faith was so much stronger then, I believed in fellow men, and I was so much older then.
When I was
[G] When I was
[Gm]
When I was
Key:Β Β 
D
1321
E
2311
Gm
123111113
Em
121
F
134211111
D
1321
E
2311
Gm
123111113
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To start learning Eric Burdon & The Animals - When I Was Young chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - E, D and E in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 58 BPM before aiming for the song's 116 BPM. With the song's key of G Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ The rooms were so [D] much colder then, [E] my father was [D] a soldier then, [E] and times were very [D] hard
when I [E] was young. _
_ _ [D] When I [E] was young, _ _ _ _ _ I smoked my first [D] cigarette at ten, [Em] and for girls [D] I had a bad yin, [Em] and
I had _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ a bad yin.
Ain't no pain for no_
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ When I was [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ thirteen, [E] she was brown, [D] and I was pretty green, [Em] and I_ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [D] When I [Em] was young, _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] I was young, it was [Gm] more important.
Ain't no pain for_
Laugh so much louder, [F] yeah. _ _
_ _ When I was_
[Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ My faith was so much stronger then, _ _ I believed in fellow men, and I was so much older then. _ _
_ When I was_ _ _ _
[G] _ When I was_
_ _ [Gm] _
_ When I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ was_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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