When I Was Young Chords by Eric Burdon & The Animals

Tempo:
120.1 bpm
Chords used:

D

Em

Gm

E

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Eric Burdon & The Animals- When I Was Young chords
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[E] [D]
[E]
The rooms were so [D] much colder then
My [E] father was [D] a soldier then and [Em] times were very [D] hard
when I was [E] you
When [Bm] I [Em] was young I
Smoked my first [D] cigarette at 10
[Em] For girls [D] I had a bad yen, [E] and I had quite [D] a ball
When I [E] was you
When
[Em]
I was young it was more fun
Paint more paint for the locker much louder [D] yeah
When I [Em] was you
My first [D] love at 13
[E] She was brown [D] and I was pretty green
[Em] And I learned quite [D] a lot
When I [Em] was you
When [D] I [Em] was young
When
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm]
[Bb] I was young it [Gm] was more important
Paint more paint for the locker much [G] louder [F] yeah
When I was [Gm] young
When I was young
My
[Abm] faith was so much stronger then
I believed in fellow men
And I was so much older then
When I [Gm] was young
[G] When I was [Gm] young
Key:  
D
1321
Em
121
Gm
123111113
E
2311
F
134211111
D
1321
Em
121
Gm
123111113
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To start learning Eric Burdon & The Animals - When I Was Young chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: D, Em, D, E and D. A strategic approach would be to train at 60 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 120. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: E Minor.

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[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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The rooms were so [D] much colder then
My [E] father was [D] a soldier then and [Em] times were very [D] hard
when I was [E] you
_ When _ [Bm] I [Em] was young _ I _ _ _
Smoked my first [D] cigarette at 10
[Em] For girls [D] I had a bad yen, [E] and I had quite [D] a ball
When I [E] was you
_ When _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
I was young it was more fun
Paint more paint for the locker much louder [D] yeah
_ _ _ When I [Em] was you _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ My first [D] love at 13
[E] She was brown [D] and I was pretty green
[Em] And I learned quite [D] a lot
When I [Em] was you
_ When _ _ [D] I [Em] was young
When _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] I was young it [Gm] was more important
Paint more paint for the locker much [G] louder [F] yeah
When _ _ I was [Gm] young
_ _ _ When I was young
_ My _ _ _
[Abm] faith was so much stronger then
I _ believed in fellow men
And I was so much older then
_ _ _ When I [Gm] was young
_ _ _ [G] When I was [Gm] young
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