When I Was Young Chords by Eric Burdon & The Animals
Tempo:
120 bpm
Chords used:
D
Em
Gm
E
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[Eb] [D] [E]
The rooms were so [D] much colder then
My [Em] father was [D] a soldier then [Em] and times were [D] very hard
when I [Em] was young
[E] When [Bm] I [Em] was young
I smoked my first [D] cigarette at 10 [Em] and
For girls [D] I had a bad yin [E] and I had quite [D] a fall
When I [E] was young
When [Em]
I was young it was more important
Paint more paint for the laughter much louder [D] yeah
When I [Em] was
My [E]
[Em]
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 young
When [Bm] I [Em] was young
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm]
[Bb] [Gm]
[G]
[F]
[Gm] My [F]
[Gm] faith
[Abm] was so much stronger than
I believe in fellow man, and I was so much older than
When I [Gm] was young
When I was young
[N]
[Eb] [D] [E]
The rooms were so [D] much colder then
My [Em] father was [D] a soldier then [Em] and times were [D] very hard
when I [Em] was young
[E] When [Bm] I [Em] was young
I smoked my first [D] cigarette at 10 [Em] and
For girls [D] I had a bad yin [E] and I had quite [D] a fall
When I [E] was young
When [Em]
I was young it was more important
Paint more paint for the laughter much louder [D] yeah
When I [Em] was
My [E]
[Em]
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 young
When [Bm] I [Em] was young
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm]
[Bb] [Gm]
[G]
[F]
[Gm] My [F]
[Gm] faith
[Abm] was so much stronger than
I believe in fellow man, and I was so much older than
When I [Gm] was young
When I was young
[N]
Key:
D
Em
Gm
E
F
D
Em
Gm
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
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The rooms were so [D] much colder then
My [Em] father was [D] a soldier then [Em] and times were [D] very hard
when I [Em] was young
_ [E] When _ [Bm] I [Em] was young
_ _ _ I _ smoked my first [D] cigarette at 10 [Em] and
For girls [D] I had a bad yin [E] and I had quite [D] a fall
When I [E] was young
_ _ _ _ When _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
I was young it was more important
Paint more paint for the laughter much louder [D] yeah
_ _ _ When I [Em] was
My _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ 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 young
_ _ _ When [Bm] I [Em] was young _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ My _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ faith _ _
_ [Abm] was so much stronger than
I believe in fellow man, and I was so much older than
When _ _ I [Gm] was young
_ _ _ When I was young _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [Eb] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
The rooms were so [D] much colder then
My [Em] father was [D] a soldier then [Em] and times were [D] very hard
when I [Em] was young
_ [E] When _ [Bm] I [Em] was young
_ _ _ I _ smoked my first [D] cigarette at 10 [Em] and
For girls [D] I had a bad yin [E] and I had quite [D] a fall
When I [E] was young
_ _ _ _ When _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
I was young it was more important
Paint more paint for the laughter much louder [D] yeah
_ _ _ When I [Em] was
My _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ 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 young
_ _ _ When [Bm] I [Em] was young _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ My _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ faith _ _
_ [Abm] was so much stronger than
I believe in fellow man, and I was so much older than
When _ _ I [Gm] was young
_ _ _ When I was young _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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