When I Was Young- The Animals Chords

Tempo:
121.65 bpm
Chords used:

D

E

Gm

Em

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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When I Was Young- The Animals chords
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[E] I'm Ringo and I play the drums.
I'm Paul and I play the bass.
I'm George and I play a guitar.
I'm John and I too play a guitar.
Sometimes I play the fool.
[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] it was at the end.
[Em] And I [D]
[E]
was
[Em] young, it was more important.
Need more pain for the laughter much louder.
[D] Yeah.
When I [E] was young,
[D] [E]
[Em] I met my [D]
thirteen.
[Em] She was brown [D] and I was pretty green.
[E] And I learned quite [D]
[E]
[D] when I [Em] was young.
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm]
[Bb] When I was young, it [Gm] was more important.
Need more pain for the laughter much louder.
[F] Yeah.
[Gm] [Fm]
When I [Gm] was young, [A]
my faith was so much stronger then.
I believed [F] in fellow men.
And I was so much older then.
[Eb] When I [Gm]
was young.
When I was young.
Key:  
D
1321
E
2311
Gm
123111113
Em
121
F
134211111
D
1321
E
2311
Gm
123111113
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Eric Burdon & The Animals - When I Was Young chords, practice playing E, D, E, Em and D in sequence. For best results, commence at 60 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 122. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of A Minor.

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[E] _ _ I'm Ringo and I play the drums.
I'm Paul and I play the _ bass.
_ I'm George and I play a guitar.
_ I'm John and I too play a guitar.
Sometimes I play the fool. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [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] it was at the end.
[Em] And I _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ was _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ young, it was more important.
Need more pain for the laughter much louder.
[D] Yeah. _ _ _ _
When I [E] was young, _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] I met my _ [D] _
thirteen.
[Em] She was brown [D] and I was pretty green.
[E] And I learned quite [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[D] when I [Em] was young. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] When I was young, it [Gm] was more _ important.
Need more pain for the laughter much louder.
[F] Yeah. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
When I [Gm] was young, _ [A] _ _ _
_ my faith was so much stronger then.
_ I believed [F] in fellow men.
And I was so much older then.
_ [Eb] _ _ When I [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
was young.
_ _ _ When I _ _ _ _ _ was _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ young. _ _ _ _ _

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