When I Was Young (CHORDS) by Eric Burdon

[verse]~
                        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

D           Em
when I was young


[verse]~
  Em                  D
I smoked my first cigarette at ten

Em               D
And for girls, I had a bad yen

    Em            D
And I had quite a ball

           Em
When I was young

D           Em
when I was young


[chorus]~
     G                   Em
When I was young, life was more important

G
Pain more painful

Em                        D Dsus4 D
and Laughter much louder, yeah

                 Em
when I was young

D          Em
When I was young


[verse]~
Em                D
I met my first love at thirteen

Em                D
She was brown and I was pretty green

    Em                D              Em
And I learned quite a lot when I was young

D             Em
When I was young


[intrumental]~
Em D Dsus4 D 2x     Em D


[chorus]~
     G                 Em
When I was young, life was more important

G
Pain more painful

Em                          D     Dsus4 D
and laughter much louder, yeah

             Em
when I was young

D             Em
when I was young


[verse]~
   Em                D       
My faith was so much stronger then

Em             D     
I believed in my fellow men

    Em            D        Dsus4 D
And I was so much older then

           Em
When I was young

D           Em
when I was young


D  Em