E

E                D
The rooms were so much colder then 
My father was a soldier then
And times were very hard 
           E
When I was young 
(D)       E
When I was young

E               D
I smoked my first cigarette at ten 
And for girls I had a that yen
And I had quite a ball 
           E
When I was young

(D)  (E)

G               E
When I was young it was more important
                                   D
Pain more painful and laughter much louder, yeah
           E
When I was young 
(D)      (E)
When I was young

E                 D
I met my first love at thirteen 
She was brown, and I was pretty green
And I learned quite a lot 
           E
When I was young 
(D)       E
When I was young

[ G  F ] x3

G

Bb                G
When I was young it was more important
                                   F
Pain more painful and laughter much louder, yeah
           G
When I was young
(F)      G
When i was young

G               F
My faith was so much stronger then 
I believed in fellow men
And I was so much older then 
           G
When I was young
When I was young 
When I was young
When I was young
When I was young
When I was young
When I was young