INTRO: Em
VERSE 1:Em D Em D
Rooms were so much colder then, my father was a soldier then
Em D Em D Em
Times were very hard when I was young, when I was young
VERSE 2: Em D Em D
I smoked my first cigarette at ten and the girls, I had a bad yen
Em D Em D Em
I had quite a ball when I was young
CHORUS: G Em G Em
When I was young, it was more important, pain more painful and laughter lots louder
D Em D Em
Yeah, when I was young, when I was young
VERSE 3: Em D Em D
I met my first love at thirteen, he was brown and I was pretty green
Em D Em D Em
And I learned quite a lot when I was young, when I was young
BREAK: Gm F X3 Gm
CHORUS: Bb Gm Bb Gm
When I was young, it was more important, pain more painful and laughter lots louder
F Gm F Gm
Yeah, when I was young, when I was young
VERSE 4 (vocal to fade): Gm F Gm F
My faith was so much stronger then, I believed in fellow men
Gm F Gm Gm
And I was so much older then, when I was young, when I was young
Gm
