When I Was Young

The rooms were so much colder then

My father was a soldier then

And times were very hard,

When I was young, when I was young

 

I smoked my first cigarette at ten

And for girls, I had a bad yen

And I had quite a ball,

When I was young

 

When I was young, it was more important

Pain more painful

Laughter much louder

Yeah, when I was young

When I was young

 

I met my first love at thirteen

She was brown and I was pretty green

And I learned quite a lot when I was young, When I was young

 

 

When I was young, it was more important

Pain more painful

Laughter much louder

Yeah, when I was young, when I was young

 

My faith was so much stronger then

I believed in my fellow men

And I was so much older then,

When I was young 3x

 

* Alternate:

 

Capo III

 

Em = C#m

D = B

G = E

Bb = G

F = D

Gm = Em

Bm =