Key: F
Introduction:
E D
The rooms were so much colder then
My father was a soldier then
E
When I was young
(D) E
E D
I smoked my first cigarette at ten
And for girls I had a that yen
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)
E D
I met my first love at thirteen
She was brown, and I was pretty green
E
When I was young
(D) E
Bb G
When I was young it was more important
F
Pain more painful and laughter much louder, yeah
G
When I was young
G
When i was young
G F
My faith was so much stronger then
I believed in fellow men
G
When I was young
When I was young