Tom: F
Em
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[5X: 1: bass (eighth notes) w/cymbal
E
down D
and
3: acoustic guitar enters
4: violin enters]
Em
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
(Em)
Em
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G
Em
When I was young it was more important
D
Pain, more pain, but I laughed so much louder, yeah
Em
When I was young [Riff 1]
(D) Em
Gm
F
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Gm
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Chorus [in Bb]
Bb
Gm
When I was young it was more important
F
Pain, more pain, though I laughed so much louder, yeah
Gm
When I was young
(Gm)
Gm
When I was young
Gm
F
My faith was so much stronger then
Gm
F
I believed in fellow men
Gm
F
And I was so much older then
Gm
When I was young
When I was young