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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 riff) 
 D           Em 
when I was young (Em riff) 
 
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  Em                  D 
I smoked my first cigarette at ten 
Em               D 
And for girls, I had a bad yen 
    Em            D 
And I had quite a ball, 
           Em 
When I was young (Em riff) 
D           Em 
when I was young (Em riff) 
 
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     G                   Em 
When I was young, life was more important 
G 
Pain more painful 
Em                        D Dsus4 D 
and Laughter much louder, yeah, 
                 Em 
 when I was young (Em riff) 
 D          Em 
When I was young (Em riff) 
 
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Em                D 
I met my first love at thirteen 
Em                D 
She was brown and I was pretty green 
    Em                D              Em 
And I learned quite a lot when I was young,(Em riff) 
D             Em 
When I was young (Em riff) 
 
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 Em D Dsus4 D 2x     Em D 
 
chorus
     G                 Em 
When I was young, life was more important 
G 
Pain more painful 
Em                          D     Dsus4 D 
and laughter much louder, yeah------------ 
             Em 
when I was young,(Em riff) 
D             Em 
when I was young(Em riff) 
 
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   Em                D 
My faith was so much stronger then 
Em             D 
I believed in my fellow men 
    Em            D        Dsus4 D 
And I was so much older then,-------------- 
           Em 
When I was young(Em riff) 
D           Em 
when I was young (Em riff) 
D  Em 
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