when i was young

intro
hit bottom (E) string and drop tune with headstock to (D)

Em(8x)(palm mute)
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verse
    Em                 D
(1)the rooms were so much colder then
(2)i smoked my first cigarette at ten
(3)i met my first love at thirteen

   my father was a soldier then
   and for girls i had a bad yen
   she was brown and i was pretty green

   and times were very hard
   and i had quite a ball
   and i learned quite a lot

riff 1
 Em(2x)
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2x
   Em           (riff 1)
when I was young

bridge
  G                   Em                                                            D
when i was young it was more important pain more pain  but i laughed so much louder yeah

interlude
Gm   F   Gm   F   Gm    F    Gm
na na na na na

Chorus
   Bb                  Gm                                                             F
when I was young it was more important pain more pain though i laughed so much louder yeah

riff 1
 Gm(2x)
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2x
   Gm           (riff 1)
when I was young

verse 4
   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

coda
 Gm
When I was young