(Em)riff; e 0---| B|-0--| G|--0-| D|---2| A|----| E|----| [intro] keep playing it till the first D E|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|---7777777777777777777777777777| E|---0000000000000000000000000000| [verse] 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 riff) D Em when I was young (Em riff) [verse] 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) [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) [verse] 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) [intrumental] 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) [verse] 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 [end]