[Intro]
[Strophe]
    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, when I was young
[Strophe]
  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
[Refrain]
     G                   Em 
When I was young, it was more important 
G 
Pain more painful 
Em 
Laughter much louder 
D                Em    D 
Yeah, when I was young 
           Em 
When I was young
[Strophe]
  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, When I was young
[Instrumentale]
Gm F 3x
[Refrain]
     Bb                  Gm 
When I was young, it was more important 
Bb 
Pain more painful 
Gm 
Laughter much louder 
F                Gm    F           Gm 
Yeah, when I was young, when I was young
[Outro]
   Gm                F 
My faith was so much stronger then 
Gm               F 
I believed in my fellow men 
    Gm            F 
And I was so much older then, 
           Gm 
When I was young 3x