(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]