Chords for Eric Burdon & The Animals - When I Was Young (1967) ♫♥

Tempo:
119.65 bpm
Chords used:

D

E

Em

Gm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Eric Burdon & The Animals - When I Was Young (1967) ♫♥ chords
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[E]
[Eb] [D] [E]
The rooms were so [D] much colder then, [E] my father was [D] a soldier then, [E] and times were very [D] hard when I [E] was young.
[Em] I [D]
[Em] was young, I smoked my first [D] cigarette at ten, [Em] and for girls [D] I had a bad yin, [E] and I had quite [D] a ball when I [E] was young.
[G] When I was young it [Em] was more important, to paint more paint than to laugh much louder, [D] yeah.
When I [Em] was [E] [D]
[E] [Em]
young, I first [D] loved at thirteen, [E] she was brown [D] and I was pretty green, [Em] and I learned quite [D] a lot when I [E] was young.
[D] When I [E] was young, [Gm]
[F]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm]
[Bb] [G] it was more important, to paint more paint than
[F] to laugh [Gm] much [F]
[Gm]
[N] louder, yeah.
I believe in fellow men, and I was so much older then, when I [Gm] was young.
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
E
2311
Em
121
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
D
1321
E
2311
Em
121
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To jam and learn Eric Burdon & The Animals - When I Was Young chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: E, D, E, Em, D and Em. A strategic approach would be to train at 59 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 120. Considering the song's key of A Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
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The rooms were so [D] much colder then, [E] my father was [D] a soldier then, [E] and times were very [D] hard when I [E] was young.
[Em] _ I _ [D] _
[Em] was young, _ I _ _ _ smoked my first [D] cigarette at ten, [Em] and for girls [D] I had a bad yin, [E] and I had quite [D] a ball when I [E] was young. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] When I was young it [Em] was more important, to paint more paint than to laugh much louder, [D] yeah.
_ _ _ When I [Em] was _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
young, I first [D] loved at thirteen, [E] she was brown [D] and I was pretty green, [Em] and I learned quite [D] a lot when I [E] was young.
_ _ _ [D] When I [E] was young, _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
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[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] it was more important, to paint more paint than _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ to laugh [Gm] much _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ louder, yeah. _
I believe in fellow men, and I was so much older then, _ _ _ when I [Gm] was young. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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