Chords for The Animals - When I was young (lyrics on screen)

Tempo:
120 bpm
Chords used:

D

Em

Gm

E

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Animals - When I was young (lyrics on screen) chords
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[E]
[D]
[E]
[Em]
The rooms were so [D] much colder then
[E] My father was [D] a soldier then [Em] and times were very [D] hard
when I [Em] was
When [Bm] I [Em] was young I
Smoked my first [D] cigarette at 10
[Em] And for girls [D] I had a bad yin [E] and I had quite [D] a fall when I [E] was young
[Em]
[G] When I was young it [Em] was more important
Pain more pain fun and laughter much louder [D] yeah
When I [Db] was young
First [E] [Em]
[D] look at her teen
[E] She was brown [D] and I was pretty green
[Em] And I learned quite [D] a lot when I [Em] was young
When I was young
When
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm]
[Bb] I was young it [Gm] was more important
Pain more pain fun and laughter much louder [F] yeah
When I [Gm] was young
[F] When I [Gm] was young
My [F] faith was so much stronger [Abm] then
I believed in fellow men
And I was so much older then
When I [Gm] was young
When I was young
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
Em
121
Gm
123111113
E
2311
F
134211111
D
1321
Em
121
Gm
123111113
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To learn Eric Burdon & The Animals - When I Was Young chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Em, D, Em, D, E, F, Gm and F. Kick off your practice at a gentle 60 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 120 BPM. With an eye on the song's key E Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
The rooms were so [D] much colder then
[E] My father was [D] a soldier then [Em] and times were very [D] hard
when I [Em] was
_ When _ _ [Bm] I [Em] was young _ I _ _ _
Smoked my first [D] cigarette at 10
[Em] And for girls [D] I had a bad yin [E] and I had quite [D] a fall when I [E] was young _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] When I was young it [Em] was more important
Pain more pain fun and laughter much louder [D] yeah
When _ _ I [Db] was young
_ First _ [E] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] look at her teen
[E] She was brown [D] and I was pretty green
[Em] And I learned quite [D] a lot when I [Em] was young
_ When _ I was young
When _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ I was young it [Gm] was more important
Pain more pain fun and laughter much louder [F] yeah
_ _ When I [Gm] was young
_ _ _ [F] When I [Gm] was young
_ My _ _ _ [F] faith was so much stronger [Abm] then
_ I believed in fellow men
And I was so much older then
_ _ _ When I [Gm] was young
_ When I was young
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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