When I Was Young - The Animals - (chords) Tab

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"When I Was Young" The Animals – Eric Burdon

Intro 1: Scratch bottom (E) string down then hit E open then on A string 5 side 7 Intro 2: Bend D string @ 12th fret pick & slowly let back to D then E OPEN A@7th E OPEN A@7th etc, then G string 9th fret for 4 bars 8th notes

NOTE: Em=7th Fret D=10th Fret all others are open chords green notes are passing notes try to hit these Verse 1: while you play the chord for a better sound 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(let ring) When I was young Em (palm mute) //// ////

Riff 1 (Em) opt middle finger up e-----------12/14\12---10/12\10---9/10--9----|-7-pick down B-----------10/12\10----8/10\8----7/8---7----|-5-G--------------------------------------------|---D--------------------------------------------|---A--------------------------------------------|---E--------------------------------------------|---Em D Em (Riff 1) When I was young Em D Em When I was young //// //// Verse 2: I smoked my first cigarette at ten And for girls I had a bad yen And I had quite a ball When I was young (Riff 1) or(fret 17 G string hold 8 beats) Em //// //// Chorus: d G d d d d Em b a g When I was young it was more important b d d d d e b b a g D Pain more pain-ful the lau-gher much lou-der, yeah Em When I was young (Riff 1) D Em When I was young (Riff 1) Em //// //// Verse 3: I met my first love at thirteen She was brown and I was pretty green And I learned quite a lot When I was young (Riff 1) /D Em [N.C. 4 beats] When I was young Instrumental break: Same as chorus Em //// ////

[Key changes to Gm]: Gm=3rd fret F=1st fret Gm F Gm F //// //// Na Na Na Na Naaaaaa Gm F Gm //// //// //// ////

Bb=8th fret

Chorus [in Bb] Bb Gm When I was young it was more important F Pain, more pain, though I laughed so much louder, yeah /Gm When I was young Riff 2 Gm d d d d d opt d e-----------15/17\15---14/15\14---12/14--12---|-10B-----------13/15\13---11/13\11---10/11--10---|-8-G---------------------------------------------|---D---------------------------------------------|---A---------------------------------------------|---E---------------------------------------------|---F /Gm (N.C. 4 beats) When I was young Verse 4: (Strum the 3 bass strings only): (Slower & quieter) Gm F My faith was so much stronger then Gm F I believed in fellow men Gm F And I was so much older then F /Gm When I was young F /Gm When I was young Outro:(Strum all strings getting louder) Gm F Gm F Gm //// //// //// //// //// F(let ring) F /Gm When I was young (repeat to fade) Riff 1 ALTERNATIVE Em e------------------------------------|---B-------17h19p17--15h17p15-14h15p14--|-12G------------------------------------|---D------------------------------------|---A------------------------------------|---E------------------------------------|---Riff 2 ALTERNATIVE Gm e-------15h17p15--14h15p14-12h14p12--|-10B------------------------------------|---G------------------------------------|---D------------------------------------|---A------------------------------------|---E------------------------------------|----