The Animals - When I Was Young: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "When I Was Young" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Fm D# The rooms were so much colder then Fm D# My father was a soldier then Fm D# And times were very hard, Fm When I was young, when I was young Fm D# I smoked my first cigarette at ten Fm D# And for girls, I had a bad yen Fm D# And I had quite a ball, Fm When I was young G# Fm When I was young, it was more important Fm Pain more painful Laughter much louder D# Fm D# Yeah, when I was young Fm When I was young Fm D# I met my first love at thirteen Fm D# She was brown and I was pretty green Fm D# Fm And I learned quite a lot when I was young, When I was young B G#m When I was young, it was more important B Pain more painful G#m Laughter much louder F# G#m F# G#m Yeah, when I was young, when I was young G#m F# My faith was so much stronger then G#m F# I believed in my fellow men G#m F# And I was so much older then, G#m When I was young - x3 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsD#  Fm  F#  G#  G#m  B  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "When I Was Young" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "When I Was Young" by The Animals.