Biography:
Eric Victor Burdon (May 11, 1941 in Newcastle, England) is a singer. He formed The Animals in 1963, a blues rock group who were one of the early influences of punk rock. They were known for their organ-guitar sound and Burdon's aggressive show performance, screaming, growling and howling. In September 1966 he formed Eric Burdon & The Animals, a psychedelic/progressive/hard rock group, who influenced grunge, heavy metal and the modern alternative rock genre.
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based on an accoustic live version
(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]
(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]
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