Chords for Jamie Cullum's 'Twenty Something'

Tempo:
94.75 bpm
Chords used:

A

F#m

D

C

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jamie Cullum's 'Twenty Something' chords
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[F#m] [D] [F#m] [D]
[F#m] After years of expensive [D] education, [F#m] a car full of books and [G] anticipation,
I'm [Em] an expert on Shakespeare and that's [G#m] a hell of a lot,
but the world don't need scholars [C] as much as I thought.
[F#m]
[C] [D] [A] [C]
[A] [Cm] [D] [C]
Maybe I'll go traveling [Am] for a year, [Cm] [A]
finding myself [D#] [Em] a start a career.
[F#m] I could [Bm] work for the poor, though I'm [G#m] hungry for fame.
We all seem so different, [Gm] but we're [F#] just the [D#] same.
[A] Maybe I'll go to the [D#] gym, [Gm] so I don't get [G#] fat.
[Bm] [A] Aren't things more easy [Em] with a tight six-pack?
[B] [G] Who knows the answers, who do you [G#m] trust?
I can't even [D#] separate love [C] from lust.
[A] Maybe I'll move back home [C] and pay off my loans,
[A] working nine to five, [Em] answering phones.
[A] Don't make me [G] live for my [G#m] Friday nights,
drinking [D#] eight pints and [C] getting in fights.
[F#m] [Am] [F#m] [C] [D]
[F#] [D] [D]
[Am] [F#m]
[D] [A] [G]
[E] [A] [Am]
[A#m] [F]
[Em] [A] I don't want to get up, [G] just let me lie [G#m] in.
Leave me [D#m] alone, I'm a twenty-something.
[B] [F#] Maybe I'll [C#] just fall in love, [F#] [B] that could [A#m] solve it all.
[F#] [G#m] Philosophers say [C#] that that's enough,
[B] [D] there surely must [C#] be more.
[F#m]
[F#m] [C] [D] [F#m]
[D] [A]
Love ain't the answer, [Am] nor is work.
[A] The truth eludes me, [B] so [Em] much it [B] hurts.
But [A] I'm still [G] having fun, and I guess [G#m] that's the key.
I'm a twenty-something, [C] and I'll keep being [Cm] me.
[G]
Key:  
A
1231
F#m
123111112
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
A
1231
F#m
123111112
D
1321
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Jamie Cullum - Twentysomething chords, practice playing F#m, D, F#m, C and D in sequence. Set your pace at 47 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 95. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Major.

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[F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ After years of expensive [D] _ education, [F#m] a car full of books and [G] anticipation,
_ _ I'm [Em] an expert on Shakespeare and that's [G#m] a hell of a lot,
but the world don't need scholars [C] as much as I thought.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [C] _
[A] _ [Cm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
Maybe I'll go traveling [Am] for a year, [Cm] _ [A]
finding myself [D#] [Em] a start a career.
[F#m] I could [Bm] work for the poor, though I'm [G#m] hungry for fame.
We all seem so different, [Gm] but we're [F#] just the [D#] same.
[A] Maybe I'll go to the [D#] gym, [Gm] so I don't get [G#] fat.
[Bm] [A] Aren't things more easy [Em] with a tight six-pack?
_ [B] [G] Who knows the answers, who do you [G#m] trust?
I can't even [D#] separate love [C] from lust.
[A] Maybe I'll move back home [C] and pay off my loans,
[A] working nine to five, [Em] answering phones.
[A] Don't make me [G] live for my [G#m] Friday nights,
drinking [D#] eight pints and [C] getting in fights.
_ [F#m] _ [Am] _ [F#m] _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Em] [A] I don't want to get up, [G] just let me lie [G#m] in.
Leave me [D#m] alone, I'm a twenty-something.
_ _ [B] _ [F#] Maybe I'll [C#] just fall in love, [F#] _ _ [B] that could [A#m] solve it all.
_ [F#] _ _ [G#m] Philosophers say [C#] that that's enough,
_ [B] [D] there surely must [C#] be more.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Love ain't the answer, [Am] nor is work. _
[A] The truth eludes me, [B] so [Em] much it [B] hurts.
But [A] I'm still [G] having fun, and I guess [G#m] that's the key.
I'm a twenty-something, [C] and I'll keep being [Cm] me.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Jamie Cullum.

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