Marc Almond & Antony / The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men Chords
Tempo:
139.7 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Fm
Eb
Gm
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Eb] Sing a song [Ab] of sad [Eb] young man, [Fm] glasses [Ab]
full of [Bb] [F]
rye.
the [Ab] news is bad
[Eb] again.
your [Bb] dreams goodbye.
the [C] sad young [D] men [Gm] sitting in the [Db]
bars.
full of [Bb] [F]
rye.
the [Ab] news is bad
[Eb] again.
your [Bb] dreams goodbye.
the [C] sad young [D] men [Gm] sitting in the [Db]
bars.
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Ab
Fm
Eb
Gm
Bb
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ Sing a song _ [Ab] of sad [Eb] young man, _ [Fm] _ _ glasses [Ab] _
full _ of [Bb] _ _ _ [F]
rye.
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ All the _ [Ab] news is bad _
[Eb] _ again.
_ [Ab] _ _ Kiss your _ [Bb] _ _ dreams _ goodbye.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] All _ _ _ _ _ the [C] sad young [D] men _ _ [Gm] sitting _ _ _ _ _ in the [Db] _ _
bars.
_ [G] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] Knowing _ _ young _ lives [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] missing all the _ [Dm] stars.
[Bbm] _
_ [Gb] All [C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ the [C] _
sad young _ [D] _ men, [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] they're waiting _ in [G] the _ cold.
[Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ Trying to _ forget [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] that _ _ _ they're growing [C] _
_ old.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ All the _ [Dm]
sad young men, [G] choking _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] on their youth.
Trying [A] [Fm] to [Ab] be _ brave, _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ running [Eb] from the _ truth.
_ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
Autumn _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] turns the _ [Eb] leaves to [Fm] gold. _
_ _ _ _ Slowly _ [Ab]
dies the _ [D] _ heart.
_ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Sad young men _ [Eb] are growing _
[Ab] old.
_ _ [Eb] That's the _ _ cruelest power. _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ All the _
[Cm] sad [Ab] young _ _ [Gm] _ _
men, _ _ _ seek [Db] a certain _ _ [Eb] _ smile.
_ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ Someone [Fm] they can _ [D] hold.
_ Someone [Gm] _
to [Eb] love them [Bb] for just a [C] little while.
_ [Dbm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ A tired _ [Dm] little [C] _ _ [G] girl [Cm] does _ the best [A] that _ she can.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _
Trying _ to be _ gay _ _ [Fm] _ _ for _
[Gm] a sad _ _ _ [E]
young man.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ Why a _ [C] _
grimy _ [Cm] _ _ [D] moon [Gm] _
[A] _ _ _ [Dm] watches _ _ [Bbm] _
from _ [G] _ _ above?
[Ab] _
_ _ _ All the [Fm] sad _ [Ab] young _ men, [Gm] why they're _ _ _ making _ _ [Gb] _
love.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Abm] Misbegotten [B] moon, _ [Cm] _
shine _ [F] for sad _ young men.
_ _ Let [Fm] your _ _ [Ab] gentle _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ light _ [Gm] guide [Fm]
them _ home [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _
[Eb] again.
_ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Dbm] All [E] _ _ _ [Fm] the _ _ [D] _ sad [E] young [Eb] men. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
full _ of [Bb] _ _ _ [F]
rye.
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ All the _ [Ab] news is bad _
[Eb] _ again.
_ [Ab] _ _ Kiss your _ [Bb] _ _ dreams _ goodbye.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] All _ _ _ _ _ the [C] sad young [D] men _ _ [Gm] sitting _ _ _ _ _ in the [Db] _ _
bars.
_ [G] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] Knowing _ _ young _ lives [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] missing all the _ [Dm] stars.
[Bbm] _
_ [Gb] All [C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ the [C] _
sad young _ [D] _ men, [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] they're waiting _ in [G] the _ cold.
[Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ Trying to _ forget [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] that _ _ _ they're growing [C] _
_ old.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ All the _ [Dm]
sad young men, [G] choking _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] on their youth.
Trying [A] [Fm] to [Ab] be _ brave, _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ running [Eb] from the _ truth.
_ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
Autumn _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] turns the _ [Eb] leaves to [Fm] gold. _
_ _ _ _ Slowly _ [Ab]
dies the _ [D] _ heart.
_ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Sad young men _ [Eb] are growing _
[Ab] old.
_ _ [Eb] That's the _ _ cruelest power. _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ All the _
[Cm] sad [Ab] young _ _ [Gm] _ _
men, _ _ _ seek [Db] a certain _ _ [Eb] _ smile.
_ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ Someone [Fm] they can _ [D] hold.
_ Someone [Gm] _
to [Eb] love them [Bb] for just a [C] little while.
_ [Dbm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ A tired _ [Dm] little [C] _ _ [G] girl [Cm] does _ the best [A] that _ she can.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _
Trying _ to be _ gay _ _ [Fm] _ _ for _
[Gm] a sad _ _ _ [E]
young man.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ Why a _ [C] _
grimy _ [Cm] _ _ [D] moon [Gm] _
[A] _ _ _ [Dm] watches _ _ [Bbm] _
from _ [G] _ _ above?
[Ab] _
_ _ _ All the [Fm] sad _ [Ab] young _ men, [Gm] why they're _ _ _ making _ _ [Gb] _
love.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Abm] Misbegotten [B] moon, _ [Cm] _
shine _ [F] for sad _ young men.
_ _ Let [Fm] your _ _ [Ab] gentle _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ light _ [Gm] guide [Fm]
them _ home [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _
[Eb] again.
_ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Dbm] All [E] _ _ _ [Fm] the _ _ [D] _ sad [E] young [Eb] men. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _