The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men Chords by Renato Russo

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_ [Eb] Sing a song [Ab] [Eb] of sad young men, [Fm] glasses full [Bb] of rye.
_ [Eb] All the news [Ab] is [Eb] bad again, [Fm] so kiss your [Eb] dreams goodbye.
_ [Ab] _ All the [D] sad young men _ [Gm] sitting in [Cm] the bar,
_ [Ab] _ Knowing [Bbm] he all night's [Gm] missing all the [Cm] stone. _
_ [Fm] All the sad young [Dm] men [G]
drifting [Cm] through the town,
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Drinking [Fm] up the night, [Bb] _
trying not [Gm] to drown.
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_ [Ab] All [Fm] the [F] sad young [D] men _ [Gm] _ singing in the cold,
_ [Ab] _ Trying to [Bbm] forget [Gm] that they're growing [Cm] old. _
[Fm] All the sad young [Dm] men [G]
choking [Cm] on their youth,
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Trying [Fm] to be brave, [Bb] _
running [Eb] from the truth.
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_ [Eb] Autumn turns [Ab] the [Eb] leaves to gold,
[Fm] Slowly dies [Bb] the heart.
_ [Eb] Sad young men [Ab] are growing [Eb]
old, and [Fm] that's the [Bb] cruelest [Eb] part. _
_ [Ab] All the sad [Am] young [D] men [Gm] seek a certain [Cm] smile,
_ [Ab] _ Someone they [Bbm] can hold [Gm] for a little [Cm] while. _
[Fm] Tired little girl [Dm] _ [G]
does [Cm] the best she can,
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Trying [Fm] to be gay _ [Bb] for her sad [Gm] young man.
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_ [Fm] While the grimy [F] moon [D] _
_ [Gm] watches from [Cm] above, _
_ [Ab] All the sad [Bb] young men [Gm] lay of making love,
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_ [Fm] _ Misbegotten moon [Dm] _ [G]
shines [Cm] for sad young men.
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Let [Fm] your gentle [Eb] light [Ab] guide them home [Eb] tonight.
_ [Fm] All [Ab] the [Bb] sad _ young [Eb] men. _
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