The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men Chords by Renato Russo

Tempo:
83.75 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Fm

Ab

Bb

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Renato Russo - The ballad of the sad young men chords
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[Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] [Bb]
[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,
[F]
Drinking [Fm] up the night, [Bb]
trying not [Gm] to drown.
[Cm]
[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,
[F]
Trying [Fm] to be brave, [Bb]
running [Eb] from the truth.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] [Bb]
[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,
[F]
Trying [Fm] to be gay [Bb] for her sad [Gm] young man.
[Cm]
[Fm] While the grimy [F] moon [D]
[Gm] watches from [Cm] above,
[Ab] All the sad [Bb] young men [Gm] lay of making love,
[Cm]
[Fm] Misbegotten moon [Dm] [G]
shines [Cm] for sad young men.
[F]
Let [Fm] your gentle [Eb] light [Ab] guide them home [Eb] tonight.
[Fm] All [Ab] the [Bb] sad young [Eb] men.
[Ab] [Fm] [Bb]
[Eb]
Key:  
Eb
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Fm
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Ab
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Bb
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Cm
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Eb
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Fm
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Ab
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Renato Russo - The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men chords, practice playing Eb, Ab, Eb, Fm, Bb, Eb, Ab and Fm in sequence. Set your pace at 56 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 112. With the song's key of Eb Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [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,
[F] _
Drinking [Fm] up the night, [Bb] _
trying not [Gm] to drown.
_ [Cm] _ _
_ [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,
[F] _
Trying [Fm] to be brave, [Bb] _
running [Eb] from the truth.
[Ab] _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [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,
[F] _
Trying [Fm] to be gay _ [Bb] for her sad [Gm] young man.
_ [Cm] _ _
_ [Fm] While the grimy [F] moon [D] _
_ [Gm] watches from [Cm] above, _
_ [Ab] All the sad [Bb] young men [Gm] lay of making love,
[Cm] _ _
_ [Fm] _ Misbegotten moon [Dm] _ [G]
shines [Cm] for sad young men.
[F] _
Let [Fm] your gentle [Eb] light [Ab] guide them home [Eb] tonight.
_ [Fm] All [Ab] the [Bb] sad _ young [Eb] men. _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _

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