The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men Chords by Rickie Lee Jones

Tempo:
91.35 bpm
Chords used:

Db

Ebm

Ab

Fm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rickie Lee Jones - The Ballad of the Sad Young Men chords
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[Eb] [Bbm] [C]
[Db] [C] [F]
[A]
[Db] Sing a [Gb] song of sad [Db] young men,
[Eb] glasses full [Ab] of
[Db] All the news is bad again, [Ebm] kiss [Ab] your dreams [Gbm] goodbye
[Db] [Gb] All [Ebm] the sad young [Gm] men [C] [Fm] sitting in [Abm] the bar
[Db] [Fm] Knowing [Ebm] the odd [Ab] night, [Fm] missing all the [Bb] stars
[Ebm] All the sad young [C] men [F] drifting [Bbm] through the town
[Eb] Drinking up the,
[Ab] [Fm] trying not to drown
[Bb] [Ebm] All [Gm] the sad young [C] men [Fm]
[Abm] singing in the [Db] cold
[Gb] Trying [Ebm] to [Ab] forget [Fm] that they're growing [Bb] old
[Ebm] All the [Bb] sad young [Cm] men [F] choking on [Bbm] their youth
[Eb] Trying to be brave, [Ab] running [Db] from the truth
[Bb] [Db]
Autumn [Gb] turns the leaves to gold
[Ebm] Slowly [Ab] dies the heart
[Db] Sad young men are [Gb] growing [Db] old
[Ebm] [Ab] That's the [Db] cruelest [Db] part
[Gb]
[Eb] All the sad [Gm] young men [Fm]
[Abm] seek a certain [Db] smile
[Gb]
[Bbm] Someone [Ebm] they [Ab] can hold [Fm] for a little while
[Bb] [Ebm] Tired [Bb] little girl [Cm] does the [Bbm] best she [F] can
[Eb] Trying [Ebm] to [Eb] be gay [Ab] for [Fm] her sad young man
[Bb] [Ab] [Ebm]
While [Gm] the grimy [C] moon [F]
[Ab] watches from [Db] above
[Gb]
All the [Eb] sad young [Fm] men playing and making [Bb] love
[Ebm]
Misbegotten moon, [Cm] [F] shy you [Bb] for sad young men
[Eb] Let [Ebm] your dead [Fm] tall light guide [Gb] them home [Fm] tonight
[Bb]
[Ebm] All [D] the [Ebm] sad [Ab]
young [Db]
[Eb]
[Fm] [Db]
men
[N]
Key:  
Db
12341114
Ebm
13421116
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
Bb
12341111
Db
12341114
Ebm
13421116
Ab
134211114
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Let's start jamming Rickie Lee Jones - (Album Version) The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Db, Ebm, Ab, Db, Gb, Db and Eb in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 67 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 134 BPM. Given the song's key of Db Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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

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