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
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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
Ebm
Ab
Fm
Bb
Db
Ebm
Ab
_ _ [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] _
_ [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] _