Chords for Ryan Adams, "To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High)"

Tempo:
92.55 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Am

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ryan Adams, "To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High)" chords
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Now, Bone and Drag, baby.
No, it's Viva Hate.
No, I looked.
It's on Bone and Drag, because it was a single.
But it's the sixth [F] track on Viva Hate.
It's on Viva Hate, too?
Because I looked for it the other day.
Yeah, it's on there.
But it's on Bone and Drag, because Bone and Drag is a collection of all his singles after the first couple of them.
I don't think it's on Viva Hate, man.
We'll have to look when I get home.
I'll bet you five bucks.
I'll take that bet.
[A] Okay, it's on there.
[Dm] One, [N] two, oh, soda.
He's got a mouthful of cookies.
Left Foot Dead!
One, two, one, [G] woo!
[C] [G]
[C]
[G]
[D] [C] And I'm sure you know it's true
[Em] [G] Oh, one day [C] when you're [G] looking fat
[Em] [G] You were young [C] and, man, you [G] were sad
[C] When you're young, [G] you get sad
[C] When you're young, [Am] you get sad
Then [D] you get high
[Am] [G] Oh, make a young gal done you bad
[C] Oh, when [G] I did you wrong
Young gal, you done me bad
[C] Oh, when [G] I did you wrong
Then I [C] got high
Lord, I got [Gm]
[G] high
Now you [D] got a bone to pick with me
But [C] I wish you'd let me be
[Em] [G] Oh, one day when [C] you're looking [G] fat
[Em] You were young and, [C] man, you were sad
When you're [G] young, you get sad
When you're [C] young, [Am] you get sad
Then you [D] get high
[G]
[Am] You [D] get high
Oh, the days of rain would fall your [C] way
[G]
Oh, the days of rain would fall your [C] way
[G] [Am] Then you'd be high
Cause you [D] got sad
[Bm]
Cause [Am] you [D] got [Bm] sad
[Am] Woo!
[G] Oh, [Gm]
[D] man!
Oh, [G] man!
Oh, man!
Oh, man!
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Am
2311
Em
121
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Ryan Adams - Argument With David Rawlings Concerning Morrissey chords, practice playing Em, G, C, G and Em in sequence. Start with a comfortable 46 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 93. With the song's key of C Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ Now, Bone and Drag, baby.
No, it's Viva Hate.
No, I looked.
It's on Bone and Drag, because it was a single.
But it's the sixth [F] track on Viva Hate.
It's on Viva Hate, too?
Because I looked for it the other day.
Yeah, it's on there.
But it's on Bone and Drag, because Bone and Drag is a collection of all his singles after the first couple of them.
I don't think it's on Viva Hate, man.
We'll have to look when I get home.
I'll bet you five bucks.
I'll take that bet.
[A] Okay, it's on there.
[Dm] One, [N] two, oh, soda.
He's got a mouthful of cookies. _ _ _ _ _
Left Foot Dead!
One, two, one, [G] woo! _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] And I'm sure you know it's true
_ [Em] _ [G] Oh, one day [C] when you're [G] looking fat
[Em] _ [G] You were young [C] and, man, you [G] were sad
[C] When you're young, [G] you get sad
[C] When you're young, [Am] you get sad
Then [D] you get high
_ _ [Am] _ [G] Oh, make _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ a young gal done you bad
[C] Oh, when [G] I did you wrong
_ Young gal, you done me bad
[C] Oh, when [G] I did you wrong
Then I [C] got high
_ _ _ _ Lord, I got [Gm] _ _
[G] high
Now you [D] got a bone to pick with me
But [C] I wish you'd let me be
_ [Em] [G] Oh, one day when [C] you're looking [G] fat
_ [Em] You were young and, [C] man, you were sad
When you're [G] young, you get sad
When you're [C] young, [Am] you get sad _ _ _
Then you [D] get high
_ [G] _ _
[Am] You [D] get high _ _ _
_ _ Oh, the days of rain would fall your [C] way
[G] _ _ _
Oh, the days of rain would fall your [C] way
[G] _ [Am] Then you'd be high
_ Cause _ you [D] got sad
[Bm] _
Cause [Am] you [D] got _ _ [Bm] sad
[Am] Woo!
[G] Oh, _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [D] man!
Oh, [G] man! _ _ _
_ _ Oh, man! _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, man! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Ryan Adams.

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