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When Youre Young

The Jam
Tab
4.8(5)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

Guitar:

A F#m

e|---------5----2--2--2---|
B|---------5----2--2--2---|
G|---------6----2--2--2---|
D|---------7----4--4--4---|
A|---------7----4--4--4---|
E|---------5----2--2--2---|

| |

| |

| Bass: |

G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|-0-2-0-5-5--5-2--2--2---|

Three times, then

Guitar:

D G E E

e|----2----------3----------0----------0-------------------|
B|----3----------0----------0----------0-------------------|
G|----2----------0----------1----------1-------------------|
D|----0----------0----------2----------2-------------------|
A|---------------2----------2----------2-------------------|
E|---------------3----------0----------0-------------------|

| |

| |

| Bass: |

G|-----------------7---7------4---4----4---4---------------|
D|------7---7----5---5---5--2---2---2----2---2-------------|
A|----5---5---5--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

A F#m

Life is timeless, days are long when you're young

A F#m

Used to fall in love with everyone

A F#m

Any guitar and any bass drum

D G

Life is a drink, and you get drunk

E

When you're young

As above

Life is new and there's things to be done

You can't wait to be grown up

Acceptance into the capital world

You pull on some weed then you pull on someone

When you're young

A E

e|----------0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
G|-------2-----2-----2-----2--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------2-----2-----2-----2--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

But you find out life isn't like that

As above

It's so hard to comprehend

But you set up your dreams

To have them smashed in the end

D

But you don't mind

C#m

You got time on your side

Bm

And they're never gonna

F#

make you stand in line

D E A F#m A F#m

You're just waiting for the right time

You're fearless and brave, you can't be stopped when you're young

You swear you're never ever gonna work for someone

No corporations for the new age sons

Tears of rage roll down your face

But still you say it's fun

But you find out life isn't like that

It's so hard to understand

Well the world is your oyster

but your future's a clam

It's got you in its grip

Before you're born

It's done with the use of a dice and a board

And let you think you're king

But you're really a pawn

A F#m A F#m A F#m A

Bass (repeats through the 'quiet' middle part):

G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--5--5---5--5---2--2---0--0--|

You're feeling so bright, you can't be stopped when you're young

Guitar:

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----------2---2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
D|--------2----------------------0--1--2-----|
A|--0--4--------------------0--4-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

^Guitar 1 ^Guitar 2 ^Guitar 1

You used to fall in love with everyone

Repeat guitar riff from above

Any guitar and any bass drum

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----2---2---2----------2----------2-----------|
D|------4---4---4-2-4------4-2-4------4-2-4-----|
A|--0------------------0----------0-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Repeat 3 times

e|-----5-------4-------2---------5-------|
B|---7---7---5---5---3---3-----5---------|
G|-7-------6-------4---------6-----------|
D|-------------------------7-------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-----5-------4-------2----7--7-7--7--7-7----|
B|---7---7---5---5---3---3--9--9-9--9--9-9----|
G|-7-------6-------4--------9--9-9--9--9-9----|
D|--------------------------9--9-9--9--9-9----|
A|--------------------------7--7-7--7--7-7----|
E|--------------------------------------------|

A F#m (repeat ad lib to fade)

Over the country - the lights are going out

In millions of homes and thousands of flats

Goin' out, goin' out, goin' out, goin' out

Goin' out, goin' out, goin' out, goin' out

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Mark Schnitzius

schnitzi@eola.cs.ucf.edu

University of Central Florida

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