Chords for Margaret Whiting - The Ballad Of The Sad Young Man
Tempo:
144.85 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Bbm
Cm
F
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm]
[Ab]
[D] [F] Sing [Bb]
a song of sad young men, glasses full of rye,
[Ab]
All the [Bbm] news is [Bb] bad [Ab] again, [Dbm] kiss [Ab] your dreams [Db] goodbye.
[Ab] [Db] All [Bbm] the sad [Dm] young [G] men [Cm] sitting in [Ebm] the [Ab] bars,
[Eb] Knowing neon [F]
nights missing [Cm] all the [Gb]
stars.
[F] [Gbm] All [Bbm] the sad young [G] men [Dbm] drifting through [Fm] the town,
Drinking [Bb] up the night, [Eb] trying [Cm] not to drown.
[Ab] [C]
[Db] [Fm]
[Db] All [Bbm] the [G] sad young men [Cm] singing in the [Eb]
cold,
[Ab] [F] Trying to forget that [Cm] they're growing old.
[Gb] [Gbm]
All [Bbm] the sad young [G] men choking [C] on [Fm] their youth,
[Bb] Trying to be brave, [Eb]
running from [Ab] the truth.
[D]
[Bbm] [Bb]
Autumn turns the leaves to gold, slowly dies [F] the heart.
[G] Sad young men [Bbm] are growing [Ab] old, that's [Cm] the [F] cruelest part.
[Ab]
[Eb] All [Bbm] the sad young [Dm] men [G] [Cm] seek a certain [Ebm] [Ab] smile,
Someone they can hold [Cm] for a little while.
[C] [F]
[Bbm] Tired little [Ab]
[G] girl does [Dbm] the best she [Fm]
can,
Trying [Bbm] to be [Bb] gay.
[Cm]
[Eb] For a sad [Cm] young man, [Gb]
[Db] [Fm] [Db] while a [Bb] grimy [G] moon
[Cm] watches [Eb] from above.
[Ab]
[F] All the sad young men [Cm] play at making [Gb] love.
[F]
[Bbm] Misbegotten moon, [G]
[Bb] shine for sad [Fm] young men.
Let [Bbm] your [Db]
[Cm] gentle light [Bbm]
guide them [Db] home
[C] [F] again.
[Bbm] All [C]
[Ab] the [Bb] sad young [Ab]
men.
[Fm]
[E] [Ab] [D]
[F]
All [Eb] the [Ab] sad [Bb] young men.
[Ab] [G] [Fm]
[N]
[Ab]
[D] [F] Sing [Bb]
a song of sad young men, glasses full of rye,
[Ab]
All the [Bbm] news is [Bb] bad [Ab] again, [Dbm] kiss [Ab] your dreams [Db] goodbye.
[Ab] [Db] All [Bbm] the sad [Dm] young [G] men [Cm] sitting in [Ebm] the [Ab] bars,
[Eb] Knowing neon [F]
nights missing [Cm] all the [Gb]
stars.
[F] [Gbm] All [Bbm] the sad young [G] men [Dbm] drifting through [Fm] the town,
Drinking [Bb] up the night, [Eb] trying [Cm] not to drown.
[Ab] [C]
[Db] [Fm]
[Db] All [Bbm] the [G] sad young men [Cm] singing in the [Eb]
cold,
[Ab] [F] Trying to forget that [Cm] they're growing old.
[Gb] [Gbm]
All [Bbm] the sad young [G] men choking [C] on [Fm] their youth,
[Bb] Trying to be brave, [Eb]
running from [Ab] the truth.
[D]
[Bbm] [Bb]
Autumn turns the leaves to gold, slowly dies [F] the heart.
[G] Sad young men [Bbm] are growing [Ab] old, that's [Cm] the [F] cruelest part.
[Ab]
[Eb] All [Bbm] the sad young [Dm] men [G] [Cm] seek a certain [Ebm] [Ab] smile,
Someone they can hold [Cm] for a little while.
[C] [F]
[Bbm] Tired little [Ab]
[G] girl does [Dbm] the best she [Fm]
can,
Trying [Bbm] to be [Bb] gay.
[Cm]
[Eb] For a sad [Cm] young man, [Gb]
[Db] [Fm] [Db] while a [Bb] grimy [G] moon
[Cm] watches [Eb] from above.
[Ab]
[F] All the sad young men [Cm] play at making [Gb] love.
[F]
[Bbm] Misbegotten moon, [G]
[Bb] shine for sad [Fm] young men.
Let [Bbm] your [Db]
[Cm] gentle light [Bbm]
guide them [Db] home
[C] [F] again.
[Bbm] All [C]
[Ab] the [Bb] sad young [Ab]
men.
[Fm]
[E] [Ab] [D]
[F]
All [Eb] the [Ab] sad [Bb] young men.
[Ab] [G] [Fm]
[N]
Key:
Ab
Bbm
Cm
F
Bb
Ab
Bbm
Cm
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [F] Sing _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ a song of sad young men, _ glasses full of rye,
[Ab] _ _ _
All the [Bbm] news is [Bb] bad [Ab] again, [Dbm] _ kiss [Ab] your dreams [Db] goodbye.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ All [Bbm] the sad [Dm] young [G] men _ _ [Cm] sitting _ in [Ebm] the _ [Ab] bars,
_ _ [Eb] _ Knowing neon [F] _
nights missing [Cm] all the _ [Gb]
stars.
_ [F] _ _ [Gbm] _ All [Bbm] the sad young _ [G] men _ [Dbm] drifting through [Fm] the town, _ _ _
Drinking [Bb] up the _ night, _ _ [Eb] _ _ trying [Cm] not to drown.
[Ab] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Db] _ All [Bbm] the [G] sad young men _ _ [Cm] singing in the [Eb]
cold,
[Ab] _ _ _ [F] _ Trying to forget _ that [Cm] they're growing old.
[Gb] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _
All [Bbm] the sad young [G] men _ choking [C] on [Fm] their youth, _
_ _ _ [Bb] Trying to be _ _ brave, _ [Eb] _ _ _
running from [Ab] the _ truth.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Autumn turns the leaves to gold, _ _ slowly dies [F] the heart. _
_ [G] _ Sad young men [Bbm] are growing [Ab] old, _ _ _ that's [Cm] the _ [F] cruelest _ part.
[Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ All [Bbm] the sad young [Dm] men [G] _ _ [Cm] seek a certain [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] smile, _ _
Someone they can _ hold [Cm] for a little while.
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] Tired little _ [Ab]
[G] girl _ does [Dbm] the best she [Fm] _
can,
_ _ _ _ Trying [Bbm] to be [Bb] gay.
_ _ [Cm] _
_ [Eb] For a sad [Cm] young _ man, _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Db] while a [Bb] grimy [G] moon _ _ _
[Cm] watches _ [Eb] from above.
[Ab] _
_ _ [F] _ All the sad young men _ [Cm] play at _ making _ [Gb] love.
[F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] Misbegotten moon, [G] _
_ [Bb] shine for sad [Fm] young men.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Let [Bbm] your [Db] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] gentle light _ _ _ [Bbm]
guide them [Db] home _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ again.
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ All [C] _
_ [Ab] the _ [Bb] sad young [Ab] _
_ men.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ All [Eb] _ the _ _ [Ab] sad _ [Bb] young _ _ men.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [F] Sing _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ a song of sad young men, _ glasses full of rye,
[Ab] _ _ _
All the [Bbm] news is [Bb] bad [Ab] again, [Dbm] _ kiss [Ab] your dreams [Db] goodbye.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ All [Bbm] the sad [Dm] young [G] men _ _ [Cm] sitting _ in [Ebm] the _ [Ab] bars,
_ _ [Eb] _ Knowing neon [F] _
nights missing [Cm] all the _ [Gb]
stars.
_ [F] _ _ [Gbm] _ All [Bbm] the sad young _ [G] men _ [Dbm] drifting through [Fm] the town, _ _ _
Drinking [Bb] up the _ night, _ _ [Eb] _ _ trying [Cm] not to drown.
[Ab] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Db] _ All [Bbm] the [G] sad young men _ _ [Cm] singing in the [Eb]
cold,
[Ab] _ _ _ [F] _ Trying to forget _ that [Cm] they're growing old.
[Gb] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _
All [Bbm] the sad young [G] men _ choking [C] on [Fm] their youth, _
_ _ _ [Bb] Trying to be _ _ brave, _ [Eb] _ _ _
running from [Ab] the _ truth.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Autumn turns the leaves to gold, _ _ slowly dies [F] the heart. _
_ [G] _ Sad young men [Bbm] are growing [Ab] old, _ _ _ that's [Cm] the _ [F] cruelest _ part.
[Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ All [Bbm] the sad young [Dm] men [G] _ _ [Cm] seek a certain [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] smile, _ _
Someone they can _ hold [Cm] for a little while.
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] Tired little _ [Ab]
[G] girl _ does [Dbm] the best she [Fm] _
can,
_ _ _ _ Trying [Bbm] to be [Bb] gay.
_ _ [Cm] _
_ [Eb] For a sad [Cm] young _ man, _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Db] while a [Bb] grimy [G] moon _ _ _
[Cm] watches _ [Eb] from above.
[Ab] _
_ _ [F] _ All the sad young men _ [Cm] play at _ making _ [Gb] love.
[F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] Misbegotten moon, [G] _
_ [Bb] shine for sad [Fm] young men.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Let [Bbm] your [Db] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] gentle light _ _ _ [Bbm]
guide them [Db] home _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ again.
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ All [C] _
_ [Ab] the _ [Bb] sad young [Ab] _
_ men.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ All [Eb] _ the _ _ [Ab] sad _ [Bb] young _ _ men.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _