Screw You (Young Man's Blues) Chords

Tempo:
140.95 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

Dm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Screw You (Young Man's Blues) chords
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[Am] [D]
[C] [Bm] [D]
[Bm]
[D] [Bm]
[D] [C] [Bm]
[G] I was a boy [C] who had a lot of [D] fun [F] I lived by the sea, [C] was a fisherman [G] too
[Am] My mother, she [Dm] was a fisherman's wife She [G] was scrubbing floors
Most of [C] her life [F] she did school I [C] [F] ain't got nothing to [C] [F] [C] lose
[F] I've been paying for my spots [G] with the money I'll [C] hire you
[F] [C] [F]
I've been paying
[C] [F]
for my spots [C] with the money [Gm] [G] I'll [C] hire you
[G] After school I attended I [C] got into fights [F] I was beaten in an alley on [C] a cold winter [Em] night
[Am] The teachers cared less [Dm] for the blood in our veins [G] They come worship the thrills out of [C] using a tank
They [F] said school, yeah,
[C] [F] oh, the bloody [C] young fool I [F] was paying for my pants, [C] I was back [G] on the hall [C] of [F] mule
[C] [F]
[C] [F] School, yeah, [C] [F] oh, the bloody [C] young [F] fool [C] I [F] was paying for my pants, I [C] was back [G] on the hall of [C] mule
So [Am] you see there's men who get paid for being slaves [F] And men who get paid for being free
And [G] there's men behind bars who pray for the light [C] And men in the suburbs who pray for the night
[Am] And on the front line to the top of the mine [Dm] [F] And all of them say [D] North Carolina, we're [Dm] the school
[Am] [F] [Cm] Yeah, [F] oh, [C] yeah, [F] oh
[C] [F]
[G] [C]
[F]
[C] [F] [C] [F]
[Cm] [F]
[G] [C]
[G] I've been in hell [C] from seven to nine [F] Tears in my eyes [C] really drove me blind
[G] [Am] I'm trying to make a bridge to [Dm] the world even then [G] Taking help from a foe with the pills I [C] prepared
[F] That's true, yeah, [C] [F]
this was all delivered [C] to [F] [C] me [F]
Only existed [C] for someone [G] like [F]
you
[C] [F]
True, [C] yeah, [F]
this was all delivered [C] to [F] me Only existed [C] for [G] someone [C] like you
[F] [C] [F]
[C] School yeah, [Cm]
[C] oh, [F]
[C] [B] [C]
yeah, [F] oh
I've been [C] in [F] hell [C] from [F]
seven to nine Tears in [C] [F]
my eyes really drove me blind
[C] I'm trying to make a bridge to the world even then Taking [F] help from a foe [Dm] with the pills [C] I prepared
[F]
[C] I've never [F] done anything like this [C]
[F] to anybody [C] else.
[F] [C] [F]
[C] [F]
[G] [Dm] [C]
[F]
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[G] [C]
[F]
[C] [F]
[C] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [Bb] [B] [C]
[Dm]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Dm
2311
Am
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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To learn Elton John - (Young Mans Blues) Screw You chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C, F and C. Set your pace at 70 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 141. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: C Major.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G] I was a boy [C] who had a lot of [D] fun [F] I lived by the sea, [C] was a fisherman [G] too
[Am] My mother, she [Dm] was a _ fisherman's wife She [G] was scrubbing floors
Most of [C] her life [F] she did school I _ _ [C] _ [F] ain't got nothing to [C] _ [F] [C] lose
[F] I've been paying for my spots [G] with the money I'll [C] hire you
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ I've been paying _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F]
for my spots [C] with the money [Gm] [G] I'll [C] hire you
_ _ _ _ [G] After school I attended I [C] got into fights [F] I was beaten in an alley on [C] a cold winter [Em] night
[Am] The teachers cared less [Dm] for the blood in our veins [G] They come worship the thrills out of [C] using a tank
They [F] said school, _ yeah, _
_ [C] _ [F] oh, the bloody [C] young fool I [F] was paying for my pants, [C] I was back [G] on the hall [C] of [F] mule
_ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ School, yeah, [C] _ _ [F] oh, the bloody [C] young [F] fool [C] I [F] was paying for my pants, I [C] was back [G] on the hall of [C] mule _ _ _
_ So [Am] you see there's men who get paid for being slaves [F] And men who get paid for being free
And [G] there's men behind bars who pray for the light [C] And men in the suburbs who pray for the night
[Am] And on the front line to the top of the mine [Dm] [F] And all of them say [D] North Carolina, _ we're _ [Dm] the school
[Am] _ [F] [Cm] Yeah, [F] oh, [C] yeah, [F] oh _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] I've been in hell [C] from seven to nine [F] Tears in my eyes [C] really drove me blind
[G] [Am] I'm trying to make a bridge to [Dm] the world even then [G] Taking help from a foe with the pills I [C] prepared
[F] That's true, _ _ yeah, [C] _ _ [F]
this was all delivered [C] to [F] _ [C] me [F]
Only existed [C] for someone [G] like [F] _
you
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [F]
True, _ _ [C] yeah, _ _ [F]
this was all delivered [C] to _ [F] me Only existed [C] for [G] someone [C] like you
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ [C] School yeah, _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [C] oh, _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [B] _ [C] _
_ _ yeah, _ _ [F] oh
I've been [C] in [F] hell [C] from [F]
seven to nine Tears in _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F]
my eyes really drove me blind
[C] _ _ I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ trying to make a bridge to the world even then Taking [F] help from a foe _ [Dm] with the pills [C] I prepared
[F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ I've never [F] done anything like this _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ to anybody _ [C] else.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [B] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album.

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