Drowning In The Fountain Of Youth
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
G D G D F#
[Verse 1]
G D G Eb
I just discovered the fountain of youth
G F
I was feeling low and unloved
C A G#
A little long in the tooth
G D
I took a dive in the water
G Eb
Felt the years roll back in no particular order
G F
Now all the ladies are going crazy
C A
And the men saying struth
C
And I found myself singing…
[Chorus]
G D
Down with the jury and down with proof
G
Down with the ceiling and down with the roof
D
I'm going down to the water to find me the truth
Sinking down with the times
G
Cause I'm drowning in the fountain of youth
[Verse 2]
G D G
I could not buy love
Eb
I just found something better
G F
It's a ticket to the future
C A G#
Let me show you the proof
G D
Watch and learn as I wade in the water
G Eb
Stick around twenty and make it with your daughter
G F C A
I got a brand new complexion and a sparkling tooth
C
Even Susan Renouf's singing…
[Chorus]
G D
Down with the jury and down with the proof
G
Down with the ceiling and down with the roof
D
Did it all for a cutie in a kissing booth
Rolling round in the slime
G
Cause I'm drowning in the fountain of youth
D
(I'm drowning in the fountain of youth)
Watching the Western world die
G
Singing bye bye bye bye bye
D
(I'm drowning in the fountain of youth)
Baby my soul's gonna go through the roof
[Bridge]
C
Come on, come on
D
It's not so wrong
Eb
It don't cost nothing
F
And it won't take long
C
Move with the feeling
D
Get your boardshorts on
Eb
I am John the Baptist
F
And you're all my sons
C D Eb F x2
[Solo]
G D G Eb G F C A G#
G D G Eb G F C A C
G D G D x4
[Chorus]
G
Singing down with beauty
D
And down with the truth
Down with the ceiling
G
And down with the roof
Gonna wade in the water
D
From Keith to Duluth
Singing down with the times
G
Cause I'm drowning in the fountain of youth
D
(I'm drowning in the fountain of youth)
Watching the Western world die
G
Singing bye bye bye bye bye
D
(I'm drowning in the fountain of youth)
Baby my soul's gonna go through the roof
[Outro]
G D G D
F G
How to play Drowning In The Fountain Of Youth
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What is the starting chord?
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