Young Blood
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Young Blood:The Coasters.
#2 on R&B and #8 on Rock Charts in 1957.
#1.
Eb
I saw her standin' on the corner.
A yellow ribbon in her hair.
I couldn't stop myself from shoutin..
Eb7
Look a-there! Look a-there!
Look a-there! Look a-there!
Chorus:
Ab Eb Ab
Young blood, young blood, young blood..
Bb7 Eb Bb7 Eb
I can't get you out of my mind.
#2.
Eb
I took one look and I was fractured.
I tried to walk but I was lame.
I tried to talk but I just stuttered..
Eb7
What's your name? What's your name?
What's your name? What's your name?
Chorus:
Ab Eb Ab
Young blood, young blood, young blood..
Bb7 Eb Bb7 Eb
I can't get you out of my mind.
Chorus:#2.
Ab
What crazy stuff! She looked so tough.
Eb Cm7
I had to follow her all the way home.
F7
Then things went bad..I met her dad.
Bb7
He said, 'You'd better leave my daughter alone.'
#3.
Bb9 Eb
Well, I couldn't sleep a wink for tryin'.
I saw the rising of the sun.
And all night my heart was cryin'..
Eb7
You're the one, you're the one,
You're the one, you're the one!
Chorus:#1.
Ab Eb Ab
Young blood, young blood, young blood..
Bb7 Eb Bb7 Eb
I can't get you out of my mind.
Ab Eb Ab
Young blood, young blood, young blood..
Bb7 Eb Bb7 Eb
I can't get you out of my mind. (Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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