Young Folks
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Intro:
D Am C Em Dm Fmaj7 C
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[Verso 1]
D Am C Em
If I told you things I did before, told you how I used to be
Dm Fmaj7 C
Would you go along with someone like me?
D Am Em
If you knew my story word for word, had all of my history
Dm Fmaj7 C
Would you go along with someone like me?
[Verso 2]
Dm Fmaj7 C
Pretty before and had my share, it didn't lead nowhere
Dm Fmaj7 C
I would go along with someone like you
Dm Fmaj7 C
It doesn't matter what you do, who you were hanging with
Dm Fmaj7 C
We could stick around and see this night through
[Refrão]
Fmaj7
And we don't care about the young folks
C
Talking 'bout the young style
Fmaj7
And we don't care about the old folks
C
Talking 'bout the old style too
Fmaj7
And we don't care about our own faults
C
Talking 'bout our own style
Fmaj7
All we care 'bout is talking
C
Talking only me and you
Instrumental
D Am C Em Dm Fmaj7 C
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[Verso 3]
D Am C Em
Usually when things has gone this far people tend to disappear
Dm Fmaj7 C
No one will surprise me unless you do
D Am C Em
I can tell there's something goin' on, hours seems to disappear
Dm Fmaj7 C
Everyone is leaving, I'm still with you
[Pré-Refrão]
Dm Fmaj7 C
It doesn't matter what you do, who you were going to
Dm Fmaj7 C
We can stick around and see this night through
[Refrão]
Fmaj7
And we don't care about the young folks
C
Talking 'bout the young style
Fmaj7
And we don't care about the old folks
C
Talking 'bout the old style too
Fmaj7
And we don't care about our own faults
C
Talking 'bout our own style
Fmaj7
All we care 'bout is talking
C
Talking only me and you
Outro:
D Am C Em Dm Fmaj7 C
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How to play Young Folks
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.