Edwin McCain – Go Be Young (Guitar)

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Chords Used: Bsus4: | x 2 4 4 0 0 | C#m7: | x 4 6 6 0 0 | Asus2: | x 0 2 2 0 0 | Bsus4/Eb: | x 6 4 4 0 0 | C#m7/E: | x 7 6 6 0 0 | D6sus2: | x x 0 2 0 0 | E: | 0 2 2 1 0 0 | G#m7: | 4 x 4 4 4 x | F#m7: | 2 x 2 2 2 x | C#m7*: | x 4 6 4 5 4 | Dsus2: | x 5 7 7 5 5 | Csus2: | x 3 5 5 3 3 | Eadd9: | 0 2 4 1 0 0 | [Intro] Bsus4 C#m7 Asus2 Bsus4/Eb C#m7/E Asus2 Bsus4 C#m7 Asus2 D6sus2 Asus2 E [Verse 1]
Bsus4                  C#m7
Perfumed and smoky

         Asus2
She swears that she knows me

             Bsus4              C#m7  Asus2
She's falling down drunk again

   Bsus4              C#m7
I say she's mistaken

             Asus2
She's visibly shaken

    Bsus4           C#m7          Asus2
Emotions all drowned in gin
[Pre-chorus]
          G#m7                     F#m7
She said I used to be beautiful

G#m7                  E
But now it's all gone

G#m7                     F#m7
I let my dreams slip away from me

Asus2
That's where it went wrong
[Chorus]
Bsus4           C#m7        Asus2
Go                   be                young

Bsus4/Eb   C#m7/E  Asus2
Go                   be                free

Bsus4            C#m7                 Asus2
Follow your heart where it leads you

D6sus2    Asus2  E
Don't end up like me

D6sus2    Asus2  E
Don't end up like me
[Verse 2]
Bsus4   C#m7     Asus2
        The Indian     in the guardhouse

Bsus4    C#m7    Asus2
Used to spin me yarns

Bsus4         C#m7             Asus2
Stories of canyons and Boston in winter

          Bsus4       C#m7     Asus2
And losing his family's farms
[Pre-chorus]
                 G#m7             F#m7
He said I've outlived my three sons

G#m7                         E
They died in three wars

  G#m7                                                   F#m7
I laughed and I cried while they lived and they died

          Asus2
And I know that they deserve more
[Chorus]
Bsus4           C#m7        Asus2
Go                   be                young

Bsus4/Eb   C#m7/E  Asus2
Go                   be                free

Bsus4            C#m7                 Asus2
Follow your heart where it leads you

D6sus2    Asus2  E
Don't end up like me

D6sus2    Asus2  E
Don't end up like me

D6sus2    Asus2  E
Don't end up like me

D6sus2    Asus2
Don't end up like
[Bridge]
C#m7*   Dsus2  C#m7*  Csus2
Me.....................................

C#m7*  Dsus2  E
Oh            Oh          Yeah
Bsus4 C#m7 Asus2 Bsus4/Eb C#m7/E Asus2 Bsus4 C#m7 Asus2 D6sus2 Asus2 E [Verse 3]
Bsus4                  C#m7
Perfumed and smoky

         Asus2
She swears that she knows me

         Bsus4             C#m7  Asus2
I'm falling down drunk again

  Bsus4               C#m7
I say she's mistaken

             Asus2
She's visibly shaken

   Bsus4            C#m7           Asus2
Emotions all drowned in gin
[Pre-chorus]
           G#m7            F#m7
I say I used to be powerful

G#m7                  E
But now it's all gone

G#m7                   F#m7
I let my dreams take control of me

Asus2
So what is so wrong?
[Chorus]
Bsus4           C#m7        Asus2
Go                   be                young

Bsus4/Eb   C#m7/E  Asus2
Go                   be                free

Bsus4            C#m7                 Asus2
Follow your heart where it leads you

D6sus2    Asus2  E
Don't end up like me

D6sus2    Asus2  E
Don't end up like me

D6sus2    Asus2  E
....................................

D6sus2    Asus2  E
Don't end up like me

D6sus2    Asus2  E
...................................

D6sus2
Don't

Asus2
 End up like

Eadd9
Me