Elton John – Screw You Young Mans Blues (Guitar)
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Chords
As recorded by Elton John
(Flipside of the 1973 single GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD)
[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
G C I was a boy I had a lot of fun F C I lived by the sea, I was a fisherman's son Am Dm My mother she was a fisherman's wife G C She was scrubbing floors most of her life
[Chorus]
F C They said screw you F C I ain't got nothing to lose F I could paper a matchbox G C With the money I use F C Screw you F C I ain't got nothing to lose F I could paper a matchbox G C With the money I use
[Verse 2]
G C At the school I attended I got into fights F C I was beaten in an alley on a cold winter night Am Dm The teachers cared less for the blood in our veins G C They got most of their thrills out of using a cane
[Chorus]
F C They said screw you F C Oh you bloody young fools F I could get more sense G C Out of the back end of a mule F C Screw you F C Oh you bloody young fools F I could get more sense G C Out of the back end of a mule
[Bridge]
Am So you see there's man who get paid for being slaves F And men who get paid for being free G And there's men behind bars who pray for the light C And men in the suburbs who pray for the night Am And they're all trying to climb to the top of the mine F D And all of them say most of the way F C Screw you
[Sax Solo]
C F C F G C
C F C F G C
[Verse 3]
G C I worked in the mill from seven till nine F C Tears in my eyes nearly drove me half-blind Am Dm Trying to make wages that weren't even there G C Taking hell from a foreman with the build of a bear
[Chorus]
F C He said screw you F C This is all you'll ever do F G C It's the only existence for someone like you F C Screw you F C This is all you'll ever do F G C It's the only existence for someone like you
[Outro]
F C F C Screw you, screw you
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F C F C Screw you, screw you
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F C F C Screw you, screw you
F G C
F C F C Screw you, screw you
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F C F C Screw you, screw you
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F C F C Screw you, screw you
F G C