The Jam – When Youre Young (Guitar Tab)

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By the Jam (initially released only as a single, now available on Snap! et. al.) [Intro]

   Guitar:
           A   F#m
e|---------5----2--2--2---|
B|---------5----2--2--2---|
G|---------6----2--2--2---|
D|---------7----4--4--4---|
A|---------7----4--4--4---|
E|---------5----2--2--2---|

 |                        |
 |                        |
 | Bass:                  |
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|-0-2-0-5-5--5-2--2--2---|

[Three times, then]

   Guitar:
      D          G          E          E
e|----2----------3----------0----------0-------------------|
B|----3----------0----------0----------0-------------------|
G|----2----------0----------1----------1-------------------|
D|----0----------0----------2----------2-------------------|
A|---------------2----------2----------2-------------------|
E|---------------3----------0----------0-------------------|

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 | Bass:                                                   |
G|-----------------7---7------4---4----4---4---------------|
D|------7---7----5---5---5--2---2---2----2---2-------------|
A|----5---5---5--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

A F#m Life is timeless, days are long when you're young A F#m Used to fall in love with everyone A F#m Any guitar and any bass drum D G Life is a drink, and you get drunk E When you're young [As above] Life is new and there's things to be done You can't wait to be grown up Acceptance into the capital world You pull on some weed then you pull on someone When you're young

         A                       E
e|----------0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
G|-------2-----2-----2-----2--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------2-----2-----2-----2--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

But you find out life isn't like that [As above] It's so hard to comprehend But you set up your dreams To have them smashed in the end D But you don't mind C#m You got time on your side Bm And they're never gonna F# make you stand in line D E A F#m A F#m You're just waiting for the right time You're fearless and brave, you can't be stopped when you're young You swear you're never ever gonna work for someone No corporations for the new age sons Tears of rage roll down your face But still you say it's fun But you find out life isn't like that It's so hard to understand Well the world is your oyster but your future's a clam It's got you in its grip Before you're born It's done with the use of a dice and a board And let you think you're king But you're really a pawn A F#m A F#m A F#m A

Bass (repeats through the 'quiet' middle part):
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--5--5---5--5---2--2---0--0--|

You're feeling so bright, you can't be stopped when you're young

   Guitar:
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----------2---2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
D|--------2----------------------0--1--2-----|
A|--0--4--------------------0--4-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
   ^Guitar 1    ^Guitar 2  ^Guitar 1

You used to fall in love with everyone [Repeat guitar riff from above] Any guitar and any bass drum

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----2---2---2----------2----------2-----------|
D|------4---4---4-2-4------4-2-4------4-2-4-----|
A|--0------------------0----------0-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

[Repeat 3 times]
e|-----5-------4-------2---------5-------|
B|---7---7---5---5---3---3-----5---------|
G|-7-------6-------4---------6-----------|
D|-------------------------7-------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|-----5-------4-------2----7--7-7--7--7-7----|
B|---7---7---5---5---3---3--9--9-9--9--9-9----|
G|-7-------6-------4--------9--9-9--9--9-9----|
D|--------------------------9--9-9--9--9-9----|
A|--------------------------7--7-7--7--7-7----|
E|--------------------------------------------|

A F#m (repeat ad lib to fade) Over the country - the lights are going out In millions of homes and thousands of flats Goin' out, goin' out, goin' out, goin' out Goin' out, goin' out, goin' out, goin' out ------------- Mark Schnitzius [email protected] University of Central Florida