Anais Mitchell - Young Man In America Chords & Tabs

 

Young Man In America Chords & Tabs

Anais Mitchell Chords & Tabs

Version: 2 Type: Chords

Young Man In America Chords

   
So, this is a variation of the TAB i found by Mr. Reuben S.

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  Em   /   C   /       /   A   /   B   /  C#m  /
  (0)  /  (3)  /  (5)  /  (0)  /  (2)  /  (4)  /
  (2)  /  (3)  /  (5)  /  (0)  /  (2)  /  (4)  /
  (2)  /  (2)  /  (4)  /  (2)  /  (4)  /  (6)  /
  (0)  /  (0)  /  (0)  /  (2)  /  (4)  /  (6)  /
  (0)  /  (1)  /  (3)  /  (2)  /  (4)  /  (5)  /
  (0)  /  (0)  /  (0)  /  (0)  /  (2)  /  (4)  /
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Capo VI

Intro: Em, C, (554020)

      Em
My mother gave a mighty shout
C
Opened her legs and let me out
       (554020) 
Hungry as a prairie dog

Young man in America

Young man in America
    Em                  C
Hungry, hungry, running every which way
           (554020)
Young man in Americ-kay

   Em
I come out like a cannonball
C
Come of age of alcohol
      (554020)
Raven in a field of rye

With a black and roving eye

Black and roving eye
     Em                          C
Ravenous, ravenous, what you've got is not enough
        (554020)
Young man in America


A          B
Oh shelter
               C#m
Mother shelter
               A
Mother shelter us

Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh


    Em
My father was a lord of land
C
My daddy was a repo man
   (554020)
He put me out into the street

He didn't give a damn for me
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Did not give a damn
   Em                C
Daddy, daddy, gonna wish you never had me
              (554020)
I'm a young man
            Em
I'm growing right before your eyes
       C
I might grow to such a size
       (554020)
Blowing like a hurricane

Everyone will know my name

Everyone'll know my name
      Em
Blowing in, blowing out,
     C
Shadow on a mountaintop
       (554020)
Young man in America


A           B
Oh shepherd
                C#m
Father shepherd
                A
Father shepherd us

Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh


Em
In my feathers and furs
C
Clothes of many colours
     (554020)
Many men will envy me

When I'm in my finery

Me and my finery
     Em                     C
Envy me, envy me, spending all of my bright money
         (554020)
Young man in Americ-kay

Em
Maybe I'll climb the stairs
C
With the girl with golden hair
         (554020)
Hold her like a sword and shield

Up against this lonely world

Up against the world
         Em
It's a lonely, lonely world
C
For a yellow-headed girl
      (554020)
And a young man


BREAK: A, B, C#m   (X2)  
A
Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh

          Em
Like the wind I make my moan
C
Howl in the canyon
         (554020)
There's a hollow in my bones
                        Em
Make me cry and carry on
                          C
Make the foam fly from my tongue

Make me want what I want
(554020)
Another wayward son
                   Em
Waiting on oblivion
                               C
Waiting for a kingdom come to meet me in my sin
              (554020)
Waiting to be born again

Mother kiss me cheek and chin
Em
Mmm, a little nedicine
C                          (554020)
Mmm, I'm gonna shed my skin
                    Em
Mmm, and let me cli