Amy Macdonald

Youth Of Today

Amy Macdonald


Tom: F

Am    -X-0-2-2-1-0-
Aadd9 -X-0-2-2-0-0-
F     -X-X-3-2-1-1-
C     -X-3-2-0-1-0-
E     -0-2-2-1-0-0-
E7    -0-2-0-1-0-0-
Fmaj7 -X-X-3-2-1-0-
Fadd9 -X-X-3-2-1-3-

*** Capo op 5 ***

Intro:
|Am   Aadd9| (3x)
|Am---     |

Verse 1:
Am
Maybe, if you were some spear-headed guy
        F
I would listen to what you have to say
      C
But you’re just some incapable figure 
             E              E7
thinking you’re bigger than me

Verse 2:
           Am
But you’re not, yeah, you don't know a thing about 
    F                Fmaj7
the youth of today
C
Stating your opinion 
          E                   E7
making it ring in my head all day and you say:

Prechorus:
Am
My children weren't the same, my children's children 
            F  
they're the ones to blame
                C
And you say: in my days we were better behaved
         E                E7
but it's not your day, no more

Chorus:
Am
We are the youth of today, change your hair in every way, 
F
We are the youth of today, we'll say what we want to say, 
C    
And we are the youth of today, 
                                E     E7
don't care what you have to say at all

Verse 3:
Am
And maybe if you had a true point of view 
        F             Fadd9 - F
I would listen to you, 
         C
But it’s just your one sided feelings
          E                 E7
they keep getting in my way

Verse 4:
Am
And you - you don’t know a single thing 
          F          Fadd9 - F
about the youth of today
        C
Stating your opinion and
          E                   E7
making it ring in my head all day - and you say, 

Prechorus:
Am
My children weren't the same, my children's children 
            F             Fadd9 - F
they're the ones to blame
                C
And you say: in my days we were better behaved
         E                E7
but it's not your day, no more

Chorus:
Am
We are the youth of today, change your hair in every way, 
F
We are the youth of today, we'll say what we want to say, 
C    
And we are the youth of today, don't care what you have to say at all

    E7
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[Repeat last Prechorus]

Chorus:
Am
We are the youth of today, change your hair in every way, 
F
We are the youth of today, we'll say what we want to say, 
C    
And we are the youth of today, 
                                E     E7
don't care what you have to say at all

Am ---