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Help with Ryan Adams Tab..

Unread post by dmbfan39plus2 » Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:25 pm

Could someone help me out with To Be Young?

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Re: Help with Ryan Adams Tab..

Unread post by ut4ever8 » Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:41 am

Here ya go. Great song, Amazing Artist

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Ryan Adams - To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High)
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Standard tuning.

Chords used:
  G(add Bb)    G        G7      C7        C        G      Em       Am
e -----      -----    -----    --0--    --0--    --3--   --0--    --0--
B --0--      --0--    --0--    --1--    --1--    --0--   --0--    --1--
G --3--      --0--    --0--    --3--    --0--    --0--   --0--    --2--
D --0--      --0--    --3--    --2--    --2--    --0--   --2--    --2--
A --2--      --2--    --2--    --3--    --3--    --2--   --2--    --0--
E --3--      --3--    --3--    -----    -----    --3--   --0--    -----

    D       D/C      D/B      D/A     Gmaj7    C/B
e --2--    -----    -----    -----    --2--   --0--
B --3--    --3--    --3--    --3--    --0--   --1--
G --2--    --2--    --2--    --2--    --0--   --0--
D --0--    --0--    --0--    --0--    --0--   -----
A -----    --3--    --2--    --0--    -----   --2--
E -----    -----    -----    -----    --3--   -----

Intro and verses:
            G
e||------------------------0-0-0-3-||
B||---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-0-||
G||---------3-3-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-0-0-||  Listen to the cd for the rhythm.
D||---------0-0-0-0-3-3-0--2-2-2-0-||
A||---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-2-||
E||-0-1-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------3-||


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Intro bluesy version (01-dec-2002, 013 Tilburg, The Netherlands):
e||----------------------------------------||
B||*--------------------------------------*||
G||----------3---0-------0-----3---0---0---||
D||------------------3---------------------||
A||*-------------------------3-3-3---3----*||
E||--0-1-2-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-----------3---||

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------



   G (play the intro riff during the verses)
   Young boy done me bad
   C7              G
   when he did you wrong
   G
   Young boy done me bad
     C7               G
   I went and did you wrong
             C7
   And I got high
              G
   Lord I got high!
           D
   I got a bone to pick with you
           C7
   And I'm sure you know its true


Em        G        C              G
   Oh one day when you're looking back
Em          G          C            G
   You were young, and man you were sad
             C             G
   When your young you get sad
             C             Am
   When your young you get sad
               D    D/C  D/B  D/A      G   (Intro riff)
   and you get high                Ohh man!


   G
   Young Girl, done you bad,
         C7               G
   now I went and did you wrong
   G
   Young Girl, you done me bad,
        C7               G
   so I went and did you wrong
             C7
   And I got high--igh--igh--igh
              G
   Lord I got high
             D
   You got a bone to pick with me
          C7
   Lord I wish you'd let me be


Em        G        C              G
   Oh one day when you're looking back
Em          G          C            G
   You were young, and man you were sad
             C             G
   When your young you get sad
             C             Am
   When your young you get sad
               D    D/C  D/B  D/A      
   and you get high                
               D    D/C  D/B  D/A  
   and you get high                



Gmaj7                                   C    C/B
   oh the days the rain would fall your way
Gmaj7                                   C    C/B
   oh the days the rain would fall your way
                 Am
   And you'll be high
                 D    D/C  D/B  D/A
   Cause you got sad
           D    D/C  D/B  D/A          G   (Intro riff)
   you got sad                     Ohh man!
       G   (Intro riff)
   Ohh man
       G   (Intro riff)
   Ohh man
       G   (Intro riff)  Gmaj7
   Ohh man                
-Ian

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Re: Help with Ryan Adams Tab..

Unread post by dmbfan39plus2 » Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:22 pm

very cool thank you

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Re: Help with Ryan Adams Tab..

Unread post by ut4ever8 » Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:21 pm

No problem, Welcome to the boards
-Ian

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