Intro: Eb7+ Ab7+ Gm Fm Bb7Eb7+ Ab7+ Gm7 Sing a song of sad young manFm7 Bb7 Glasses full of ryeEb7+ Ab7+ Gm7 All the news is bad again soFm7 Bb7 Eb7+ Kiss your dreams goodbyeAb7+ Adim Bbm7 Bdim All the sad young men sitting in the barsAb/C Bm6 Bbm7 Eb7/9 Knowing neon nights missing all the starsAb7+ C#7/9 Gm7 C7/9 All the sad young men drifting through the townAb7+ Gm7 Fm7 Bb7 Eb7+ Drinking up the night trying not to drownAb7+ Adim Bbm7 Bdim All the sad young men singing in the coldAb/C Bm6 Bbm7 Eb7/9 Trying to forget that they're growing oldAb7+ C#7/9 Gm7 C7/9 All the sad young men choking on their worthAb7+ Gm7 Fm7 Bb7 Eb7+ Ab7+ Gm Fm Bb7 (2x) Trying to be brave, running from the truthEb7+ Ab7+ Gm7 Autumm turns the leaves goldFm7 Bb7 Slowly dies the heartEb7+ Ab7+ Gm7 Sad young men are growing oldFm7 Bb7 Eb7+ And that's the cruelest partAb7+ Adim Bbm7 Bdim All the sad young men seek a certain smileAb/C Bm6 Bbm7 Eb7/9 Someone they can hold for a little whileAb7+ C#7/9 Gm7 C7/9 Tired little girl does the best she canAb7+ Gm7 Fm7 Bb7 Eb7+ Trying to be gay for her sad young manAb7+ Adim Bbm7 Bdim While the grimy moon watches from aboveAb/C Bm6 Bbm7 Eb7/9 All the sad young men play of making loveAb7+ C#7/9 Gm C7/9 Misbegotten moon shine for sad young menAb7+ Gm Ab7+ Gm Let your gentle light guide them home tonightAb7+ Gm Fm Bb7 Eb7+ All the sad young men( Eb7+ Ab7+ Gm Fm Bb7 )
The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men
Renato Russo
- Ab/C
- Ab7+
- Adim
- Bb7
- Bbm7
- Bdim
- Bm66
- C#7/9
- C7/9
- Eb7+
- Eb7/95
- Fm
- Fm7
- Gm
- Gm7
Tom: