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Young Man In America

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Capo VI
         Em022000
          C332010 (C/G)
  Dadd4add9554030 (Dadd4add9/A)
          A002220 (A/E)
          B224442 (B/F#)
        C#m446654 (C#m/G#)
[Intro]
Em  C  Dadd4add9
[Verse 1]
My motEmher gave a mighty shout
COpened her legs and let me out
Hungry Dadd4add9as a prairie dog
Young man in America
Young man in America
HungEmry, hungry, running Cevery which way
Young man Dadd4add9in Americ-kay
I cEmome out like a cannonball
CCome of age of alcohol
Raven Dadd4add9in a field of rye
With a black and roving eye
Black and roving eye
RavenEmous, ravenous, what you've gCot is not enough
Young man Dadd4add9in America
[Chorus]
AOh shelterB  
Mother shelterC#m  
Mother shelter Aus
Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh
[Verse 2]
My fEmather was a lord of land
CMy daddy was a repo man
He Dadd4add9put me out into the street
He didn't give a damn for me
Did not give a damn
DadEmdy, daddy, gonna wCish you never had me
I'm a young Dadd4add9man
I'm growing Emright before your eyes
I might Cgrow to such a size
Blowing Dadd4add9like a hurricane
Everyone will know my name
Everyone'll know my name
BlowinEmg in, blowing out,
ShadoCw on a mountaintop
Young man Dadd4add9in America
[Chorus]
AOh shepherdB  
Father shepherdC#m  
Father shepherd Aus
Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh
[Verse 3]
EmIn my feathers and furs
CClothes of many colours
Many Dadd4add9men will envy me
When I'm in my finery
Me and my finery
Envy Emme, envy me, spending aCll of my bright money
Young man Dadd4add9in Americ-kay
EmMaybe I'll climb the stairs
CWith the girl with golden hair
Hold her Dadd4add9like a sword and shield
Up against this lonely world
Up against the world
It's a loEmnely, lonely world
CFor a yellow-headed girl
And a Dadd4add9young man
[Interlude]
   A     B       C#m     A     B       C#m  AOooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh
[Verse 4]
Like the wEmind I make my moan
CHowl in the canyon
There's a Dadd4add9hollow in my bones
Make me cry and carry onEm  
Make the foam fly from my Ctongue
Make me want what I want
Dadd4add9Another wayward son
Waiting on oblivionEm  
Waiting for a kingdom come to mCeet me in my sin
Waiting to Dadd4add9be born again
Mother kiss me cheek and chin
EmMmm, a little medicine
CMmm, I'm gonna shed my skinDadd4add9  
Mmm, and let me climEmb back in the bed you made me in

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Young Man In America

by Anaïs Mitchell

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Dadd4add9

Dadd4add9/A

A/E

B/F#

C#m

C#m/G#

Capo VI

022000

C C/G

332010 ()

Dadd4add9 Dadd4add9/A

554030 ()

A A/E

002220 ()

B B/F#

224442 ()

C#m C#m/G#

446654 ()

[Intro]

Em C Dadd4add9

[Verse 1]

My mother gave a mighty shout

Opened her legs and let me out

Dadd4add9

Hungry as a prairie dog

Young man in America

Em C

Hungry, hungry, running every which way

Dadd4add9

Young man in Americ-kay

I come out like a cannonball

Come of age of alcohol

Dadd4add9

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

Dadd4add9

Young man in America

[Chorus]

A B

Oh shelter

C#m

Mother shelter

Mother shelter us

Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh

[Verse 2]

My father was a lord of land

My daddy was a repo man

Dadd4add9

He put me out into the street

He didn't give a damn for me

Did not give a damn

Em C

Daddy, daddy, gonna wish you never had me

Dadd4add9

I'm a young man

I'm growing right before your eyes

I might grow to such a size

Dadd4add9

Blowing like a hurricane

Everyone will know my name

Everyone'll know my name

Blowing in, blowing out,

Shadow on a mountaintop

Dadd4add9

Young man in America

[Chorus]

A B

Oh shepherd

C#m

Father shepherd

Father shepherd us

Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh

[Verse 3]

In my feathers and furs

Clothes of many colours

Dadd4add9

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

Dadd4add9

Young man in Americ-kay

Maybe I'll climb the stairs

With the girl with golden hair

Dadd4add9

Hold her like a sword and shield

Up against this lonely world

Up against the world

It's a lonely, lonely world

For a yellow-headed girl

Dadd4add9

And a young man

[Interlude]

A B C#m A B C#m A

Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh

[Verse 4]

Like the wind I make my moan

Howl in the canyon

Dadd4add9

There's a hollow in my bones

Make me cry and carry on

Make the foam fly from my tongue

Make me want what I want

Dadd4add9

Another wayward son

Waiting on oblivion

Waiting for a kingdom come to meet me in my sin

Dadd4add9

Waiting to be born again

Mother kiss me cheek and chin

Mmm, a little medicine

C Dadd4add9

Mmm, I'm gonna shed my skin

Mmm, and let me climb back in the bed you made me in

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