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Young Man's Game
The Doobie Brothers 
|  C|  C|  C|  C|                 
CWell now there ain't no rules and regulations 
                          G      C|  C|
When you're playin' rock'n'roll
You got your Cbackbeat in the driver's seat
                                     G|  G|
You're rollin' and it's outta control
Now they Amsay that it's a young man's game
And Fthat is who is burnin' the flame
But they Dseem to forget who shot the rocket outta the Ghole
You got your Cyoung string slingers
                                     G      C|  C|
Burnin' up and down the fretboard all day
You got your Cmetal on the dark side warnin' of the judgement Gday
But there's Amstill a lotta of guys on the road
And they're Fknockin' down a backbeat load
                           C                        G      C|  C|
We got thirty long years of bringin' people rock'n'roll
Rockin' music Fmakes us whole, it doesn't matter if you're Cyoung or old
They love to hear it on the Gradio, it takes their troubles aAmway
I'll tell ya what don't Fwork for me, the crazy ideCology
                                                       G|   C|  C|
That says playin' that rock'n'roll is just a young man's game
Now if you're Cplayin' in a coliseum G. or in a smoky ol' Cclub
                                                                  C    G|  G|
Long as all the people rockin' there's a whole lotta shakin' going on
When you're Amsingin' in harmony and you're Fdown on your bended knee
                                  C                            G     C|  C|
Throw your guitar in the trunk and drive your Cadillac to the show
Rockin' music Fmakes us whole, it doesn't matter if you're Cyoung or old
They love to hear it on the Gradio, it takes their troubles aAmway
I'll tell ya what don't Fwork for me, the crazy ideCology
                                                       G|   C| n/ C|
That says playin' that rock'n'roll is just a young man's game
Bridge:   
||:  C|  C|  C|  C|  C|  C|  C:|| . . . . |  . . . . |
                                       drum break   
|  C|  G|  C|  C|  C|  C|  G|  G|  Am|  Am|  F|  F|  C|  G|  C|  C|
Rockin' music Fmakes us whole, it doesn't matter if you're Cyoung or old
They love to hear it on the Gradio, it takes their troubles aAmway
I'll tell ya what don't Fwork for me, the crazy ideCology
                                                       G|   C| n/ C|
That says playin' that rock'n'roll is just a young man's game
C. I'm hear to tell ya it drives me insane
To hear that rock'n'roll music's just a young man's game
Drivin' in my car I'm tryin' to relax
But those rock'n'roll critics talkin' yak yak yak
I'm hear to tell ya it drives me insane
To hear that rock'n'roll music's just a young man's game
Drivin' in my car I'm tryin' to relax
Have Mercy those critics talkin' yak yak yak
Lyrics from the Doobie Brothers website. 
Tom Johnston sings it a little differently on World Gone Crazy
Charted by Dexex

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Young Mans Game

by The Doobie Brothers

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Young Man's Game

The Doobie Brothers

C C C C

| | | | |

Well now there ain't no rules and regulations

G C C

| |

When you're playin' rock'n'roll

You got your backbeat in the driver's seat

G G

| |

You're rollin' and it's outta control

Now they say that it's a young man's game

And that is who is burnin' the flame

D G

But they seem to forget who shot the rocket outta the hole

You got your young string slingers

G C C

| |

Burnin' up and down the fretboard all day

C G

You got your metal on the dark side warnin' of the judgement day

But there's still a lotta of guys on the road

And they're knockin' down a backbeat load

C G C C

| |

We got thirty long years of bringin' people rock'n'roll

F C

Rockin' music makes us whole, it doesn't matter if you're young or old

G Am

They love to hear it on the radio, it takes their troubles away

F C

I'll tell ya what don't work for me, the crazy ideology

G C C

| | |

That says playin' that rock'n'roll is just a young man's game

C G C

Now if you're playin' in a coliseum . or in a smoky ol' club

C G G

| |

Long as all the people rockin' there's a whole lotta shakin' going on

Am F

When you're singin' in harmony and you're down on your bended knee

C G C C

| |

Throw your guitar in the trunk and drive your Cadillac to the show

F C

Rockin' music makes us whole, it doesn't matter if you're young or old

G Am

They love to hear it on the radio, it takes their troubles away

F C

I'll tell ya what don't work for me, the crazy ideology

G C C

| | n/ |

That says playin' that rock'n'roll is just a young man's game

Bridge:

C C C C C C C

||: | | | | | | :|| . . . . | . . . . |

  drum break

C G C C C C G G Am Am F F C G C C

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F C

Rockin' music makes us whole, it doesn't matter if you're young or old

G Am

They love to hear it on the radio, it takes their troubles away

F C

I'll tell ya what don't work for me, the crazy ideology

G C C

| | n/ |

That says playin' that rock'n'roll is just a young man's game

. I'm hear to tell ya it drives me insane

To hear that rock'n'roll music's just a young man's game

Drivin' in my car I'm tryin' to relax

But those rock'n'roll critics talkin' yak yak yak

I'm hear to tell ya it drives me insane

To hear that rock'n'roll music's just a young man's game

Drivin' in my car I'm tryin' to relax

Have Mercy those critics talkin' yak yak yak

Lyrics from the Doobie Brothers website.

Tom Johnston sings it a little differently on World Gone Crazy

Charted by Dexex

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