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What Is A Youth

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Song: What Is A Youth (acoustic) (cover of Nico Rota's song)
Tuning: standard
Capo: 1st fret!
Chords used:
Bm:   x.2.4.4.3.2
F#m:  2.4.4.2.2.2
G9:   3.2.0.0.3.3
G:    3.2.0.0.0.3
Em:   0.2.2.0.0.0
A:    x.0.2.2.2.0
D:    x.x.0.2.3.2
F#7:  2.4.2.3.2.2
Intro:
Bm
Part I:
What is a youth?
Impetuous fire.
What is a maid?
Ice and desire.
The world wags Bmon
Part II:
A rose will bloom,
it then will fade
So dies the youth.
So Bmdies the F#mfairest Bmmaid.
Part III:
Bm                G*
Comes a time when one sweet smile
F#mHas its season Emfor awhile
G*                       F#m
Then Love's in love with me
Part IV:
DSome may think only to G9mar-Dry.
EmOthers will G9tease and Dtar-Ary.
DMine is the very best G9par-Dry,
EmCupid he Grules us F#7all.
Part V:
BmCaper the F#7caper; Bmsing me the F#7song
DDeath will come Asoon to Dhush us Aalong
BmSweeter than F#7honey and Bmbitter as Agall,
DLove is a Atask and it Bmnever will F#7pall.
BmSweeter than F#7honey and Bmbitter as Agall,
DCupid he F#7rules us Bmall.
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What Is A Youth

by Jake Bugg

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

F#7

Song: What Is A Youth (acoustic) (cover of Nico Rota's song)

Tuning: standard

Capo: 1st fret!

Chords used:

Bm: x.2.4.4.3.2

F#m: 2.4.4.2.2.2

G9: 3.2.0.0.3.3

G: 3.2.0.0.0.3

Em: 0.2.2.0.0.0

A: x.0.2.2.2.0

D: x.x.0.2.3.2

F#7: 2.4.2.3.2.2

Intro:

Part I:

What is a youth?

Impetuous fire.

What is a maid?

Ice and desire.

The world wags on

Part II:

A rose will bloom,

it then will fade

So dies the youth.

Bm F#m Bm

So dies the fairest maid.

Part III:

Bm G*

Comes a time when one sweet smile

F#m Em

Has its season for awhile

G* F#m

Then Love's in love with me

Part IV:

D G9 D

Some may think only to mar-ry.

Em G9 D A

Others will tease and tar-ry.

D G9 D

Mine is the very best par-ry,

Em G F#7

Cupid he rules us all.

Part V:

Bm F#7 Bm F#7

Caper the caper; sing me the song

D A D A

Death will come soon to hush us along

Bm F#7 Bm A

Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,

D A Bm F#7

Love is a task and it never will pall.

Bm F#7 Bm A

Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,

D F#7 Bm

Cupid he rules us all.

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