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Album : End Times (2010)
Tempo : 126
E-mail: [email protected]
Tabbed by: newg    (http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/newg/)
Chords : 
 Dsus2: xx0230
Outro :
 Dsus4: xx0233
 Fadd9: xx3213
     C: x32013
[Intro]
 G   Dsus2   F   Cx2
[Verse]
  GIn My Dsus2Younger Days,  Fthis wouldn't have been Cso hard
      GI Dsus2would've just Fshrugged it offC  
   AmBut now it's Dtough,   AmI'm not so Drough
I've Ggot a little Dways to go
It's Fnot over Cyet, I know
But it Amfeels, Dnot so far aGwaDsus2yF  C  
[Instrumental]
G Dsus2 F C
[Verse]
  GIn My Dsus2Younger Days,  Fthis still would've Cknocked me down
      GBut Dsus2I would've just Fbounced right back, you knowC  
   AmNow I'm a staDtist,     Ambut I'm not fataDlist
I'm Gnot yet reDsigned to fate
And I'm Fnot gonna be Cruled by hate
But it's Amstrong, and it's Dfilling up my GdaDsus2ysF  C  
[Instrumental]
G Dsus2 F C
Am D Am D
G D F C
[Verse]
  GIn my Dsus2younger days,  FI would've just Cchalked it up
     G    Dsus2As part of my Fongoing educationC  
   AmBut I've had eDnough,    Ambeen through some Dstuff
And I Gdon't need any more Dmisery
To Fteach me what CI should be
       Am    DI just need you GbaDsus2ckF  C  
[Outro]
G Dsus4 Fadd9 C
G

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In My Younger Days

by Eels

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Dsus2

Dsus4

Fadd9

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Album : End Times (2010)

Tempo : 126

E-mail: [email protected]

Tabbed by: newg (http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/newg/)

Chords :

Dsus2

: xx0230

Outro :

Dsus4

: xx0233

Fadd9

: xx3213

: x32013

[Intro]

G Dsus2 F C

[Verse]

G Dsus2 F C

In My Younger Days, this wouldn't have been so hard

G Dsus2 F C

I would've just shrugged it off

Am D Am D

But now it's tough, I'm not so rough

G D

I've got a little ways to go

F C

It's not over yet, I know

Am D G Dsus2 F C

But it feels, not so far away

[Instrumental]

G Dsus2 F C

[Verse]

G Dsus2 F C

In My Younger Days, this still would've knocked me down

G Dsus2 F C

But I would've just bounced right back, you know

Am D Am D

Now I'm a statist, but I'm not fatalist

G D

I'm not yet resigned to fate

F C

And I'm not gonna be ruled by hate

Am D G Dsus2 F C

But it's strong, and it's filling up my days

[Instrumental]

G Dsus2 F C

Am D Am D

G D F C

[Verse]

G Dsus2 F C

In my younger days, I would've just chalked it up

G Dsus2 F C

As part of my ongoing education

Am D Am D

But I've had enough, been through some stuff

G D

And I don't need any more misery

F C

To teach me what I should be

Am D G Dsus2 F C

I just need you back

[Outro]

G Dsus4 Fadd9 C

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