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All The Young Dudes

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[Intro]
e|-D14-------D/C#14-12b14r12b14r12-Bm------------Bm/A---------------------------|
B|----15----------------------14-15-------15-14b15r14b15r14-12-------|
G|-------14-------------------------16-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------16----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-F#m---------------------A------------------13b14----------------------|
B|-14-14-14-14-13-12----14-14-14-14-12----14b15----------------------|
G|-------------------14----------------14----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Billy Drapped all night about his D/C#suicide
How he’d Bmkick it in the head when he was Bm/Atwenty-five
F#mSpeed jive, don’t wanna stay alive when you're Atwenty-five
[Verse 2]
And WenDdy’s stealing clothes from D/C#unlocked cars
And FreddBmy’s got spots from Bm/Aripping off stars
F#mFrom his face, a funky Alittle boat race
[Pre-Chorus 1]
The Emtelevision man is Em7crazy
Saying we’re jF#uvenile delinquent BmwreckBm/As
Oh Gman, I need a TDV when I've got TA-Rex
Brother you A7sus4guessed... I’m a dude
[Chorus] 2x Repeat
     D  D/C#All the Young Dudes        Bm  Bm/ACarry the News
     Am  Am/GBoogaloo Dudes        F  C/ECarry the NewsG  C  A  D  
[Verse 3]
Now DMary looks sweet, cos he drD/C#esses like a queen
But he can Bmkick like a mule; it’s a Bm/Areal mean team
F#mWe can love, Awe can love
[Verse 4]
And my bDrother’s back at home with his D/C#Beatles and his Stones
We Bmnever got it off on the Bm/Arevolution stuff
F#mWhat a drag – too many Asnags
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Well, I Emdrunk a lot of wine and I’m Em7feeling fine
Gotta F#race some cat to BmbedBm/A  
Is this Gconcrete all Daround or is it in my Ahead?
Brother you’ve A7sus4guessed, that I’m a dude yeah!
[Chorus] Repeat many time to fade out 
     D  D/C#All the Young Dudes        Bm  Bm/ACarry the News
     Am  Am/GBoogaloo Dudes        F  C/ECarry the NewsG  C  A  D  

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The story behind the song

This song, originally written by David Bowie, carries a darker message than its anthemic sound might suggest. While widely embraced as a glam rock anthem, Bowie himself indicated it wasn't a hymn to youth, but rather a song about the apocalyptic news of Earth having only five years left, similar to the theme in his song "Five Years." Despite this, it has also been interpreted as a gay anthem, a rallying cry for young people to express themselves with pride. Playing this song channels a complex mix of youthful energy and underlying urgency.

AI-written from these sources:All the Young Dudes — Wikipedia ↗David Bowie — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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All The Young Dudes

by David Bowie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/C#

Bm/A

F#m

Em7

A7sus4

Am/G

C/E

[Intro]

D D/C# Bm Bm/A

e|-14-------14-12b14r12b14r12----------------------------------------|

B|----15----------------------14-15-------15-14b15r14b15r14-12-------|

G|-------14-------------------------16-------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------16----------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

F#m A

e|----------------------------------------13b14----------------------|

B|-14-14-14-14-13-12----14-14-14-14-12----14b15----------------------|

G|-------------------14----------------14----------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

D D/C#

Billy rapped all night about his suicide

Bm Bm/A

How he’d kick it in the head when he was twenty-five

F#m A

Speed jive, don’t wanna stay alive when you're twenty-five

[Verse 2]

D D/C#

And Wendy’s stealing clothes from unlocked cars

Bm Bm/A

And Freddy’s got spots from ripping off stars

F#m A

From his face, a funky little boat race

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Em Em7

The television man is crazy

F# Bm Bm/A

Saying we’re juvenile delinquent wrecks

G D A

Oh man, I need a TV when I've got T-Rex

A7sus4

Brother you guessed... I’m a dude

[Chorus] 2x Repeat

D D/C# Bm Bm/A

All the Young Dudes Carry the News

Am Am/G F C/E G C A D

Boogaloo Dudes Carry the News

[Verse 3]

D D/C#

Now Mary looks sweet, cos he dresses like a queen

Bm Bm/A

But he can kick like a mule; it’s a real mean team

F#m A

We can love, we can love

[Verse 4]

D D/C#

And my brother’s back at home with his Beatles and his Stones

Bm Bm/A

We never got it off on the revolution stuff

F#m A

What a drag – too many snags

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Em Em7

Well, I drunk a lot of wine and I’m feeling fine

F# Bm Bm/A

Gotta race some cat to bed

G D A

Is this concrete all around or is it in my head?

A7sus4

Brother you’ve guessed, that I’m a dude yeah!

[Chorus] Repeat many time to fade out

D D/C# Bm Bm/A

All the Young Dudes Carry the News

Am Am/G F C/E G C A D

Boogaloo Dudes Carry the News

About All The Young Dudes Chords by David Bowie

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