Youth
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Step 1 / 35Position: 2
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Capo 2
Intro: Am G F G
Riff:
e|--Am----------------G-----------------F-----------G---------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| X 4
D|---2-3-2---------2-----------0-------------------------------|
A|---------3--0------3--0------------------3---------5-5-------|
E|------------------------3------3----1--1---1---3-3-----3-----|
Chorus:
AmFire descends from on Ghigh in the shape of a FlionG
AmBurn the sacrifice of Gpride and ride on Mount FZionG
AmFire descends from on Ghigh in the shape of a FlionG
AmBurn the sacrifice of Gpride and ride on Mount FZionG
Rub Amme the wrong way, taGking the highway
Rubbing Fsticks together but your Gfire's man-made
CapitaAmlize on hot air, soar lGike an airplane
Yearn to Frise in the sky quick high like cocaine
False Gpride is suicide but you've got nothing to gain
BabyAmlon's buildings raise like flames
GDrowning in their champagne
ExFplosion pulled the pin in the Ghand grenade
Soul Amstain blowing up, in your Gown domain
Fire Fcrackers ohh and aah, but they Gnever maintain
Bridge:
FFires burning, Gflames are dancing
Don'Amt burn the house down LorGd
FHeavenly fire Gonly resides on an Amaltar made from the Gground
Chorus
AmOne pair of Geyes
But see Ftwo different Gthings
AmOne person Gcries but the Fother one Gsings
AmYou walk around like everybody Gowes ya something
Take what you Fgot, thank God for Gall that life brings
The Ampoor man has it all but not conGtent with anything
While the Frich man's hands are empty but he's Gsitting like a king
Bridge
DmBackpack's getting heavy, moving Gat a steady pace
Carrying Ambricks on your shoulders and leEmad around your waist
Making Dmway, run in haste, there is Amno time to taste
What you Emate, we should be grateful got a plateful
Chorus
Am Cx4
AmSome of them come now, some of the running, some of them Clooking for fun
Some of them Amlooking for away Cout of confusion
Some of them Amdon't know where to be, some of them Cdon't know where to go
Some of them Amtrust their instincts ,that Csomethings missing from the show
Some don't Amfit society, their inCsides are crying low
Some of them Amteachers squashed the flame, 'fore it Chad a chance to grow
Some of them Amembers still glow , them chaCrcoal hushed and low
Some of them Amcome with hunger suppressed, not fed them Cfeel the death blow yo
Chorus:
FYoung man conEtrol in your hand
Slam your Amfist on the table, and make your demand
Take a Fstand fan a fire for the Eflame of the youth
Got the Amfreedom to C/Bchoose, you better Cmake the right Dmove
FYoung man, the Epower's in your hand
Slam your Amfist on the table and make your demand
FYou better make the right Emove
DmYouth is the engine of the world
DmYouth is the engine of the world
AmStorm the halls of Cvanity
AmFocus your Cenergy
Into a Amlaser beam streaming shattered Clight unites to pierce
Between the Amseams and it seems the Cworld open peering
The children Amsee rapid fire for your Cmind
Half a truth is just a Amlie they rub me the wrong Cway
They say their way or fall beAmhind, seventeen disconnect left out
The coCncept as to why, there's a spiritual emptiAmness
So the youth them get vexed, skip class and get Cwrecked
Feel with beer and cigarettes, to fill the hole in their Fchest!
Chorus
DmYou got the freedom to choose, better make the right move
You got the freedom to choose
Solo: Am C
Chorus
DmYouth is the engine of the world
DmYouth is the engine of the world
DmYouth is the engine of the world
Intro: Bm G D Ax4
The Bmworld is moving to the Gsong I hear
Who’s that Dsinging wind is rushing A/C#in my Aear
Mind Bmgushing memories almost Glost everything
FeloDny and fellows running A/C#in my Adream
BmWe were in the van where the Ghits were driving
Saw myDself in the highlands at A/C#age thirAteen
And I'm Bmasking questions to the Gpresent day me
Moving Dbackwards down the hill see we A/C#were poAsting
Chorus:
BmMoonlight illumiGnate my night and my Ddays sun-ray make the A/C#people Asay
Had a Bmvision somethings missing so they're Gscreaming out loud
Keep my Dfeet on ground and my A/C#head in the Aclouds
BmI'm the arrow, Gyou're my bow, Dshoot me forth anA/C#d I will Ago
And I Bmknow and I go and I Ggo get up and go
Make me Dfeel its for real tell me A/C#what you Aknow
BmI don’t mean to Gglorify, ate the Dapple of the tree and A/C#tried to Alie
In the Bmgarden i'll remember that’s when I Gstarted to sing
I said Ddeath brings life into uA/C#ncertain Athings,
Classroom's Bmnot for me, sun setting Gautumn breeze
Sound is Dmoving like a chorus keep A/C#hearing that meloAdy
Check the Bmradio but theres Gnothing playing
Check the Dradio again but theres A/C#nothing playAing
Chorus
Rewind…Bm G D A/C# A
BmSwing low, sweet Gchariot of flames change my Dname, No
It was A/C#always the Asame
Till if Bmonly what you find when you Gclimb
Check the Dradio but of all that A/C#shines theres no Atime
My Bmlife is making your mind work in Govertime
But aDlong the line you'll have to A/C#pay for the Acrime
BmSlow it down you Gturbo too soon
Vroom Dvroom then you want to blast off uA/C#nto the Amoon
But you Bmmight get trapped in a Gtemple of doom
You Dmight get trapped in a A/C#temple of Adoom
Chorus
Capo 3
Intro: Am F C Emx4
See the Amdaughter of Zion once Fprecious princess
CLeft her father's house to walk Emstreets that never rest
AmMaybe they’ll hear me in Fthe metropolis
So I’m Csending an EmSOS
AmFighting with her “ta” she wants Fout of this mess
And them Cbig city lights might brighten Emup the darkness
You Amknow that I’m tired and you Fknow that I’m stressed
You Ccan’t stop me and you Emcan’t stop this
You could Amcall the police try to Fmake an arrest
TodCay is the day that EmI repossess
Leaving Amon the first bus that FI can get
Now its Crings around eyes sopping Emwet from rain droplets
Window Amshopping for some solace no addFress and penniless
That’s the Cprice you pay for running Emaway from the stress
AmFeeling the pain likes to Fdance by the DJ
ReCminds me of a time when Gthings were okay
Chorus:
DmFrightened by her Fown shadow
DmNow she Fwants to go DmhomeG
CMany Gnames, Dmfor one FG-dG
AmTrotting Gon, Dmthrough the Ffaçade
CYou were Gall my children
DmGot to Fdig for Gthat feeling
AmLoveG, will Dmbreak down this conFcealment
AmStrip away the serpent’s Fskin We came to win
CDispatch the troops send Emout the captain
My Amgem is held captive Gin the dungeon
Don’t come Cback again till you Emend the mission
If it Amtakes a long time don’t Flose the vision
If you’re Cstuck check the blueprintEm, look within
ReAmflection, got to Ffind the rhythm
Won’t you Cplease return chilEmd Where you been
She says I Amcan’t come home because he Fwon’t let me in
And besCides we don’t need no Emmore friction
Used to Amlook so nice, how’d you get so thin
And your Fheart's like ice, it’s a heart of sin
Skin Cwhite like a ghost with a pale complexion
Pray to Emg-d for the dead we need resurrection
Don’t you Amknow wherever we Fgo thick and thin
CYou are still my Emchildren
AmSince you’ve been gone my Fsoul’s been hurtingC G
Chorus
Bridge: Am F C Em
Chorus
DmWondering through this Fworld
DmWe are just boys and FgirlsEm G
CMany Gnames, Dmfor one FG-dG
AmTrotting Gon, Dmthrough the Ffaçade
CYou were Gall my children
DmGot to Fdig for Gthat feeling
AmLoveG, will Dmbreak down this conFcealment
Capo 2
G: 320033
Bm/F#: 224432
Em: 022000
D/F#: 2x0232
Intro: G Bm/F# Em D/F#x2
Chorus: (x2)
GFear nobody but his majesty
Bm/F#My spirit, you retrieved
For Emyou I wait silently
It D/F#seems that you believe in me
GIndestructible digging through the rubble
Bm/F#Bubblin' we don't need no more trouble
Never Emhad this cold vision, hot hot friction
Like I’m D/F#running a muck upon a rhythm
Stay on a Gplan so you don’t lose the vision
Stay sizzlinBm/F#’ Peter paddled from a plane like this is
From the Emcity feelin' it your breathin’ in
You D/F#put on your glasses and you see through it
Chorus
Some of them Grun, run, runnin’ like a rat on a wheel
GI remember that day in November
Bm/F#Standing on a roof and I’m feeling so tender
EmAll shook up like I’ve been in the blender
D/F#Fend off the demons in the park after dark
GLend me your hand, I want to be a member
Bm/F#Spent too much and now I’m rendered
EmDead, Mend these wounds, we got to find a common
D/F#Thread want to fly in the sky bu ya heavy like lead
Chorus
GJust untooling the hands of the builder
Bm/F#Fill them with the strength to go further
EmDigging deep for eternal treasure
D/F#Stay away from quick sand and false pleasure
GThem mouth’s speak with arrogance
Bm/F#Appearance like a lion lurking in the mist
EmThey surround and they gaze their fix
D/F#Grab the rope of God’s heritage
Chorus
G
G Bm/F# Em D/F#
RelGease me from their Bm/F#schemes
My distresEms you will reD/F#lieve
Shield me on the Gpath that’s dark and slippBm/F#ery
Basic deEmception and futilD/F#ity
I stand with inGtegrity, sneak to the roof of Bm/F#that building
Don’t want nobody Emhere to see me
They’re saying that I’m living in a D/F#fantasy
But I believe if GI did keep and I bleed in Bm/F#sincerity
Won’t you Emutterly remove the D/F#cloud hanging over me
Won’t you Gwave that decree in the Bm/F#shade of your wings
Shelter Emme from the wicked who have D/F#plundered me
From my Gmortal enemies, won’t you Bm/F#shield meEm D/F#
G Bm/F# Em D/F#
Em7: 022033
Cadd9: x32033
Intro : Em7 D Cadd9
WhGat I’m fighting fDor
Cadd9Is worth far more than siDlver and gold
Em7What I'm fighting fDor
Is a Cadd9chance to uGnite the pDast
When a brCadd9others coGming hoDme at laGst
AmFighting together for liDves
Em7 D Cadd9
GSons and daughters of AbraDham
Cadd9Lay down to a higDher command
Em7Don’t be tricked by the acDts of man
God’s Cadd9wisdom reveGaled in a holy pDlan
A cCadd9hance to unite the pDast
When a brCadd9others coGming home Dat laGst
FAmighting together for livDes
Em7 Gx2
Em7To Zion Gwe roll Em7and we're not all alGone
Em7Unite and Gyou will fAmind
WGhat I’m fighting fDor
Is Cadd9worth far more than siDlver and gold
Em7What I’m fighting fDor
Is a cCadd9hance to unGite the paDst
When a bCadd9rothers cGoming hoDme at laGst
AmFighting together for liDves
Em7 Gx2
Em7To Zion wGe roll Em7and we're not all aGlone
Em7Unite and Gyou will fAmind
GWhat I’m fighting fDorCadd9 G
Capo 1
EmChoCruGs:D
JEmerusalem, if I forget you,
CFire not gonna come from me tongue
JeGrusalem, if I forget you,
DLet my right hand forget what it's supposed to do
In the Emancient days, we will return with no delay
CPicking up the bounty and the spoils on our way
GWe've been traveling from state to state
And them Ddon't understand what they say
Em3,000 years with no place to be
And they Cwant me to give up my milk and honey
Don't you Gsee, it's not about the land or the sea
Not the Dcountry but the dwelling of his majesty
Chorus x2
EmRebuild the temple and the crown of glory
CYears gone by, about sixty
We were Gburned in the oven in this century
And the Dgas tried to choke, but it couldn't choke me
I will Emnot lie down, I will not fall asleep
And they Ccome overseas, yes they're trying to be free
EGrase the demons out of our memory
CDhange your name and your identity
AfEmraid of the truth and our dark history
CWhy is everybody always chasing we
GCut off the roots of your family tree
DDon't you know that's not the way to be
Chorus x2
EmCaught up in these ways, and the worlds gone craze
Don't you Cknow it's just a phase, cause of the Simon says
If GI forget the truth then my words won't penetrate
Babylon Dburning in the place, can't see through the haze
EmChop down all of them dirty ways,
That's the Cprice that you pay for selling lies to the youth
No Gway, not okay, oh
No Dway, not okay, hey
EmAin't no one gonna break my stride
CAin't no one gonna pull me Gdown
Oh no, I Dgot to keep on moving stay alive
Chorus x2
Em C G Dx2
JeEmrusalem If CI forget You
JeGrusalem If DI forget You
JeEmrusalem If CI forget You
JeGrusalem If DI forget You
Em C G Dx2
Capo 3
Intro:
e|--Am------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------| x4
A|---0--0--0-------------0--0--0--------------|
E|--------------0-3-0---------------0-3-------|
Slap me CDaft, we sat down in the back of the class
To seize Emknowledge we don't need, I forgot my late pass
But I'm Dmearly to a arrival beatbox, you got raps?
Meet me Emon the football field, don't sleep on field, the quarterback
No one Cclapped when we locked in, it was removal of our class
But my Emflag got captured and I fell between the cracks
My Dmtool for inspiration turned into a handicap
No Emmatter how I tried, I just couldn't fill the gaps
Those Cwhipper snappers, they got trapped old chap
They Emlost the way, they never had the right map
NeeDmded a sneak attack to slap the demons off my back
So I Empicked for the shtetl dreamed big I wouldn't settle
Put the Cpedal to the metal and returned to fundamentals
I'll Emnever forget running through the hall with all y'all rebels
Roaming Dmthrough the high land, young bucks invincible
Echoes Emin my brain, if kids report to the principle
Chorus:
FSubstance dulls the mind
Traife wiDmne clouds the heart
You can't Amsew a stitch with one hand
While you're Gtaking it apart
FBright lights might look nice
But they Dmsure won't make you sharp
You can't Amsew a stitch with one hand
While you're Gtaking it apart
Yeah, misty Cmorning and my mom's a mess
To make matters Emworse dog my pops is stressed, life is a test
Make the Dmgrade or catch an F, now death is all that's left
To pEmonder I wander off hoping to catch my breath
And Chold it, mold my memories from untold scripts
And roll Emup in a tornado twist, now I'm certain
There's a Dmpertinent reason I'm on this earth
Seasons change in white Emplains, but we remain alert
When new school years apCpear fools fear for a failure and crawl away
In Emtears, I play Popeye the Sailor and stay with spinach
DmWe walk the halls with a grimace
Yeah they gossip in Emgroups, I try to mind my business and tell the truth
For Cinstance
I listen, see it all with basketball court Emvision
We lean Dmback in the calmest position
And embrace the Emhonesty found within our tension, What's good?
Chorus
Riff
AmTrapped in the elevator of your mind
CNo more war, there won't be anymore hunger
EmNo jealousy, not even competition
Let Dmgo, release, you hold the keys
EmTime we evaporate into the breeze
CWe are nothing, we are something
Let Emgo, release, you hold the keys
It's Dmtime we evaporate into the breeze
We Emare nothing, we'll be something
CWelcome to the desert of my soul
You can Emstay if you like, there's room for one more
DmThere's room for one moreEm
Capo 1
Instrumental in F Major
C: x32010
Cmaj7: x32000
Em: 022003
B/G: x20033
C(2): 32013
G/B: x2003x
A7sus2: x0200x
D/F#: 2x023x
Intro: C Em Bm C2
Cmaj7We're the reflection of imperfection
G/BA7sus2 D/F#
We come from the infinite place of limitation
RejAmoice in theCmaj7se days, make a correction
EmWe're thD/F#e compleGtion
Lights Cmaj7out, down for the count, can't get up
G/BA7sus2 D/F#
Meanwhile the enemy screams the boy is stuck
and the Amlegs of the Cmaj7king are dangling in a rut
Falling Empieces, lost D/F#sparks, hearts Gcut
We're Cmaj7not alone in the madness if we're here, then so are you
G/BA7sus2 D/F#
Deepest caverns underground, we've been digging for the truth,
Scrape my Amknees, on tCmaj7he hurdlesEm, fD/F#ace dGown in the puddles
OnCmaj7ly one who'll get us out of this mess, the one who put us here
G/BA7sus2 D/F#
I've got a spear driven through my ear
Can't you hear the Amsound, crystal clear, pistols Cmaj7crashing chandeliers
Long for Embrooks of water D/F#like the deerG
Chorus: x2
A Cmaj7man is just a man, filled of faults and weakness
For a G/Byoung Jerusalem all alone and speechless
A7sus2
I feel I'm Cmaj7just a man, flesh and bones, homeless
Planting Cmaj7seeds, they won't sink in, I'm dried up
G/BA7sus2 D/F#
like the desert earth, how could these seeds give birth
Water me Amdown, liquify, I will Cmaj7not be cursed
From Emone into a D/F#million disGperse
Wisdom Cmaj7reigns like water from heaven to below
G/BA7sus2 D/F#
Crush my earth, seeds grow, garden start to grow
You know yoAmu've got to Cmaj7rise, though you like to flow
You can't keep Emstaring D/F#out the winGdow
Earth, Cmaj7water, wind, fire we stay low while getting higher
G/BA7sus2 D/F#
Spark igniter, fighting tired stay wired, enlighten loads
Fly alAmive, weep wCmaj7ail chant, cry, let out a sigh
EnergEmized, give D/F#my last dime, life Gshouldn't pass me by
Cmaj7Rise, to the occasion
G/BA7sus2 D/F#
Keep these hearts all blazin' build your life on a river of wax
Melt into Amspace, we've been here Cmaj7since the beginning
not Emgoing awaD/F#y, not Ggoing away
Chorus
Intro: D Gx2
On the Dway into this world, our soul was born in two
GSearching for you, I been searching for you
Where ya Dbeen, where ya running to
Where ya got to Ggo, what ya got to do
Don't care where we're Dgoing, just wanna be with you
Put your head on my Gshoulder, tell me what you been through
When I lose my Dfocus, you remind me of the truth
Lift us up to the Gheavens, for a birds eye view
Chorus:
AOne woman for Gme
Other half of my F#msoul, you're my Gqueen
AOne woman for Gme
Other half of my F#msoul, roots of my Bmtree
DWe could forget about Galus for a while,
Our Gtroubles for a while Sometimes I look at you and just smile,
Sit in the Dpark and just laugh all day
SometGimes I just lose it with the things that you say,
Waiting by the subDway but we missed the train,
We'll Gtake the next one if you can pull me away
Keep me cool down to Dearth, and no anxiety
Stay Gmodest with the humble heart always
Chorus
We don't Dneed no umbrella when we're Gwalking in the Arain
D D/C# D/B D/A D/F#Sunlight or clouds, it’s Gall the Asame
D D/C# D/B D/A D/F#Don't need no umbrella, when we're Gwalking in the Arain
D G D G
So Dsmart and sharp, oh so lovely
And a Gbeauty shine bright, yes you're there for me
Keep the Dways of our fathers, how it use to be
Moving Gforward, don't mean erase our history
Look to your Dways, and see a girl who wants to do the right thing
DediGcated to a life, bigger than you or me
Build a Dtemple in our hearts, for his majesty
Stay Gsimple, serve god, and keep our deeds clean
Chorus
FMist rising Bbon the horizon
FListenin’ with my ears and Clistenin’ with my eyes and
DmListenin’ until we've ridden the mud Amfrom the parasite
BbListenin’ until our hearts start to glistenC, realize
FShare the vision and my rhythms and we'll Bbmelt the ice
FStart sizzlin’, spilling from the ceiling, Cbread dripping drizzling
DmClose to the broken-heart, them Amcrushed in spirit
ReBbdeem the soul of your Cservant seek his, pursue it
FKeep the sparkle in your Bbeyes
Oh you know, we're not gon Fdie, like flyin’
Soul Ctimes for the times when we'll Dmstay unified
The Ameyes of Hashem are to the Bbrighteous and he hears theirC
Chorus:
F BbSoul FcrBby, F Bblike an ancient FlullabyBb
FSoul Bbcry, F Bblike an ancient FlullabyBb F Bb
JeFrusalem breathes, bringin’ me Bbease from the Brooklyn squeeze,
FDirty boppin’ and a bring ya Cdown to ya knees
DmTrack ya like a lion, Amleave me be
When they Bbcome with their disease to drag us Cinto the street,
My Flaw's still pure, you can't Bbtake that from me,
F3000 years until this Clast century,
ImDmpossible to break the Amseal of the High PrieBbst,C
Yo, I say the Fbranches on the trees them Bbbow to these
Swaying Fto the melodies,
CCraving for the slaves to bring reDmdemption please
I am Amyou, you are me
No more Bbleaders, we must flea ,We want see CGod in our enemy
Chorus
Solo
Capo 1
Intro: Em D A Bmx2
You're Gall that I have and you're Bmall that I need
AEach and every day I pray to get to know you please
I want to Gbe close to you, yes I'm Bmso hungry
You're like Emwater for my soul when it gets thirsty
Without Gyou there's no me, you're the Bmair that I breathe
SomeAtimes the world is dark and I just can't see
With these, Gdemons surround all around to bring me down Bmto negativity
But I Embelieve, yes I believe, I said I believe
I'll Gstand on my own two feet, won't be brought Bmdown on one knee
I Afight with all of my might and get these demons to flee
HasGhem's rays fire blaze burn Bmbright and I believe
HasEmhem's rays fire blaze burn bright and I believe
Out of Gdarkness comes light, twiBmlight unto the heights
Crown AHeights burnin' up all through till twilight
Said Gthank you to my God, now I Bmfinally got it right
And I'll Emfight with all of my heart, and all a' my soul, and all a' my might
Chorus:
EmWhat's this feeling, my love will rip a Dhole in the ceiling
I Agive myself to you from the Bmessence of my being
And I Emsing to my god, Dsongs of love and healing
I Awant Moshiach now, Bmtime we start revealing
EmWhat's this feeling, my love will rip a Dhole in the ceiling
I Agive myself to you from the Bmessence of my being
And I Emsing to my god, Dsongs of love and healing
I Awant Moshiach nowBm
GStrippin’ away the layers and Bmreveal your soul
Got to Agive yourself up and then you become whole
You're a Gslave to yourself and you Bmdon't even know
You want to Emlive the fast life but your brain moves slow
If you're Gtrying to stay high, Bmbound to stay low
You want AGod but you can't deflate your ego
If Gyou're already there then there's Bmnowhere to go
If you're Emcup's already full then its bound to overflow
If you're Gdrowning in the water's and you Bmcan't stay afloat
Ask AHashem for mercy, and he'll throw you a rope
You're Glooking for help from God you say he Bmcouldn't be found
Searching Emup to the sky and looking beneath the ground
Like a GKing without his Crown, you Bmkeep fallin' down
You Areally want to live but can't get rid of your frown
Tried to Greach unto the heights and wound Bmbound down on the ground
Given Emup your pride and the you heard a sound
Out of Gnight comes day and out of Bmday comes light
NulliAfied to the One like sunlight in a ray
Makin' Groom for his love and a Bmfire gone blaze
Makin' Emroom for his love and a fire gone blaze
Chorus
Solo
See I Emlift up my eyes where my Dhelp come from
And I Aseen it circling around Bmfrom the mountain
ThuEmnder, you feel it in your Dchest
You keep my mind at Aease and my soul at Bmrest you're not vexed
See I Emlift up my eyes where my Dhelp come from
And I Aseen it circling around Bmfrom the mountain
ThuEmnder, you feel it in your Dchest
You keep my mind at Aease and my soul at Bmrest you're not vexed
Em D A Bmx4
All chords in this song (24)
The story behind the song
Matisyahu is known for his unique blend of reggae, rock, and hip-hop, often infused with spiritual themes. He rose to prominence with his 2005 hit "King Without a Crown," and has released numerous studio and live albums. "Youth" embodies his distinctive sound, inviting listeners into a world where contemporary rhythms meet thoughtful exploration. It plays like an anthem for introspection and growth.
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Youth
by Matisyahu
Chords in this song · guitar
Am
G
F
Dm
Em
C
E
C/B
D
Bm
A
A/C#
Bm/F#
D/F#
Em7
Cadd9
Cmaj7
B/G
C(2)
G/B
C2
F#m
D/C#
D/B
Capo 2
Am G F G
Intro:
Riff:
Am G F G
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| X 4
D|---2-3-2---------2-----------0-------------------------------|
A|---------3--0------3--0------------------3---------5-5-------|
E|------------------------3------3----1--1---1---3-3-----3-----|
Chorus:
Am G F G
Fire descends from on high in the shape of a lion
Am G F G
Burn the sacrifice of pride and ride on Mount Zion
Am G F G
Fire descends from on high in the shape of a lion
Am G F G
Burn the sacrifice of pride and ride on Mount Zion
Am G
Rub me the wrong way, taking the highway
F G
Rubbing sticks together but your fire's man-made
Am G
Capitalize on hot air, soar like an airplane
F
Yearn to rise in the sky quick high like cocaine
G
False pride is suicide but you've got nothing to gain
Am
Babylon's buildings raise like flames
G
Drowning in their champagne
F G
Explosion pulled the pin in the hand grenade
Am G
Soul stain blowing up, in your own domain
F G
Fire crackers ohh and aah, but they never maintain
Bridge:
F G
Fires burning, flames are dancing
Am G
Don't burn the house down Lord
F G Am G
Heavenly fire only resides on an altar made from the ground
Chorus
Am G
One pair of eyes
F G
But see two different things
Am G F G
One person cries but the other one sings
Am G
You walk around like everybody owes ya something
F G
Take what you got, thank God for all that life brings
Am G
The poor man has it all but not content with anything
F G
While the rich man's hands are empty but he's sitting like a king
Bridge
Dm G
Backpack's getting heavy, moving at a steady pace
Am Em
Carrying bricks on your shoulders and lead around your waist
Dm Am
Making way, run in haste, there is no time to taste
Em
What you ate, we should be grateful got a plateful
Chorus
Am C
x4
Am C
Some of them come now, some of the running, some of them looking for fun
Am C
Some of them looking for away out of confusion
Am C
Some of them don't know where to be, some of them don't know where to go
Am C
Some of them trust their instincts ,that somethings missing from the show
Am C
Some don't fit society, their insides are crying low
Am C
Some of them teachers squashed the flame, 'fore it had a chance to grow
Am C
Some of them embers still glow , them charcoal hushed and low
Am C
Some of them come with hunger suppressed, not fed them feel the death blow yo
Chorus:
F E
Young man control in your hand
Am
Slam your fist on the table, and make your demand
F E
Take a stand fan a fire for the flame of the youth
Am C/B C D
Got the freedom to choose, you better make the right move
F E
Young man, the power's in your hand
Am
Slam your fist on the table and make your demand
F E
You better make the right move
Dm
Youth is the engine of the world
Dm
Youth is the engine of the world
Am C
Storm the halls of vanity
Am C
Focus your energy
Am C
Into a laser beam streaming shattered light unites to pierce
Am C
Between the seams and it seems the world open peering
Am C
The children see rapid fire for your mind
Am C
Half a truth is just a lie they rub me the wrong way
Am
They say their way or fall behind, seventeen disconnect left out
C Am
The concept as to why, there's a spiritual emptiness
C
So the youth them get vexed, skip class and get wrecked
F
Feel with beer and cigarettes, to fill the hole in their chest!
Chorus
Dm
You got the freedom to choose, better make the right move
You got the freedom to choose
Am C
Solo:
Chorus
Dm
Youth is the engine of the world
Dm
Youth is the engine of the world
Dm
Youth is the engine of the world
Bm G D A
Intro: x4
Bm G
The world is moving to the song I hear
D A/C# A
Who’s that singing wind is rushing in my ear
Bm G
Mind gushing memories almost lost everything
D A/C# A
Felony and fellows running in my dream
Bm G
We were in the van where the hits were driving
D A/C# A
Saw myself in the highlands at age thirteen
Bm G
And I'm asking questions to the present day me
D A/C# A
Moving backwards down the hill see we were posting
Chorus:
Bm G D A/C# A
Moonlight illuminate my night and my days sun-ray make the people say
Bm G
Had a vision somethings missing so they're screaming out loud
D A/C# A
Keep my feet on ground and my head in the clouds
Bm G D A/C# A
I'm the arrow, you're my bow, shoot me forth and I will go
Bm G
And I know and I go and I go get up and go
D A/C# A
Make me feel its for real tell me what you know
Bm G D A/C# A
I don’t mean to glorify, ate the apple of the tree and tried to lie
Bm G
In the garden i'll remember that’s when I started to sing
D A/C# A
I said death brings life into uncertain things,
Bm G
Classroom's not for me, sun setting autumn breeze
D A/C# A
Sound is moving like a chorus keep hearing that melody
Bm G
Check the radio but theres nothing playing
D A/C# A
Check the radio again but theres nothing playing
Chorus
Bm G D A/C# A
Rewind…
Bm G D
Swing low, sweet chariot of flames change my name, No
A/C# A
It was always the same
Bm G
Till if only what you find when you climb
D A/C# A
Check the radio but of all that shines theres no time
Bm G
My life is making your mind work in overtime
D A/C# A
But along the line you'll have to pay for the crime
Bm G
Slow it down you turbo too soon
D A/C# A
Vroom vroom then you want to blast off unto the moon
Bm G
But you might get trapped in a temple of doom
D A/C# A
You might get trapped in a temple of doom
Chorus
Capo 3
Am F C Em
Intro: x4
Am F
See the daughter of Zion once precious princess
C Em
Left her father's house to walk streets that never rest
Am F
Maybe they’ll hear me in the metropolis
C Em
So I’m sending an SOS
Am F
Fighting with her “ta” she wants out of this mess
C Em
And them big city lights might brighten up the darkness
Am F
You know that I’m tired and you know that I’m stressed
C Em
You can’t stop me and you can’t stop this
Am F
You could call the police try to make an arrest
C Em
Today is the day that I repossess
Am F
Leaving on the first bus that I can get
C Em
Now its rings around eyes sopping wet from rain droplets
Am F
Window shopping for some solace no address and penniless
C Em
That’s the price you pay for running away from the stress
Am F
Feeling the pain likes to dance by the DJ
C G
Reminds me of a time when things were okay
Chorus:
Dm F
Frightened by her own shadow
Dm F Dm G
Now she wants to go home
C G Dm F G
Many names, for one G-d
Am G Dm F
Trotting on, through the façade
C G
You were all my children
Dm F G
Got to dig for that feeling
Am G Dm F
Love, will break down this concealment
Am F
Strip away the serpent’s skin We came to win
C Em
Dispatch the troops send out the captain
Am G
My gem is held captive in the dungeon
C Em
Don’t come back again till you end the mission
Am F
If it takes a long time don’t lose the vision
C Em
If you’re stuck check the blueprint, look within
Am F
Reflection, got to find the rhythm
C Em
Won’t you please return child Where you been
Am F
She says I can’t come home because he won’t let me in
C Em
And besides we don’t need no more friction
Am
Used to look so nice, how’d you get so thin
F
And your heart's like ice, it’s a heart of sin
C
Skin white like a ghost with a pale complexion
Em
Pray to g-d for the dead we need resurrection
Am F
Don’t you know wherever we go thick and thin
C Em
You are still my children
Am F C G
Since you’ve been gone my soul’s been hurting
Chorus
Am F C Em
Bridge:
Chorus
Dm F
Wondering through this world
Dm F Em G
We are just boys and girls
C G Dm F G
Many names, for one G-d
Am G Dm F
Trotting on, through the façade
C G
You were all my children
Dm F G
Got to dig for that feeling
Am G Dm F
Love, will break down this concealment
Capo 2
G
: 320033
Bm/F#
: 224432
Em
: 022000
D/F#
: 2x0232
G Bm/F# Em D/F#
Intro: x2
Chorus: (x2)
G
Fear nobody but his majesty
Bm/F#
My spirit, you retrieved
Em
For you I wait silently
D/F#
It seems that you believe in me
G
Indestructible digging through the rubble
Bm/F#
Bubblin' we don't need no more trouble
Em
Never had this cold vision, hot hot friction
D/F#
Like I’m running a muck upon a rhythm
G
Stay on a plan so you don’t lose the vision
Bm/F#
Stay sizzlin’ Peter paddled from a plane like this is
Em
From the city feelin' it your breathin’ in
D/F#
You put on your glasses and you see through it
Chorus
G
Some of them run, run, runnin’ like a rat on a wheel
G
I remember that day in November
Bm/F#
Standing on a roof and I’m feeling so tender
Em
All shook up like I’ve been in the blender
D/F#
Fend off the demons in the park after dark
G
Lend me your hand, I want to be a member
Bm/F#
Spent too much and now I’m rendered
Em
Dead, Mend these wounds, we got to find a common
D/F#
Thread want to fly in the sky bu ya heavy like lead
Chorus
G
Just untooling the hands of the builder
Bm/F#
Fill them with the strength to go further
Em
Digging deep for eternal treasure
D/F#
Stay away from quick sand and false pleasure
G
Them mouth’s speak with arrogance
Bm/F#
Appearance like a lion lurking in the mist
Em
They surround and they gaze their fix
D/F#
Grab the rope of God’s heritage
Chorus
G
G Bm/F# Em D/F#
G Bm/F#
Release me from their schemes
Em D/F#
My distress you will relieve
G Bm/F#
Shield me on the path that’s dark and slippery
Em D/F#
Basic deception and futility
G Bm/F#
I stand with integrity, sneak to the roof of that building
Em
Don’t want nobody here to see me
D/F#
They’re saying that I’m living in a fantasy
G Bm/F#
But I believe if I did keep and I bleed in sincerity
Em D/F#
Won’t you utterly remove the cloud hanging over me
G Bm/F#
Won’t you wave that decree in the shade of your wings
Em D/F#
Shelter me from the wicked who have plundered me
G Bm/F# Em D/F#
From my mortal enemies, won’t you shield me
G Bm/F# Em D/F#
Em7
: 022033
Cadd9
: x32033
Em7 D Cadd9
Intro :
G D
What I’m fighting for
Cadd9 D
Is worth far more than silver and gold
Em7 D
What I'm fighting for
Cadd9 G D
Is a chance to unite the past
Cadd9 G D G
When a brothers coming home at last
Am D
Fighting together for lives
Em7 D Cadd9
G D
Sons and daughters of Abraham
Cadd9 D
Lay down to a higher command
Em7 D
Don’t be tricked by the acts of man
Cadd9 G D
God’s wisdom revealed in a holy plan
Cadd9 D
A chance to unite the past
Cadd9 G D G
When a brothers coming home at last
Am D
Fighting together for lives
Em7 G
x2
Em7 G Em7 G
To Zion we roll and we're not all alone
Em7 G Am
Unite and you will find
G D
What I’m fighting for
Cadd9 D
Is worth far more than silver and gold
Em7 D
What I’m fighting for
Cadd9 G D
Is a chance to unite the past
Cadd9 G D G
When a brothers coming home at last
Am D
Fighting together for lives
Em7 G
x2
Em7 G Em7 G
To Zion we roll and we're not all alone
Em7 G Am
Unite and you will find
G D Cadd9 G
What I’m fighting for
Capo 1
Em C G D
Chorus:
Em
Jerusalem, if I forget you,
C
Fire not gonna come from me tongue
G
Jerusalem, if I forget you,
D
Let my right hand forget what it's supposed to do
Em
In the ancient days, we will return with no delay
C
Picking up the bounty and the spoils on our way
G
We've been traveling from state to state
D
And them don't understand what they say
Em
3,000 years with no place to be
C
And they want me to give up my milk and honey
G
Don't you see, it's not about the land or the sea
D
Not the country but the dwelling of his majesty
Chorus x2
Em
Rebuild the temple and the crown of glory
C
Years gone by, about sixty
G
We were burned in the oven in this century
D
And the gas tried to choke, but it couldn't choke me
Em
I will not lie down, I will not fall asleep
C
And they come overseas, yes they're trying to be free
G
Erase the demons out of our memory
D
Change your name and your identity
Em
Afraid of the truth and our dark history
C
Why is everybody always chasing we
G
Cut off the roots of your family tree
D
Don't you know that's not the way to be
Chorus x2
Em
Caught up in these ways, and the worlds gone craze
C
Don't you know it's just a phase, cause of the Simon says
G
If I forget the truth then my words won't penetrate
D
Babylon burning in the place, can't see through the haze
Em
Chop down all of them dirty ways,
C
That's the price that you pay for selling lies to the youth
G
No way, not okay, oh
D
No way, not okay, hey
Em
Ain't no one gonna break my stride
C G
Ain't no one gonna pull me down
D
Oh no, I got to keep on moving stay alive
Chorus x2
Em C G D
x2
Em C
Jerusalem If I forget You
G D
Jerusalem If I forget You
Em C
Jerusalem If I forget You
G D
Jerusalem If I forget You
Em C G D
x2
Capo 3
Intro:
Am
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------| x4
A|---0--0--0-------------0--0--0--------------|
E|--------------0-3-0---------------0-3-------|
C
Slap me Daft, we sat down in the back of the class
Em
To seize knowledge we don't need, I forgot my late pass
Dm
But I'm early to a arrival beatbox, you got raps?
Em
Meet me on the football field, don't sleep on field, the quarterback
C
No one clapped when we locked in, it was removal of our class
Em
But my flag got captured and I fell between the cracks
Dm
My tool for inspiration turned into a handicap
Em
No matter how I tried, I just couldn't fill the gaps
C
Those whipper snappers, they got trapped old chap
Em
They lost the way, they never had the right map
Dm
Needed a sneak attack to slap the demons off my back
Em
So I picked for the shtetl dreamed big I wouldn't settle
C
Put the pedal to the metal and returned to fundamentals
Em
I'll never forget running through the hall with all y'all rebels
Dm
Roaming through the high land, young bucks invincible
Em
Echoes in my brain, if kids report to the principle
Chorus:
F
Substance dulls the mind
Dm
Traife wine clouds the heart
Am
You can't sew a stitch with one hand
G
While you're taking it apart
F
Bright lights might look nice
Dm
But they sure won't make you sharp
Am
You can't sew a stitch with one hand
G
While you're taking it apart
C
Yeah, misty morning and my mom's a mess
Em
To make matters worse dog my pops is stressed, life is a test
Dm
Make the grade or catch an F, now death is all that's left
Em
To ponder I wander off hoping to catch my breath
C
And hold it, mold my memories from untold scripts
Em
And roll up in a tornado twist, now I'm certain
Dm
There's a pertinent reason I'm on this earth
Em
Seasons change in white plains, but we remain alert
C
When new school years appear fools fear for a failure and crawl away
Em
In tears, I play Popeye the Sailor and stay with spinach
Dm
We walk the halls with a grimace
Em
Yeah they gossip in groups, I try to mind my business and tell the truth
C
For instance
Em
I listen, see it all with basketball court vision
Dm
We lean back in the calmest position
Em
And embrace the honesty found within our tension, What's good?
Chorus
Riff
Am
Trapped in the elevator of your mind
C
No more war, there won't be anymore hunger
Em
No jealousy, not even competition
Dm
Let go, release, you hold the keys
Em
Time we evaporate into the breeze
C
We are nothing, we are something
Em
Let go, release, you hold the keys
Dm
It's time we evaporate into the breeze
Em
We are nothing, we'll be something
C
Welcome to the desert of my soul
Em
You can stay if you like, there's room for one more
Dm Em
There's room for one more
Capo 1
Instrumental in F Major
C
: x32010
Cmaj7
: x32000
Em
: 022003
B/G
: x20033
C(2)
: 32013
G/B
: x2003x
A7sus2: x0200x
D/F#
: 2x023x
C Em Bm C2
Intro:
Cmaj7
We're the reflection of imperfection
G/B D/F#
A7sus2
We come from the infinite place of limitation
Am Cmaj7
Rejoice in these days, make a correction
Em D/F# G
We're the completion
Cmaj7
Lights out, down for the count, can't get up
G/B D/F#
A7sus2
Meanwhile the enemy screams the boy is stuck
Am Cmaj7
and the legs of the king are dangling in a rut
Em D/F# G
Falling pieces, lost sparks, hearts cut
Cmaj7
We're not alone in the madness if we're here, then so are you
G/B D/F#
A7sus2
Deepest caverns underground, we've been digging for the truth,
Am Cmaj7 Em D/F# G
Scrape my knees, on the hurdles, face down in the puddles
Cmaj7
Only one who'll get us out of this mess, the one who put us here
G/B D/F#
A7sus2
I've got a spear driven through my ear
Am Cmaj7
Can't you hear the sound, crystal clear, pistols crashing chandeliers
Em D/F# G
Long for brooks of water like the deer
Chorus: x2
Cmaj7
A man is just a man, filled of faults and weakness
G/B
For a young Jerusalem all alone and speechless
A7sus2
Cmaj7
I feel I'm just a man, flesh and bones, homeless
Cmaj7
Planting seeds, they won't sink in, I'm dried up
G/B D/F#
A7sus2
like the desert earth, how could these seeds give birth
Am Cmaj7
Water me down, liquify, I will not be cursed
Em D/F# G
From one into a million disperse
Cmaj7
Wisdom reigns like water from heaven to below
G/B D/F#
A7sus2
Crush my earth, seeds grow, garden start to grow
Am Cmaj7
You know you've got to rise, though you like to flow
Em D/F# G
You can't keep staring out the window
Cmaj7
Earth, water, wind, fire we stay low while getting higher
G/B D/F#
A7sus2
Spark igniter, fighting tired stay wired, enlighten loads
Am Cmaj7
Fly alive, weep wail chant, cry, let out a sigh
Em D/F# G
Energized, give my last dime, life shouldn't pass me by
Cmaj7
Rise, to the occasion
G/B D/F#
A7sus2
Keep these hearts all blazin' build your life on a river of wax
Am Cmaj7
Melt into space, we've been here since the beginning
Em D/F# G
not going away, not going away
Chorus
D G
Intro: x2
D
On the way into this world, our soul was born in two
G
Searching for you, I been searching for you
D
Where ya been, where ya running to
G
Where ya got to go, what ya got to do
D
Don't care where we're going, just wanna be with you
G
Put your head on my shoulder, tell me what you been through
D
When I lose my focus, you remind me of the truth
G
Lift us up to the heavens, for a birds eye view
Chorus:
A G
One woman for me
F#m G
Other half of my soul, you're my queen
A G
One woman for me
F#m Bm
Other half of my soul, roots of my tree
D
We could forget about Galus for a while,
G
Our troubles for a while Sometimes I look at you and just smile,
D
Sit in the park and just laugh all day
G
Sometimes I just lose it with the things that you say,
D
Waiting by the subway but we missed the train,
G
We'll take the next one if you can pull me away
D
Keep me cool down to earth, and no anxiety
G
Stay modest with the humble heart always
Chorus
D G A
We don't need no umbrella when we're walking in the rain
D D/C# D/B D/A D/F# G A
Sunlight or clouds, it’s all the same
D D/C# D/B D/A D/F# G A
Don't need no umbrella, when we're walking in the rain
D G D G
D
So smart and sharp, oh so lovely
G
And a beauty shine bright, yes you're there for me
D
Keep the ways of our fathers, how it use to be
G
Moving forward, don't mean erase our history
D
Look to your ways, and see a girl who wants to do the right thing
G
Dedicated to a life, bigger than you or me
D
Build a temple in our hearts, for his majesty
G
Stay simple, serve god, and keep our deeds clean
Chorus
F Bb
Mist rising on the horizon
F C
Listenin’ with my ears and listenin’ with my eyes and
Dm Am
Listenin’ until we've ridden the mud from the parasite
Bb C
Listenin’ until our hearts start to glisten, realize
F Bb
Share the vision and my rhythms and we'll melt the ice
F C
Start sizzlin’, spilling from the ceiling, bread dripping drizzling
Dm Am
Close to the broken-heart, them crushed in spirit
Bb C
Redeem the soul of your servant seek his, pursue it
F Bb
Keep the sparkle in your eyes
F
Oh you know, we're not gon die, like flyin’
C Dm
Soul times for the times when we'll stay unified
Am Bb C
The eyes of Hashem are to the righteous and he hears their
Chorus:
F Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb
Soul cry, like an ancient lullaby
F Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb
Soul cry, like an ancient lullaby
F Bb
Jerusalem breathes, bringin’ me ease from the Brooklyn squeeze,
F C
Dirty boppin’ and a bring ya down to ya knees
Dm Am
Track ya like a lion, leave me be
Bb C
When they come with their disease to drag us into the street,
F Bb
My law's still pure, you can't take that from me,
F C
3000 years until this last century,
Dm Am Bb C
Impossible to break the seal of the High Priest,
F Bb
Yo, I say the branches on the trees them bow to these
F
Swaying to the melodies,
C Dm
Craving for the slaves to bring redemption please
Am
I am you, you are me
Bb C
No more leaders, we must flea ,We want see God in our enemy
Chorus
Solo
Capo 1
Em D A Bm
Intro: x2
G Bm
You're all that I have and you're all that I need
A
Each and every day I pray to get to know you please
G Bm
I want to be close to you, yes I'm so hungry
Em
You're like water for my soul when it gets thirsty
G Bm
Without you there's no me, you're the air that I breathe
A
Sometimes the world is dark and I just can't see
G Bm
With these, demons surround all around to bring me down to negativity
Em
But I believe, yes I believe, I said I believe
G Bm
I'll stand on my own two feet, won't be brought down on one knee
A
I fight with all of my might and get these demons to flee
G Bm
Hashem's rays fire blaze burn bright and I believe
Em
Hashem's rays fire blaze burn bright and I believe
G Bm
Out of darkness comes light, twilight unto the heights
A
Crown Heights burnin' up all through till twilight
G Bm
Said thank you to my God, now I finally got it right
Em
And I'll fight with all of my heart, and all a' my soul, and all a' my might
Chorus:
Em D
What's this feeling, my love will rip a hole in the ceiling
A Bm
I give myself to you from the essence of my being
Em D
And I sing to my god, songs of love and healing
A Bm
I want Moshiach now, time we start revealing
Em D
What's this feeling, my love will rip a hole in the ceiling
A Bm
I give myself to you from the essence of my being
Em D
And I sing to my god, songs of love and healing
A Bm
I want Moshiach now
G Bm
Strippin’ away the layers and reveal your soul
A
Got to give yourself up and then you become whole
G Bm
You're a slave to yourself and you don't even know
Em
You want to live the fast life but your brain moves slow
G Bm
If you're trying to stay high, bound to stay low
A
You want God but you can't deflate your ego
G Bm
If you're already there then there's nowhere to go
Em
If you're cup's already full then its bound to overflow
G Bm
If you're drowning in the water's and you can't stay afloat
A
Ask Hashem for mercy, and he'll throw you a rope
G Bm
You're looking for help from God you say he couldn't be found
Em
Searching up to the sky and looking beneath the ground
G Bm
Like a King without his Crown, you keep fallin' down
A
You really want to live but can't get rid of your frown
G Bm
Tried to reach unto the heights and wound bound down on the ground
Em
Given up your pride and the you heard a sound
G Bm
Out of night comes day and out of day comes light
A
Nullified to the One like sunlight in a ray
G Bm
Makin' room for his love and a fire gone blaze
Em
Makin' room for his love and a fire gone blaze
Chorus
Solo
Em D
See I lift up my eyes where my help come from
A Bm
And I seen it circling around from the mountain
Em D
Thunder, you feel it in your chest
A Bm
You keep my mind at ease and my soul at rest you're not vexed
Em D
See I lift up my eyes where my help come from
A Bm
And I seen it circling around from the mountain
Em D
Thunder, you feel it in your chest
A Bm
You keep my mind at ease and my soul at rest you're not vexed
Em D A Bm
x4
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About Youth Chords by Matisyahu
Learn how to play Youth by Matisyahu with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Youth chords”, “Youth guitar chords”, or “Matisyahu Youth chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Youth chords and for experienced players who want accurate Youth lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Am, G, F, B, D, A.
FAQ — Youth by Matisyahu
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The chords for "Youth" show the original chord names (including Am, G, F, B, D, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.