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Young Folks

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CAPO 3rd 
(Verse)
Amif i told you things i dEmid before
Gtold you how i used to Bmbe
Amwould you go along with soCmeone like Gme
Amif you knew my story word for Emword
Ghad all of my historBmy
Amwould you go along with Csomeone like Gme
(Pre Chorus)
Ami did before and had my sChare
Git didn't lead nowhere
Ami would go along with sComeone like yGou
Amit doesn't matter what you dCid
Gwho you were hanging wAmith
Amwe could stick around and Csee this night Gthrough
(Chorus)
and we don't care about the yCoung folks
talkin' 'bout the Gyoung style
and we don't care about the Cold folks
talkin' 'bout the old style Gtoo
and we don't care about our Cown folks
talkin' 'bout our oGwn style
all we care about is Ctalking
talking only me and Gyou
the same chords all over the rest of the song

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Young Folks

by James Blunt

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

CAPO 3rd

(Verse)

Am Em

if i told you things i did before

G Bm

told you how i used to be

Am C G

would you go along with someone like me

Am Em

if you knew my story word for word

G Bm

had all of my history

Am C G

would you go along with someone like me

(Pre Chorus)

Am C

i did before and had my share

it didn't lead nowhere

Am C G

i would go along with someone like you

Am C

it doesn't matter what you did

G Am

who you were hanging with

Am C G

we could stick around and see this night through

(Chorus)

and we don't care about the young folks

talkin' 'bout the young style

and we don't care about the old folks

talkin' 'bout the old style too

and we don't care about our own folks

talkin' 'bout our own style

all we care about is talking

talking only me and you

the same chords all over the rest of the song

About Young Folks Chords by James Blunt

Learn how to play Young Folks by James Blunt with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Young Folks chords”, “Young Folks guitar chords”, or “James Blunt Young Folks 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 Young Folks chords and for experienced players who want accurate Young Folks lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Am, Em, G, Bm, C.

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What key is "Young Folks" in?

The chords for "Young Folks" show the original chord names (including Am, Em, G, Bm, C). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.