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Young Man Blues (studio version) – guitar tab

Young Man Blues (studio version) | guitar tab
By The Who, 1968
>From The House That Track Built, 1969
Written by Mose Allison ©1957 Jazz Editions

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Note: the version appearing on Odds And Sods (reissue, 1998) is an 
inferior outtake incorrectly labeled as this version. 

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transcribed by                             Whotabs                    
litgo@aol.com          1999-08-14          www.thewho.net/whotabs     
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Note: leads and timing approximate.

Em11    022233

Oh, well, a young man ain't got nothin' in the world these days

|-------|-------------|------------|-------------|------|-3/3/3/3/3/3/3
|---3-2-|-------------|--------3-2-|-------------|------|-3/3/3/3/3/3/3
|---4-2-|/4-----------|--------4-2-|/4-----------|------|-2/2/2/2/2/2/2
|-2-----|/5-2---0--2--|0-2---2-----|/5-2---0--2-0|0-----|-2/2/2/2/2/2/2
|-------|-----2------2|------------|-----2-------|---2--|-2/2/2/2/2/2/2
|-------|-------------|------------|-------------|3^-0--|-0/0/0/0/0/0/0

I said, a young man ain't got nothing in the world these days
3/3/3/3--|-------------------|--------------------|----------
3/3/3/3--|-------------------|--------------------|----------
2/2/2/2--|-------------------|--------%-----------|----------
2/2/2/2--|-------------------|--------------------|----------
2/2/2/2--|-------------------|--------------------|----------
0/0/0/0--|0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/---|--------------------|0/0/0/0/0-

-------|-------------|------------|-------------|------|-3/3/3/3/3/3/3
---3-2-|0------------|--------3-2-|0------------|------|-3/3/3/3/3/3/3
---4-2-|0--2---0--2--|0-2-----4-2-|0--2---0--2-0|------|-2/2/2/2/2/2/2
-2-----|0--2---0--2--|0-2---2-----|0--2---0--2-0|0-----|-2/2/2/2/2/2/2
-------|-----2------2|------------|-----2-------|---2--|-2/2/2/2/2/2/2
-------|-------------|------------|-------------|3^-0--|-0/0/0/0/0/0/0

You know in the old days, when a young man was a strong man
3/3/3/3--------|----------------|---------------|----------
3/3/3/3--------|----------------|---------------|----------
2/2/2/2--------|----------------|------%--------|--%-------
2/2/2/2--------|----------------|---------------|----------
2/2/2/2--------|----------------|---------------|----------
0/0/0/0-0/0/0--|0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/|---------------|----------

|-3-----3-----|3---------------
|-3-----3-----|3---------------
|-2-----2-----|2---------------
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2---------------
|-------------|----------------
|-------------|--0/0/0-0/0/0---

All the people they stepped back when a young man walked by
-------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------
-------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------
-------|-------------------|--------%-------------------|----------
-------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------
-------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------
0/0/0/0|0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/---|----------------------------|0/0/0/0/0-

-------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
---3-2-|------------|--------3-2-|0-----------|---------3-2-|
---4-2-|0-----------|0-2-----4-2-|0-----------|---------4-2-|
-2-----|0-2---0--2--|0-2---2-----|0-2---0--2-0|-------2-----|
-------|----2------2|------------|----2-------|---2---------|
-------|------------|------------|------------|3^-0---------|

|------------|------------|------------|------|----------
|0-----------|--------3-2-|0-----------|------|----------
|0-----0--2--|0-2-----4-2-|0-----0--2-0|------|----------
|0-2---0--2--|0-2---2-----|0-2---0--2-0|0-----|----------
|----2------2|------------|----2-------|---2--|----------
|------------|------------|------------|3^-0--|0/0/0/0/0-

Well, you know, now old days, it's the old man who's got all the money
---------------|----------------------|-------------------------|-----
---------------|----------------------|-------------------------|-----
---------------|--------%-------------|--------%----------------|-----
---------------|----------------------|-------------------------|-----
---------------|----------------------|-------------------------|-----
0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0|----------------------|-------------------------|0/0/0

----------7/7/7-7/7/7--7-----|------------
----------8/8/8-8/8/8--8-----|------------
----------7/7/7-7/7/7--7-----|------------
----------7/7/7-7/7/7--7-----|------------
-----------------------------|------------
0/0/0/0/0--------------------|0/0/0/0/0/0/

And a young man ain't got nothing in the world these days, yeah
-----|--------------------|--------------------|-----
-----|--------------------|--------------------|-----
-----|--------%-----------|--------%-----------|-----
-----|--------------------|--------------------|-----
-----|--------------------|--------------------|-----
0/0/0|--------------------|--------------------|0/0/0

-------|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|
---3-2-|-------------|--------3-2-|0-----------|---------3-2-|
---4-2-|/4-2---0--2--|--------4-2-|0-2---0--2-0|---------4-2-|
-2-----|/5-2---0--2--|0-2---2-----|--2---0--2-0|-------2-----|
-------|-----2------2|------------|----2-------|---2---------|
-------|-------------|------------|------------|3^-0---------|

|------------|------------|------------|-------|
|0-----------|--------3-2-|0-----------|-------|
|0-----------|--------4-2-|0-----0--2--|0------|
|--2---0--2--|0-2---2-----|--2---0--2-0|0--0h2-|
|----2------2|------------|----2-------|-------|
|------------|------------|------------|-------|

[solo]
|---------|-----------|-------|--------|-----|----------|
|---------|----------0|3^-----|-------0|-----|----------|
|2^-------|0--------2-|-------|2-------|2^---|0---------|
|---------|--2--------|-------|--2-----|-----|--2---2p0-|
|---------|-----------|-------|--------|-----|---------2|
|---------|-----------|-------|--------|-----|----------|

|------------------|--------|----------|---------|-----------|------|
|------------------|--------|----------|---------|-----------|------|
|------------------|--------|----------|2^p0-----|-----------|------|
|0--2---2p0-0-2p0--|-------2|5p2-2-5p2-|------2p0|----2p0----|------|
|----------2-----2-|--------|----------|---------|2p0----2p0-|------|
|------------------|3^-0----|----------|---------|-----------|3^-0--|

|--------------------------|-------|--------------------------|--------|
|12~12~12~12~-12~12~12~12~-|-------|12~12~12~12~-12~12~12~12~-|--------|
|12~12~12~12~-12~12~12~12~-|9------|12~12~12~12~-12~12~12~12~-|--------|
|--------------------------|--11~--|--------------------------|--------|
|--------------------------|-------|--------------------------|--------|
|--------------------------|-------|--------------------------|15\--0--|

|--3--------------|------------|-----------|--------|---------|--------|
|--3--------------|2-----------|-----------|--------|---------|--------|
|--2--------------|2-----------|--2--------|0-------|---------|0-------|
|--2--------------|2-----------|--2--------|0-2-----|---------|0-2-----|
|-----------------|------------|--2--------|--2-----|---------|--2-----|
|0---0-0--0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0--0-0|0--0--0-0-0|--0--0-0|-0--0-0-0|--0--0-0|

|-----------|-----------|------------|----------------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|------------|----------------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|0-2---0--2--|0---------------|0-2---0--2-|
|2-0-0-2-0-0|2-0-0-2-0-0|0-2---0--2--|0-2---------2-2-|0-2---0--2-|
|-----------|-----------|----2-------|--2--0--2-------|----2------|
|-----------|-----------|------------|--0-------------|-----------|

           You're the young man         Ain't got nothin'
 Young man!                    Young man!                   
|3-----3---------|------------|3--------------|------------------------|
|3-----3---------|------------|3--------------|------------------------|
|2-----2-----0-2-|0-2---0--2--|2--------------|12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-|
|2-----2---2-0-2-|0-2---0--2--|2--------------|------------------------|
|------2---------|------------|---------------|------------------------|
|------0---------|------------|------0---0----|------------------------|

           In the world               In the world these days
 Young man!                    Young man!                   
|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
|------------12--|12/12/12/12-|------------0-2-|0-2---0--2--|
|---------14-12--|12/12/12/12-|----------2-0-2-|0-2---0--2--|
|------0---------|------------|----------------|----2-------|
|15\---0---------|------------|15\---0---------|------------|

           You're the young              You're the young man 
 Young man!                    Young man!                   
|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
|------------3-2-|0-----------|------------3-2-|0-----------|
|------------4-2-|0-2---0--2--|------------4-2-|0-2---0--2--|
|------2---2-----|--2---0--2--|2-----2---2-----|--2---0--2--|
|------2---------|----2-------|2-----2---------|----2-------|
|3^----0---------|------------|0-----0---------|------------|

           Ain't got nothin'
 Young man!                    Young man!  
|------3---------|------------|3------------|
|------3-----3-2-|0-----------|3------------|
|------2-----4-2-|0-----------|2------------|
|------2---2-----|--2---0--2--|2-----2------|
|------2---------|----2-------|2-----2------|
|3^----0---------|------------|0-----0------|

Now days if your the young man, 
You ain't got nothin' in world these days, yeah

|3-------------------------|---------------------|
|3-------------------------|---------------------|
|2---------2^\-------------|---------------------|
|2/2/2/2/2-----------------|2--------------------|
|2/2/2/2/2------xxxxxxxx---|2--------------------|
|0/0/0/0/0------xxxxxxxx---|0--------------------|

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litgo@aol.com

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#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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