Artist: Jake Bugg
Song: What Is A Youth (acoustic) (cover of Nico Rota's song)
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFXiJ_Shhk
Transcription: SCA, kostya.levin.sca@gmail.com
Tuning: standard
Capo: 1st fret!
Chords used:
Bm: x.2.4.4.3.2
F#m: 2.4.4.2.2.2
F#m*: x.9.11.11.10.9
G9: 3.2.0.0.3.3
G: 3.2.0.0.0.3
G*: 3.5.5.4.3.3
G**: x.10.12.12.12.x
Em: 0.2.2.0.0.0
Em*: x.7.9.9.8.7
A: x.0.2.2.2.0
D: x.x.0.2.3.2
F#7: 2.4.2.3.2.2
Intro:
Bm
Part I:
F#m*
What is a youth?
G**
Impetuous fire.
F#m*
What is a maid?
Em*
Ice and desire.
Bm
The world wags on
Part II:
F#m*
A rose will bloom,
G**
it then will fade
Em* F#m*
So dies the youth.
Bm F#m Bm
So dies the fairest maid.
Part III:
Bm G*
Comes a time when one sweet smile
F#m Em
Has its season for awhile
G* F#m
Then Love's in love with me
Part IV:
D G9 D
Some may think only to mar-ry.
Em G9 D A
Others will tease and tar-ry.
D G9 D
Mine is the very best par-ry,
Em G F#7
Cupid he rules us all.
Part V:
Bm F#7 Bm F#7
Caper the caper; sing me the song
D A D A
Death will come soon to hush us along
Bm F#7 Bm A
Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,
D A Bm F#7
Love is a task and it never will pall.
Bm F#7 Bm A
Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,
D F#7 Bm
Cupid he rules us all.
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SCA, kostya.levin.sca@gmail.com