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Key: G major•
Intro 1
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Strawbs - Sad Young Man
Verse 1

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Am
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Dm
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You look to me a sad young man
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Down is where you're going

You've blindly found an easy way
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You think that it's not showing.
Verse 2
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Is this what you want
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Is this what you're struggling to be
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Em
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Brought your face
A
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to the ground
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Won't you ever see.
Interlude 1
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Verse 3
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You came down south from Birmingham
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Tired of all the faces
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A stranger to a strange new town
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Unfamiliar places.
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You came down
Verse 4
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and you
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didn't know why
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And then you didn't even try
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Swept along by the crowd

Blown along like a cloud.
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Verse 5

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The heavy spell of dark and night

Your created isolation
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Dm
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This loneliness just need not be
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You are your own cre ation.
Interlude 2
Gm
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Eb
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Cm
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Ab
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F#dim
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Gm
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Cm
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Eb
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Cm
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Cm
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Ab
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F#dim
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Dsus4
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Verse 6
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Though you may be down and out
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Life need not be so heavy
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For even though your dues are high
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Should you become the levy.
Verse 7
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Is this what you want
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Is this what you're
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struggling to be
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Is this what you've struggled to be.
Outro 1
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Bdim
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • F

  • C

  • Am

  • Dm

  • Em

  • A

  • Bb

  • Gm

    3

  • Eb

    6

  • Cm

    3

  • Ab

    4

  • F#dim

    4

  • D

  • Dsus4

  • Bdim

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Sad Young Man by Strawbs, Strawbs is G major.

The primary chords used in Sad Young Man are G, F, C, Am, Dm, Em.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, F, C, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Sad Young Man is approximately 120 beats per minute.

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