The Young and the Old chords by Madness

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Em
A
G
D
Gm
C
Am
F
Dm
D#m
D#dim
Cm
Ebm
Ebdim

Intro 1

Verse 1
A 
 (A major) [Repeat; x2]
Whoa oh
Em 
A 
G 
Staggering  (E minor)  (A major) home every (G major) body
Em 
A 
 (E minor) sing (A major) s (whoa oh)
Em 
A 
 (E minor) All the old songs,  (A major) 
G 
Em 
A 
Em 
the cock (G major) ney  (E minor) routines  (A major)  (E minor) (whoa oh)
A 
All the old women,  (A major) 
G 
Em 
A 
Em 
all  (G major) the  (E minor) young men  (A major) (whoa o (E minor) h)
A 
G 
Try changing  (A major) places then back  (G major) 
Em 
D 
again  (E minor)  (D major) (whoa oh)

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Verse 2

Old man in the morning

Young man at night

Breakfast full of wisdom

Until you hit the lights

Verse 3
D#m 
D#dim 
 (D sharp minor)  (D sharpdim) 
Em 
A 
 (E minor) Knock back the drinks,  (A major) 
Em 
A 
Em 
hitch up your  (E minor) skirt  (A major)  (E minor) (whoa oh)
A 
Fall over back (A major) wards,
G 
A 
Em 
undo  (G major) your shirt  (A major)  (E minor) (whoa oh)
A 
G 
Everyone shout (A major) ing what a terrible  (G major) 
A 
Em 
state  (A major)  (E minor) (whoa oh)
A 
G 
Age creeping  (A major) backwards as  (G major) it gets
Em 
D 
late  (E minor)  (D major) (whoa oh)

Verse 4
D 
Gm 
Old man  (D major)  (G minor) in  the morning
D 
Gm 
C 
 (D major) Young man at night  (G minor)  (C major) 
Am 
F 
C 
Breakfast  (A minor)  (F major) full of wisdom  (C major) 
Dm 
D 
D#m 
D#dim 
D#m 
Em 
F 
D 
Gm 
Until you  (D minor) hit the  (D major) light (D sharp minor) s      (D sharpdim)  (D sharp minor)  (E minor)  (F major)  (D major)  (G minor) 
Cm 
 (C minor) 

Interlude 1

Have a quick short

Verse 5
A 
Em 
 (A major) forget  (E minor) 
A 
Em 
about work  (A major)  (E minor) (whoa oh)
A 
G 
Have a couple more  (A major) then you  (G major) 
A 
go  (A major) berserk (whoa oh)
Em 
A 
Who cares  (E minor) about this  (A major) morning
G 
Em 
A 
wise  (G major) old  (E minor) man  (A major) (whoa oh)
Em 
A 
G 
The  (E minor) wisdom comes up  (A major) later and goes  (G major) 
Em 
D 
down the pan  (E minor)  (D major) (whoa oh)

Verse 6
D 
Gm 
Old  (D major) man  (G minor) in  the morning
D 
Gm 
C 
 (D major) Young man at night  (G minor)  (C major) 
Am 
F 
C 
Breakfast  (A minor)  (F major) full of wisdom  (C major) 
Dm 
D 
Until you  (D minor) hit the  (D major) light
Ebm 
Dm 
D 
Ebm 
 (E flat minor) s      (D minor)  (D major)  (E flat minor) 
Em 
 (E minor) Then another

Verse 7
A 
 (A major) round,
Em 
A 
Em 
forget who's  (E minor) turn  (A major) (whoa o (E minor) h)
A 
G 
Waking up  (A major) to feel your  (G major) stomach
Em 
A 
 (E minor) churn  (A major) (whoa oh)
Em 
A 
G 
Em 
A 
 (E minor) Who's in the chair  (A major) and who's  (G major) on  (E minor) the floor  (A major) 
Em 
A 
 (E minor)  (A major) (whoa oh)
G 
Incoherants knocking  (G major) on the
Em 
D 
door  (E minor)  (D major) (whoa oh)

Verse 8
D 
Gm 
Old  (D major) man  (G minor) in  the morning
D 
Gm 
G 
C 
 (D major) Young man at night  (G minor)  (G major)  (C major) 
Am 
F 
C 
Breakfast  (A minor)  (F major) full of wisdom  (C major) 
Dm 
Ebm 
Until you  (D minor) hit the light (E flat minor) s
D 
Ebm 
Hit the  (D major) light (E flat minor) s