Young Lover

Alkaline Trio

Young Lovers

My Shame Is True

2013 Epitaph Records

Submitted by: [email protected]



Key: A



Tuning: Standard EADGBe



Chords used:

A -    x02220

E/G# - 476xxx

F#m -  244222

C#m -  x46654

E -    022100

D -    xx0232





Intro: 



Silence:

A-E/G#- x2



Distortion:

A F#m C#m  A F#m C#m E 





Verse 1:

A              E/G#

  So there you are

                 A    E/G#

with your broken heart

            F#m

My dear you know

            C#m

that six of those

    F#m              C#m

Out there for every star

A                  E/G#

  Like a cheap old toy

             A   E/G#

in a child's hand

             F#m

Well you can cry

           C#m

until it's fixed

    F#m            D

But it will break again





Chorus 1:

      A

Young lover let's

F#m      C#m

waste no time

       A

You're too

concerned with

F#m          C#m

heaven And I see

           E

it in your eyes

      A

Young lover right

F#m        C#m

now you're mine

      A

Don't think of

       F#m

your tomorrows

      C#m

Let's live like we

      E     A    E/G# A E/G#

could die tonight





Verse 2:

A                 E/G#

  Don't freeze up now

                  A    E/G#

have you seen the news?

           F#m

It would appear the

         C#m

world is ending

F#m              C#m

   Could be very soon

A                  E/G#

   And yes I would wait

for you till the

A              E/G#

planets all collide

        F#m

But I'm holding you

   C#m

so close right now

F#m

   What's wrong 

       D

with tonight?





Chorus 2:

      A

Young lover let's

F#m      C#m

waste no time

       A

You're too

concerned with

F#m          C#m

heaven And I see

           E

it in your eyes

      A

Young lover right

F#m        C#m

now you're mine

      A

Don't think of

       F#m

your tomorrows

      C#m

Let's live like we

      E

could die-





Bridge:

   F#m

-tonight How is 

      D          F#m

it so dark, your past?

           D               E

How did we grow up so fast?

F#m

  How is it so 

D          F#m

dark, your past?

                    E

We're growing up so fast





Chorus 3:

      A    F#m C#m E

Young lover

      A    F#m C#m E

Young lover

      A

Young lover let's

F#m      C#m

waste no time

       A

You're too

concerned with

F#m          C#m

heaven And I see

           E

it in your eyes

      A

Young lover right

F#m        C#m

now you're mine

      A

Don't think of

       F#m

your tomorrows

      C#m

Let's live like we

      E(hold)  F#m(hold)

could die    tonight