Blame It On My Youth Chords
Blame It On My Youth by Jazz Standard is a guitar song played in the key of Eb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Ebmaj7 Fm7 Gm7 Cm7 Fm7 E°7 Fm7 Bb7
|-3-| |-3-|
H E E E E E +Q Q Q Q H E E E E E +W
|----------------|---------------|----------------|--------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|--------|
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|-5----6-8-5-6-8-|-(8)-----------|------5-6---5-6-|-(6)----|
|----------------|------------6--|-8--------8-----|--------|
|----------------|------6--8-----|----------------|--------|
If I expected love, when first we kissed, blame it on my youth
Fm7 E°7 Fm7 Bb7 Gm7 Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 % Eb7sus2 Eb7
|-3-| |-3-|
H E E E E E +Q Q Q Q H E E E E E +W
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|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------|
|--------5-----5-|-(5)-----------|----------------|---------|
|-6----8---6-8---|---------------|-8----6-8-5-6-8-|-(8)-----|
|----------------|---------5--8--|----------------|---------|
|----------------|------8--------|----------------|---------|
If only just for you, I did exist, blame it on my youth
Abmaj7 Bb7 Gm7 Cm7 Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7
H +E E E E E E H. Q Q Q Q W
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|----------------|-------------|-------------|------|
|-5----(5)-------|-------------|----5--------|------|
|----------------|-8-8-8-------|-6-----8--6--|-5----|
|------------5-8-|-------------|-------------|------|
|----------8-----|-------------|-------------|------|
I____ believed in ev'rything, like a child of three
Dm7b5 G7 Cm Abmaj7 C7 F7 % Bb7sus2 Bb7
H +E E E E E E H. Q Q Q Q W
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|----------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|----------------|-------------|-5--5--------|---------|
|-6----(6)-------|-5-5-5-------|-------5--5--|---------|
|----------5-6-8-|-------------|-------------|-8-------|
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You___ meant more than anything, all the world to me
Ebmaj7 Fm7 Gm7 Cm7 Fm7 E°7 Fm7 Bb7
|-3-| |-3-|
H E E E E E +Q Q Q Q H E E E E E +W
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|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------|
|-5----6-8-5-6-8-|-(8)-----------|------5-6---5-6-|-(6)-----|
|----------------|------------6--|-8--------8-----|---------|
|----------------|------6--8-----|----------------|---------|
If you were on my mind all night and day, blame it on my youth
Fm7 E°7 Fm7 Bb7 Gm7 Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 % Eb7sus2 Eb7
|-3-| |-3-|
H E E E E E +Q Q Q Q H E E E E E +W
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------|
|--------5-----5-|-(5)-----------|----------------|---------|
|-6----8---6-8---|---------------|-8----6-8-5-6-8-|-(8)-----|
|----------------|---------5--8--|----------------|---------|
|----------------|------8--------|----------------|---------|
If I forgot to eat and sleep and pray, blame it on my youth
Abmaj7 Bb7 Gm7 Cm7 Fm7 Fm7/Eb Db7 C7
H +E E E E E E H Q Q Q Q Q W
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|-5----(5)-------|-------------|----8--5-----|---------|
|----------------|-8-8-8----5--|-6--------6--|-5-------|
|------------5-8-|-------------|-------------|---------|
|----------8-----|-------------|-------------|---------|
If I cried a little bit, when first I learned the truth
Fm7 E°7 Fm7 Bb7 Eb6 (optional turnaround)
|-3-|
H E E E E E +H E E E E E +W W
|----------------|------------------|------------|-----*|
|----------------|------------------|------------|-----*|
|--------5-----5-|-(5)----5-6---5-8-|-(8)--------|-----*|
|-6----8---6-8---|------------8-----|------------|-----*|
|----------------|------------------|------------|-----*|
|----------------|------------------|------------|-----*|
Don't blame it on my heart, blame it on my youth.
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Triplets are notated above the duration line like so |--3--|
Misc Legend
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| - bar
*| - double bar (ending)