Young Folks Chords
Young Folks by Richard Walters is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Am, Em, Dm and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C Am Em C
C
If I told you things I did before
Am
Told you how I used to be
Em C
Would you go alone with someone like me
C
If you knew my story word for word
Am
Had all of my history
Em C
Would you go along with someone like me
Dm
I did before and had my share
C Am
It didn't lead nowhere
Dm Am
I would go alone with someone like you
Dm
It doesn't matter what you did
C Am
Who you were hanging with
Dm Am
We can stick around and see this night through
C
We don't care about the young folks
Am
Talkin' 'bout the young style
Em
We don't care about the old folks
F
Talkin' 'bout the old style too
C
We don't care about their own faults
Am
Talkin' 'bout our own style
Em
All we care 'bout is talking
C
Talking only me and you
C Am Em C
Hoo hoo
C Am Em C
Hoo hoo
Dm
It doesn't matter what we do
C Am
Where we are going too
Dm Am
We can stick around and see this night through
C
We don't care about the young folks
Am
Talkin' 'bout the young style
Em
We don't care about the old folks
F
Talkin' 'bout the old style too
C
We don't care about their own faults
Am
Talkin' 'bout our own style
Em
All we care 'bout is talking
C
Talking only me and you
C Am Em C
Hoo hoo
C Am Em C
Hoo hoo
C
If I told you things I did before
Am
Told you how I used to be
Em C
Would you go alone with someone like me