Angry Young Man Chords
by Steve Earle
Angry Young Man by Steve Earle is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords C, G, Em7 and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C G C Em7 C D G
G
Got a lot of memories tied up in this place
C G
So much time spent in so little space
What looked like the world through the eyes of a child
D
Kind of closes in on you after a while
Em7 G
It's a place to grow up and a place to grow old
C G
You keep your mouth shut and do as your told
I told mama the day that I ran
D G
This ain't no place for an angry young man
(Repeat chords for all verses)
Chorus
C G
Mama if you could see me right now
C G
You'd be sure you failed me some how
Em7 C
Mama you never could understand
D C
This ain"t no place for an angry young man
C G D G
G
A cheap hotel a long way from my home
C G
So many people make you feel so alone
Dreams die easy out here on the streets
D
And hearts grow cold in the city heat
Em7 G
I ain't never been the patient kind
C G
I got to live like I please or die trying
At a filling station with a gun in my hand
D G
The only way for an angry young man
(Repeat Chorur)
G C
Got a lot of memories tied up in this place
C G
Tonight they're staring me right in the face
A lonely grave on the outskirts of town
D
It's three in the morning and no ones around
Em7 G
Just like a ghost I come out of the night
C G
But I'll be gone by the morning light
Mama I hope you understand
D G
This ain't no place for an angry young man
Repeat chorus
G C G
G C G