Birth Of The Teen-age Chords
by Violent Soho
Birth Of The Teen-age by Violent Soho is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tuning - Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
It's not entirely accurate, but it works OK
Intro
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Verse
"The valley is empty. The crying is ended"
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"Television screen's on high. The phone killed another night"
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"The breathing's irritating. No sunlight, no cravings"
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"Love will never be the same. It's truth, youth or lame ideas"
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Chorus
"People don't like to hurt"
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"People scrape at the earth"
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"They just feel no age"
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"Idiots in my mind"
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"Idiots talk at night"
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"I'll just sit and wait"
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"I know it will be okay. I know it will be ok"
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Verse
The ghost that kept watching
The siblings were waiting
I could never understand
Love is fake. I'll kill I swear
Chorus
People don't like to hurt
People scrape at the earth
They just feel no age
Idiots in my mind
Idiots talk at night
I'll just sit and wait
I know it will be okay
Bridge
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Outro
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"I belong..."
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Enjoy!