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Young Boy Tabs by Paul McCartney

Young Boy tab by Paul McCartney

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Young Boy - Paul McCartney

C	Am	Em	F	G

C
He's just a young boy
Am		   Em		F	G
Looking for a way to find love
C
It isn't easy
Am			 Em	 F  G
Nothing you can say will help him find love
F	     G
He's got to do it for himself
Am		  Dm
And it can take so long
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C
He's just a young boy
Am		   Em		F	G
Looking for a way to find love
C	     Am    		 Em	 F	G
He doesn't need another helping hand from someone
C		    Am		   Em
But don't you think he doesnt understand what he wants
F  G
Some-one
F		  G
Though independence means a lot
Am	      Dm
He's gotta still be strong

C
He's just a young boy
Am		   Em		F	G
Looking for a way to find love

Em  Am
Find love
 F       G
A perfect combination
Em  Am
Find love
  F	   G
Whatever you do
Em  Am
Find love
 F		  G
A cause for celebration
F		 Dm
And it might come looking (looking)
	   	 G
Come looking for you

Solo
	C Am Em F G
	C Am Em F G
	F G Am Dm

Em  Am
Find love
  F    G
In any situation
Em  Am
Find love
  F    G
Whatever you do
Em  Am
Find love
 F		  G
A cause for celebration
F		 Dm
And it might come looking (looking)
	   	 G
Come looking for you

C
He's just a young boy
Am		   Em		F	G
Looking for a way to find love
C
It isn't easy
Am			 Em	 F  G
Nothing you can say will help him find love
F	     G
He's got to do it for himself
Am		  Dm
And it can take so long

etc.

Intro riff:

[---3--1h3h1--0----------------------------------------------]
[---5--3h5h3--1--3--1--0------------1--0---------------------]
[----------------4--2--0--2--4------2--0--2--0-----2s4--5----]
[-------------------------3--5------------3--2--0------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------]

2nd verse riff (After "Looking for a way to find love")

[-----------------------------]
[-----------------------------]
[----5--7b9-7b9--7--5---------]
[----------------------7--5---]
[-----------------------------]
[-----------------------------]


3rd verse riff (After "Looking for a way to find love")

[-----------------------------]
[---5--6--5--6--5--6s8--------]
[-----------------------------]
[-----------------------------]
[-----------------------------]
[-----------------------------]

Bass/guitar riff (under 'Find love')

 Find   love
[----------------------------]
[----------------------------]
[--------2--0----------------]
[--0--3----------------------]

Solo:
			  GN  GN
[-------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------8-----8h10h8-----8--8--10----]
[------------------------5--7b9--5--------9----------9--------------]
[------------------5--7---------------------------------------------]
[----3--3--3--5s7---------------------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------------------------------------------]

[----------8--10b12--10b12--10--8-----------------------------------]
[---8--10--------------------------10--8----------------------------]
[-------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------------------------------------------]

[--15b17--17--17--17--17--15--------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------15b17--15--13h15h13------15--15b16--17b18-------]
[--------------------------------------------------14-------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------------]

[----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--15--13h15h13------13--15--13--13----13--13--15--17--15--15--17--18--17----]
[----------------14--------------------14--14--16--17--16--16--17--19--17----]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------------]

[---------15------------]
[-17--18--17--18--------]
[-17--19------19--------]
[-----------------------]
[-----------------------]
[-----------------------]


Transcribed by David Linley, 1st May 1997.
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