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Youth Tab by Shawn Mendes

Youth tab by Shawn Mendes

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  • Capo on 4th
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Am

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
       Am                         C
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----1-----|--1----1----|--1----1----|--1---1----|
G|---------2---|---------2--|---------0--|--------0--|
D|-----2-------|-----2------|-----2------|----2------|
A|--0----------|--0---------|--3---------|--3--------|
E|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|

       F                          G
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----1-----|--1----1----|--3----3----|--3---3----|
G|---------2---|---------2--|---------0--|--------0--|
D|-----3-------|-----3------|-----0------|----0------|
A|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|--1----------|--1---------|--3---------|--3--------|


Verse: x2

       Am                         C
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----1-----|--1----1----|--1----1----|--1---1----|
G|---------2---|---------2--|---------0--|--------0--|
D|-----2-------|-----2------|-----2------|----2------|
A|--0----------|--0---------|--3---------|--3--------|
E|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
Here I am, stuck on this couch scrolling through my notes..

       F                          G
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----1-----|--1----1----|--3----3----|--3---3----|
G|---------2---|---------2--|---------0--|--------0--|
D|-----3-------|-----3------|-----0------|----0------|
A|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|--1----------|--1---------|--3---------|--3--------|
Heart was broken, still not growing, nah..



Pre-Chorus: x2

       Am                         C
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----1-----|--1----1----|--1----1----|--1---1----|
G|---------2---|---------2--|---------0--|--------0--|
D|-----2-------|-----2------|-----2------|----2------|
A|--0----------|--0---------|--3---------|--3--------|
E|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
Pain, but I won't let it turn into hate...

       F                          G
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----1-----|--1----1----|--3----3----|--3---3----|
G|---------2---|---------2--|---------0--|--------0--|
D|-----3-------|-----3------|-----0------|----0------|
A|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|--1----------|--1---------|--3---------|--3--------|
No, I won't let it change me...


Chorus: x2

       Am                         C
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----1-----|--1----1----|--1----1----|--1---1----|
G|---------2---|---------2--|---------0--|--------0--|
D|-----2-------|-----2------|-----2------|----2------|
A|--0----------|--0---------|--3---------|--3--------|
E|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
You can't take my youth away..

       F                          G
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----1-----|--1----1----|--3----3----|--3---3----|
G|---------2---|---------2--|---------0--|--------0--|
D|-----3-------|-----3------|-----0------|----0------|
A|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|--1----------|--1---------|--3---------|--3--------|
As long as I wake up today..

Verse 2: x2

       Am                         C
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----1-----|--1----1----|--1----1----|--1---1----|
G|---------2---|---------2--|---------0--|--------0--|
D|-----2-------|-----2------|-----2------|----2------|
A|--0----------|--0---------|--3---------|--3--------|
E|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
It's hard to sleep at night, knowing what's outside..

       F                          G
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----1-----|--1----1----|--3----3----|--3---3----|
G|---------2---|---------2--|---------0--|--------0--|
D|-----3-------|-----3------|-----0------|----0------|
A|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|--1----------|--1---------|--3---------|--3--------|
Feeling hopeless, I need focus..

Pre-Chorus: x1

       Am                         C
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----1-----|--1----1----|--1----1----|--1---1----|
G|---------2---|---------2--|---------0--|--------0--|
D|-----2-------|-----2------|-----2------|----2------|
A|--0----------|--0---------|--3---------|--3--------|
E|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
Pain, but I won't let it turn into hate...

       F                          G
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----1-----|--1----1----|--3----3----|--3--------|
G|---------2---|---------2--|---------0--|-----------|
D|-----3-------|-----3------|-----0------|-----------|
A|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|--1----------|--1---------|--3---------|--3--------|
No, I won't let it change me...

Chorus: x2

       Am                         C
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----1-----|--1----1----|--1----1----|--1---1----|
G|---------2---|---------2--|---------0--|--------0--|
D|-----2-------|-----2------|-----2------|----2------|
A|--0----------|--0---------|--3---------|--3--------|
E|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
You can't take my youth away..

       F                          G
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----1-----|--1----1----|--3----3----|--3---3----|
G|---------2---|---------2--|---------0--|--------0--|
D|-----3-------|-----3------|-----0------|----0------|
A|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|--1----------|--1---------|--3---------|--3--------|
As long as I wake up today..

Post-Chorus: x1

       Am                         C
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----1-----|--1----1----|--1----1----|--1---1----|
G|---------2---|---------2--|---------0--|--------0--|
D|-----2-------|-----2------|-----2------|----2------|
A|--0----------|--0---------|--3---------|--3--------|
E|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
You can't take my youth away...

       F                          G
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----1-----|--1----1----|--3----3----|--3--------|
G|---------2---|---------2--|---------0--|-----------|
D|-----3-------|-----3------|-----0------|-----------|
A|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|--1----------|--1---------|--3---------|--3--------|
You can't take my youth away...


Bridge:

       Am            C             F           G
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----------|--1---------|--1---------|--3--------|
G|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
D|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
A|--0----------|--3---------|------------|-----------|
E|-------------|------------|--1---------|--3--------|
Pain, but I won't let it turn into hate

        Am                         C
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----1-----|--1----1----|--1----1----|--1---1----|
G|---------2---|---------2--|---------0--|--------0--|
D|-----2-------|-----2------|-----2------|----2------|
A|--0----------|--0---------|--3---------|--3--------|
E|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
Pain, but I won't let it turn into hate

       F                          G
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----1-----|--1----1----|--3----3----|--3---3----|
G|---------2---|---------2--|---------0--|--------0--|
D|-----3-------|-----3------|-----0------|----0------|
A|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|--1----------|--1---------|--3---------|--3--------|
No, I won't let it change me

Chorus: x2

       Am                         C
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----1-----|--1----1----|--1----1----|--1---1----|
G|---------2---|---------2--|---------0--|--------0--|
D|-----2-------|-----2------|-----2------|----2------|
A|--0----------|--0---------|--3---------|--3--------|
E|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
You can't take my youth away..

       F                          G
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----1-----|--1----1----|--3----3----|--3---3----|
G|---------2---|---------2--|---------0--|--------0--|
D|-----3-------|-----3------|-----0------|----0------|
A|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|--1----------|--1---------|--3---------|--3--------|
As long as I wake up today..

Chorus: x4

       Am                         C
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----1-----|--1----1----|--1----1----|--1---1----|
G|---------2---|---------2--|---------0--|--------0--|
D|-----2-------|-----2------|-----2------|----2------|
A|--0----------|--0---------|--3---------|--3--------|
E|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
You can't take my youth away..

       F                          G
e|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|--1----1-----|--1----1----|--3----3----|--3---3----|
G|---------2---|---------2--|---------0--|--------0--|
D|-----3-------|-----3------|-----0------|----0------|
A|-------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|--1----------|--1---------|--3---------|--3--------|
As long as I wake up today..

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