THESE IMPORTANT YEARS (Bob Mould)
Chords:
G 320033 F 133211 Am X02210 Asus4 X02230 Em 022000
B5 X244XX C5 X355XX D5 X577XXX D5/B 7577XX C X32010
Intro Riff (brackets indicate ghost notes):
G F Am F Am De:----------3---3---|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B:----------3---3---|------------------|----(1)-(1)--0-----|-3---3---3(3-3-3)--|G:----------0---0---|(2)(2)--2---2-2---|(2)--2---2-----2---|-2---2---4p2p0h2---|D:----------0-------|-3--3---2---2-2---|-3---2---2-----0---|-0---0---0(0-0-0)--|A:-10-\-2---2-------|-3--3---0---0-0---|-3---0---0---------|-------------------|E:------3---3-------|(1)(1)------------|(1)----------------|-------------------|
G F Am F Am De:-----3------3-3---|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B:-----3------3-3---|------------------|----(1)-(1)--0-----|-3---3---3(3-3-3)--|G:-----0------0-0---|(2)(2)--2---2-2---|(2)--2---2-----2---|-2---2---4p2p0h2---|D:-0---0------0-0---|-3--3---2---2-2---|-3---2---2-----0---|-0---0---0(0-0-0)--|A:-2---2------------|-3--3---0---0-0---|-3---0---0---------|-------------------|E:-3---3------------|(1)(1)------------|(1)----------------|-------------------|
|------------------------------- Play three times -----------------------------|
G Em
Well, you get up every morning
C5
And you see, it's still the
Am(Riff)e:-0---------0-0-0---|B:-1---1---3-1-0-1---|G:-2---2---2-2-2-2---|D:-2---2---2-2-2-2---|A:-0---0-------------|E:-------------------| same
G Em
All the floors and all the walls
C5 Am(Riff)
And all the rest remains
G Em
Nothing changes fast enough
C5 Am(Riff)
The hurry, worry days
G Em
It makes you want to give it up
C5 Am(Riff)
And drift into a haze
B5 C5 D5 D5/BRevelations seems to be another wayB5 C5To make the days go faster any- D(Riff)e:-----------------------------------|B:-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-----3---3---3---|G:-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---4-2---0---2---|D:-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-------0---|A:-----------------------------------|E:-----------------------------------| -ways
G Em
We're all exchanging pleasantries
C5 Am(Riff)
No matter how we feel
G Em
And no one knows the difference
C5 Am(Riff)
'Cause it all seems so unreal
G Em
You'd better grab a hold of something
C5 Am(Riff)
Simple but it's true
G Em
If you don't stop to smell the roses now
C5 Am(Riff)
They might end up on you
B5 C5 D5 D5/B B5
Expectations only mean you really think you know
C5 D(Riff)
What's coming next, and you don't
G Am
Yearbooks with their autographs
C
From friends you might have
D(Riff 2)e:---------------|B:-3---3---3-3---|G:-2---4---4-2---|D:-0---0---0-0---|A:---------------|E:---------------| had
G Am
These are your important years
C D(Riff 2)
You'd better make them last
G Am C D(Riff 2)
Falling in and out of love just like...
G Am C D
These are your important years, your life
Break:
Ge:-----3---3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-|B:-----3---3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-|G:-----0---0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-0-|D:-----0---0-0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|A:-2---2---2-2-2-2---2---3-------------------------------3---------------|E:-3---3---3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------ play three times -----------------------------|
e:-----3---3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3---------------------------3-|B:-----3---3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3---------------------------3-|G:-----0---0-0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-0---0-----------------------0-|D:-----0---0-0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0-0-------0-------------------0-|A:-2---2---2-2-2-2---2-------------------------3---2---3---2---2-|E:-3---3---3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------3-|
B5 C5 D5 D5/B
Once you've seen the light, you finally
B5 C5 D(Riff)
Realize it might end up all right
It might end up all right now
G Am
Yearbooks with their autographs
C D(Riff 2)
From friends you might have had
G Am
These are your important years
C D(Riff 2)
You'd better make them last
G Am C D(Riff 2)
And falling in and out of love just like...
G Am C D(Riff 2)
These are your important years, your life
G Am C D(Riff 2) (played four times)
G Am C D(Riff 2) |(played four
These are your important years, your life | times)
G Am C D(Riff 2) (played four times)
G(hold).
Not my tab.Found it lying around on cyberspace so I figured I should share it