Blame It On My Youth

Jazz Standard

Ebmaj7 Fm7 Gm7 Cm7 Fm7 E°7 Fm7 Bb7 |-3-| |-3-| H E E E E E +Q Q Q Q H E E E E E +W |----------------|---------------|----------------|--------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|--------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|--------| |-5----6-8-5-6-8-|-(8)-----------|------5-6---5-6-|-(6)----| |----------------|------------6--|-8--------8-----|--------| |----------------|------6--8-----|----------------|--------| If I expected love, when first we kissed, blame it on my youth Fm7 E°7 Fm7 Bb7 Gm7 Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 % Eb7sus2 Eb7 |-3-| |-3-| H E E E E E +Q Q Q Q H E E E E E +W |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------| |--------5-----5-|-(5)-----------|----------------|---------| |-6----8---6-8---|---------------|-8----6-8-5-6-8-|-(8)-----| |----------------|---------5--8--|----------------|---------| |----------------|------8--------|----------------|---------| If only just for you, I did exist, blame it on my youth Abmaj7 Bb7 Gm7 Cm7 Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 H +E E E E E E H. Q Q Q Q W |----------------|-------------|-------------|------| |----------------|-------------|-------------|------| |-5----(5)-------|-------------|----5--------|------| |----------------|-8-8-8-------|-6-----8--6--|-5----| |------------5-8-|-------------|-------------|------| |----------8-----|-------------|-------------|------| I____ believed in ev'rything, like a child of three Dm7b5 G7 Cm Abmaj7 C7 F7 % Bb7sus2 Bb7 H +E E E E E E H. Q Q Q Q W |----------------|-------------|-------------|---------| |----------------|-------------|-------------|---------| |----------------|-------------|-5--5--------|---------| |-6----(6)-------|-5-5-5-------|-------5--5--|---------| |----------5-6-8-|-------------|-------------|-8-------| |----------------|-------------|-------------|---------| You___ meant more than anything, all the world to me Ebmaj7 Fm7 Gm7 Cm7 Fm7 E°7 Fm7 Bb7 |-3-| |-3-| H E E E E E +Q Q Q Q H E E E E E +W |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------| |-5----6-8-5-6-8-|-(8)-----------|------5-6---5-6-|-(6)-----| |----------------|------------6--|-8--------8-----|---------| |----------------|------6--8-----|----------------|---------| If you were on my mind all night and day, blame it on my youth Fm7 E°7 Fm7 Bb7 Gm7 Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 % Eb7sus2 Eb7 |-3-| |-3-| H E E E E E +Q Q Q Q H E E E E E +W |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------| |--------5-----5-|-(5)-----------|----------------|---------| |-6----8---6-8---|---------------|-8----6-8-5-6-8-|-(8)-----| |----------------|---------5--8--|----------------|---------| |----------------|------8--------|----------------|---------| If I forgot to eat and sleep and pray, blame it on my youth Abmaj7 Bb7 Gm7 Cm7 Fm7 Fm7/Eb Db7 C7 H +E E E E E E H Q Q Q Q Q W |----------------|-------------|-------------|---------| |----------------|-------------|-------------|---------| |-5----(5)-------|-------------|----8--5-----|---------| |----------------|-8-8-8----5--|-6--------6--|-5-------| |------------5-8-|-------------|-------------|---------| |----------8-----|-------------|-------------|---------| If I cried a little bit, when first I learned the truth Fm7 E°7 Fm7 Bb7 Eb6 (optional turnaround) |-3-| H E E E E E +H E E E E E +W W |----------------|------------------|------------|-----*| |----------------|------------------|------------|-----*| |--------5-----5-|-(5)----5-6---5-8-|-(8)--------|-----*| |-6----8---6-8---|------------8-----|------------|-----*| |----------------|------------------|------------|-----*| |----------------|------------------|------------|-----*| Don't blame it on my heart, blame it on my youth. Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Triplets are notated above the duration line like so |--3--| Misc Legend ----------- | - bar *| - double bar (ending)

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