Youth Of America

Youth Of America by The Melvins, originally by The Wipers Tab by Bastian Stein ([email protected]) v1.1 This is a great song! You can download an mp3 of the original version for free on zenorecords.com. Or get the Melvins cover of it on the album Electroretard! Main Guitar Riff (Intro) 2x E||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| B||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| G||-9-10-9-7-9---9-10-9-7-9---9-10-9-7-9-7----7----7--------------7---------|| D||----------------------------------------10---10---10-8------10---10-8----|| A||-------------------------------------------------------8--------------8--|| E||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| End of intro E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|----7--------------7-----------------------| D|-10---10-8------10---10-8------------------| A|-----------8--------------8---10---5*------| E|-------------------------------------------| *Let Ring Bass riff during intro ' G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--8--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5-| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse E||-----------------------------------------------------|| B||-----------------------------------------------------|| G||-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7--7------------------|| D||-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7--7--3--3--3--3--3-3-|| A||-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--5--3--3--3--3--3-3-|| E||-------------------------------------1--1--1--1--1-1-|| Youth of America - is living in the jungle fighting for survival - but there's no place to go Youth of America - there's pressure all around the walls are crumbling down - the walls are coming down on you Bass riff during verse G||-----------------------------------------------------------------|| D||-----------------------------------------------------------------|| A||-5-5-5-5--3--5-5-5-5--3--5-5-5-5--3--5-5-5-5--3------------------|| E||-------------------------------------------------1--1--1--1--1-1-|| Chorus E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| It is time we rectify this now 1x E||------------------------------------------------|| B||------------------------------------------------|| G||-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------|| D||-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|| A||-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|| E||-------------------------6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|| We got to see it now Got to see it now <--Let Ring (A#) E|----------------| B|----------------| G|-10------7------| D|-10------7------| A|--8*-----5*-----| E|----------------| *Let Ring Now, Now Lyrics Youth of America Is living in the jungle Fighting for survival But there's no place to go Youth of America There's pressure all around The walls are crumbling down The walls are coming down on you It is time we rectify this now We got to see it now Got to see it now, now, now They attack you from the right side Down the left side Down the middle till you don't know who you are Stay around, think it don't really matters There trying to put you 6 feet under the ground It is time we rectify this now We got to feel this now Got to feel now, now, now It is time we rectify this now We got to heal it now Got to heal it now, now, now Youth of America Is living in the jungle Fighting for survival But there's no place to go No place to go No place to go The rich get richer and the poor get poorer Now there's no place left to go Got to get off of this rot Do you want to be born here again? I don't want to be born here again This just ain't no existence Beware of those guys in disguese We're living in the jungle fighting for survival Can't wait much longer Hurry They'll attack you from the right side Down the left side Down the middle till you don't know who you are Stay around, think it don't really matters There trying to put you 6 feet under the ground It is time we rectify this now We got to hear it now Got to hear it now, now, now (Wipers version only:) Youth of America Youth of America Youth, youth, youth, youth, youth Youth of America Youth of America You, you, you, you, you