I Was Never Young Chords & Tabs
I was never young - of Montreal
A C
A C D
A
A C
I was never young, even as a child
A
Said I was never young
C
I've always felt beguiled
D A
Oh, I just never smiled
Bbaug Bm
But you have a glow
Dnaj7 G
From an inner sense I'll never know
Because I was never young, even as a boy
No, I was never young
Kindness seemed no ploy to temper or annoy
But you, you have a mind
Full of wonderment I'll never find
Because I was never young
F Bb
F Bb
Ab Db Eb
F
Ever since I was a kid
Bb
I've been a brooding basket case
F
Ever since I was a kid
Bb
I've been a brooding basket case
Ab Db Eb
A
Intro:(0:03)
Two guitars tabbed for one
Guitar
A C
e|------------------------12/14\9-----12/14\9-----10/12\8----12--10--|
b|------------------------------------------------8-/10\8----13--12--|
g|-12/14\9----12/14\9-----12/14\9-----12/14\9------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A C D
e|-12/14\9-----10/12\8-----12--10--12/14\10-----10---14---|
b|-------------8-/10\8-----13--12--10/12\10-----10---15---|
g|-12/14\9------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
(0:35)
Different guitar
A* A* A*
e|-------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------|
g|-6--66----------6--66----------6--66-------------|
d|-7--77---77775--7--77---77775--7--77---77775-----|
a|-7--77-5------7-7--77-5------7-7--77-5------7----|
e|-5--55----------5--55----------5--55-------------|
Verse:(0:44)
A*= riff on A
C*= riff on C
D*= riff on D
A*
e|----------------|
b|----------------|
g|-6--66----------|
d|-7--77---77775--| x3
a|-7--77-5------7-|
e|-5--55----------|
C*
e|--------------------------|
b|--------------------------|
g|-9---9-9------------------|
d|-10--1010----101010108----| x2
a|-10--1010-10----------10--|
e|-8---8-8------------------|
A* x3
C* x2
D*
e|---------------------|
b|---------------------|
g|-11---1111-----------|
d|-12---1212---------7-| x1
a|-12---1212-12-99997--|
e|-10---1010-----------|
A* x2
Chorus:(1:09)
Bbaug Bm Dmaj7 G
e|-6-------7-------9-------10-10---10---12-10--|
b|-7-------7-------7-------12-12---12---10-12--|
g|-7-------7-------7-------12-12---12------12--|
d|---------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
Verse 2(1:18)
The same as verse 1
Chorus(1:43)
Verse 3:(1:51) - instrumental
A* x6
C* x2
A* x3
C* x2
D* x1
A* x2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/of_montreal/i_was_never_young_tab.html ]
Brass
A* C* D*
e|-9-9-9-9-7------------|-1212121210------------|-1414141412------------|
b|-101010108-8--10-1010-|-131313131111--13-1313-|-151515151313--15-1515-|
g|-----------9----------|-----------12----------|-----------14----------|
d|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
a|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
e|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
(2:03)
Keyboard(listen for which to hold over and which not to)
C* C* A* A* A* C* C* D* A*
e|-------17-15-12------------------------17-15-14---12------|
b|-/13---------14-------------------13---------15---14------|
g|-/12------14----------------------12------14--------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar
e|------------------------9---------------------------------|
b|--------------2~--s5~---10-10-8-6-5-----------------------|
g|---------------------------12-9-7-5-----------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus(2:23)
Pre-bridge:(2:32)
A* x3
Guitar(louder, probably double-tracked)
A C
e|-------------------|
b|-------------------|
g|-------------------|
d|-77775555----------|
a|---------77775555--|
e|-------------------|
Guitar 3(from bridge)
e|-------------8-----|
b|-------------8-----|
g|-------------9-----|
d|-------------------|
a|-------------------|
e|-------------------|
Bridge:(2:39)
Guitar 1
F Bb
e|------------------------------8-8/10-8-----|
b|---------8-8/10-8-6-6h8-6-6----------------|
g|-7-5-5----------------------7--------------|
d|-------7-----------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------8-6-8-6-8---6--8-6---|
g|-7-5-7-5-7---5--7-5------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
e|-5--------------8-----6--------------------|
b|-6--------------10----6--------------------|
g|-5--------------10----7--------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
x3
Guitar 1
Ab Db Eb
e|-8-6-4-6-4-6-6/8-6-4-6-4-4---8-6-8---|
b|-------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|------------------/9------/11--------|
b|-4---4---4-----4-----9---9---11--11--|
g|---5---5---5-----5-----10------12----|
d|-------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
e|-4-----------------4-------6---------|
b|-4-----------------6-------8---------|
g|-5-----------------6-------8---------|
d|-------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
Repeat the bridge(with vocals)
Outro:(3:18)
A* x3
Then pre-bridge without Guitar 3 then
Guitar(with effects)
A
e|-5----------|
b|-5----------|
g|-6----------|
d|-7----------|
a|------------|
e|------------|
