What key is "Young Americans" by David Bowie in?

This ukulele tab is in the key of C Major.

What ukulele chords does "Young Americans" use?

This tab uses these chords: C, Dm, F, G, Am, Em, E, D, Em7, G7, A.

Is "Young Americans" a good ukulele song for beginners?

UkeBuddy rates this arrangement as Advanced difficulty for ukulele.

Young Americans by David Bowie • Ukulele Chords

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Intro

^C ^Dm ^F ^G

Verse 1

^CThey pulled in just behind the bridge he

^DmHe lays her down, he frowns

^FGee my life's a funny thing, am ^GI still too young?

^CHe kissed her then and there

She took his ^Dmring, took his babies

It ^Ftook him minutes, took her nowhere

^GHeaven knows, she'd have taken anything, but

Chorus

^FAll ^Gnight, she wants the young American

Do we ^Ghave to die for the fifty more?

^CYoung American, young A^Dmmerican, she wants the young American

^FAll ^Gnight, she wants the young American

Verse 2

^CScanning life through the picture window

Window She ^Dmfinds the slinky vagabond

He ^Fcoughs as he passes her Ford Mustang

But ^GHeaven forbid, she'll take anything

^CBut the freak, and his type, all for nothing

He ^Dmmisses a step and cuts his hand, but

^FShowing nothing, he swoops like a song she

^EmDo you re^Ammember, the ^Fbills you have to pay

She cries "^GWhere have all Papa's heroes gone?"

Chorus

^FAll ^Gnight, she wants the young American

^CYoung American, young A^Dmmerican, she wants the young American

^DHave you have been an un-American?

^FAll ^Gright, she wants the young American

Verse 3

^CAll the way from Washington

Her ^Dmbread-winner begs off the bathroom floor

^AAll ^Gnight

We ^Flive for just these twenty years

Do we ^Ghave to die for the fifty more?

Chorus

^FAll ^Gnight he wants the young American

^AAll ^Gright you want the young American

^CYoung American, young A^Dmmerican, he wants the young American

^FAll ^Gright he wants the young American

Interlude

^Am ^G ^F ^G

Verse 4

^AmDo you re^Emmember^C, your President ^GNixon?

^CYoung American, young A^Dmmerican, he wants the young American

^AmDo you re^Emmember, the ^Fbills you have to pay

Or even ^Eyesterday?

Interlude

^D ^Em7 ^Dm ^G7 ^Em7 ^A

Verse 5

^DHave you have been an un-American?

Just ^Emyou and your idol singing falsetto bout

^GLeather, leather everywhere, and

^CBut the freak, and his type, all for nothing

^ANot a myth left from the ghetto

^DWell, well, well, would you carry a razor ^Emin a case

In case, just in case of depression?

^GSit on your hands on a bus of survivors

^ABlushing at all the afro-Sheeners

^DAin't that close to love?

Well, ^Emain't that poster love?

^GWell, it ain't that Barbie doll

Her heart's been broken ^Ajust like you have

Chorus

^GAll ^Anight you want the young American

^DYoung American, young A^Emmerican, you want the young American

^GAll ^Fnight, she wants the young American

^GAll ^Aright you want the young American

Verse 6

^DYou ain't a pimp and you ain't a hustler

A ^Empimp's got a Cadi and a lady got a Chrysler

^GBlack's got respect

And white's got his soul train ^AMama's got cramps

And look at your hands ache

^GAll ^Fright, she wants the young American

^DI heard the news today, oh ^Emboy

I got a suite and you got defeat

^GAin't there a man you can say no more?

And, ^Aain't there a woman I can sock on the jaw?

And, ^Dain't there a child I can hold without judging?

^EmAin't there a pen that will write before they die?

^GAin't you proud that you've still got faces?

^AAin't there one damn song that can make me

Break down and cry?

Chorus

^GAll ^Anight I want the young American

^DYoung American, young A^Emmerican, I want the young American

^GAll ^Aright I want the young American, Young Ameri^Dcan

Young American, Young A^Emmerican, I want the young American

^GAll ^Anight you want I, I want you want

^AAin't there one damn song that can make me

^DYoung American, Young A^Emmerican, I want the young American

^GAll ^Anight All I want is the Young American

^DYoung American, Young A^Emmerican, I want the young American

^GAll ^Anight

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