Belle and Sebastian - Young and Stupid: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Young and Stupid" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

D#             G#/D#  D#
I was yelling in my sleep
D#            G#/D#   D#
I was crying feeling weak
Cm            Fm         Cm
Do we have to feel this way?
Cm                  Fm    Cm
I wasn't like this yesterday

Chorus:
A#             D#
Everything is fine
            G#         D#
When you're young and stupid
A#              D#
Everything's divine
            G#         D#
When you're young and stupid

There's an easy start to things
There's the thrill that beauty brings
Glued together at the hips
Stuck together at the lips

Chorus:
Nature has the lead
When you're young and stupid
Nurture will impede
When you're young and stupid

 G
(Tam-tatam, tam-tatam)
 G#
(Tam-tatam, tam-tatam)
 D#           G#
(Talalaaa ta-talalalaaa)
 D#           G#
(Talalaaa ta-talalalaaa)
 Cm          A#
(Talalaaa ta-talalaaa)
 Cm          A#     G#
(Talalaaa ta-talalalaaa)

Now we're old with creaking bones
Some with partners, some alone
Some with kids and some with dogs
Getting through the nightly slog

Chorus:
Flashes in the mind
You were young and stupid
Keeps us warm at night
All our young and stupid

Makes us feel delight
We were young and stupid
Makes you feel regret
When you're young and stupid


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Young and Stupid" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Young and Stupid" by Belle and Sebastian.

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