Gang Of Youths-Kansas
Standard Tuning No Capo

Almost all of this song should be finger picked so feel free to do so,
it generally follows the pattern set in the intro which is played all throughout the song.
Only changes slightly for the different chords.

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 [Intro]
    
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B|------------
G|------------
D|------2---4-
A|----2---2---
E|--0---------

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--1-----------
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2--------2---2
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-4------------
---2----------
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[Verse]
 
Some of us thi

nk seldom in t

he night
             
Of god damn ho

         
rses and god d

amn wires.
             
It’s in one ea

              
r, and never s

         
ees the other 

side.

 When you have
e|------------
B|------------
G|----------4-
D|------7-----
A|----7---7---
E|--5---------

 to play the A
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7---7------7--
--7------7---7
-------5------

 section:
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-4------------
---7---7------
-----7--------
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And steadiness

 belies your t

ender years
             
With real worl

              
d problems and

  
 real world fe

ars
             
   Be young, i

         
mbibe tonight.
           
Like you’re a 

             
work of fictio

              
n. OOOOOoooooo

             
OOOooo

    
So simmer down

 we’ll brave t

his city land
             
Like proto-peo

          
ple, Cro-Magno

n hands
             
And stones for

              
 knives, and l

             
ions in our   

        
  pants.


I could tell y

ou all my thou

ghts on god.
             
Don’t mind his

              
 portraits, bu

    
t I   hate his

 psalms.
             
Were I a pious

          
 knob. I know 

           
id try and lis

ten.

[Chorus]
             
 OOOOOOOOOOOoo

           
oooo Rest Assu

   
red
             
 OOOOOOOOOOOoo

              
oooo There are

           
 harder ways t

    
o go
             
 OOOOOOOOOOOoo

              
oooo When you’

           
re tired just 

            
let me know
             
 OOOOOOOOOOOoo

              
oooo We’re not

     (
 in Kansas any

more

[Verse]

No it’s not a 

stretch for me

 to say
             
We’re strange 

              
young hermits,

        
 in a strange 

new place
        
And through th

e years
             
I hope it stay

                  
s the same


The bed is war

m but don’t be

lieve the hype
             
And throw bori

              
ng parties. Li

    
ve boring live

s
             
In saying this

              
, I feared eno


ugh to try
           
And swallowed 

          
line and sinke

r

[Chorus]
             
 OOOOOOOOOOOoo

           
oooo Rest Assu

   
red
             
 OOOOOOOOOOOoo

              
oooo There are

           
 harder ways t

    
o go
             
 OOOOOOOOOOOoo

              
oooo When you’

           
re tired just 

            
let me know
             
 OOOOOOOOOOOoo

              
oooo We’re not

     (
 in Kansas any

more

Bridge:       

[Verse]
 
Some of us sle

ep seldom in t

he night
             
We’re god damn

              
 mortals, with

     
 no god damn t

ime
        
And in saying 

this
       
Don’t pay it a

ny mind

[Chorus]
             
 OOOOOOOOOOOoo

           
oooo Rest Assu

   
red
             
 OOOOOOOOOOOoo

              
oooo There are

           
 harder ways t

    
o go
             
 OOOOOOOOOOOoo

              
oooo When you’

           
re tired just 

            
let me know
             
 OOOOOOOOOOOoo

              
oooo We’re not

     (
 in Kansas any

more


This is a top quality song. I hope you enjoy playing it as much as i do, Gang Of Youths 
is an awesome band.
If any of this needs correcting or refining please feel free to mention it in the comments.
P.S. If this song ever gets big i want people to know that i was there when this debuted 
on triple j.