All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople


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This interpretation attempts to preserve the descending bass line that gives this song its drive. 
I "stacked" the lyrics with numbered lines so that the similarity in chord structure of the parts is 
easier to memorize, like traditional sheet music. 

All the Young Dudes

              
1.   Billy    

             
  rapped all n

              
ight about his

              
          suic

           
ide,
2.   And      Wendy's stealing clothes from   Mark's & Sparks and
3.               Lucy's looking sweet, ?cos he      dresses like a queen,
4.  And my  brother's back at home with his Beatles and his Stones

              
1. How he'd ki

            
ck it in the h

              
ead when he wa

                           
s twenty-five
2.                   Freddy's got spots from             ripping off the stars from his
3. But he can kick like a mule, its                 a real mean team, but
4. We             never got it off on that               revolution stuff

           
1.  Speed jive

              
, don't wanna 

              
stay alive   w

              
hen you're  tw

             
enty-five [to 

         
beginning of #

 
2] 
2.  Face - a funky little                           boat race [to pre-chorus 2]
3.  We can love, oh yes, we can love [to beginning of #4]
4.  What a drag - too many                      snags [to pre-chorus 4]

PRE-CHORUS 
             
2.   The telev

             
ision man is  

              
              

             
   crazy
4.    Well I drunk a lotta wine and I'm feelin' fine
              
 2.  sayin' we

            
're juvenile d

              
elinquent wrec

            
ks
 4.  Gonna        race some cat to     bed
              
 2.  Oooh, man

             
, I need a TV 

             
when I've got 

                                 
 T. Rex
 4.  Is that concrete all around or is it in my head?
  
2. Oh brother, ya guessed ? I'm a dude yeah!
4.  Yeah, I'm a dude yeah!

CHORUS
         
         All t

           
he young dudes

 
        
Carry the news

 
      
Boogaloo dudes

 
             
Carry the news

           


 
[Continue chorus as long as desired, improvising comments about dudes in between sung lines]

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