THESE IMPORTANT YEARS  (Bob Mould)

Chords:

G  320033    F 133211    Am X02210    Asus4 X02230    Em 022000

B5 X244XX   C5 X355XX    D5 X577XXX   D5/B  7577XX    C  X32010

Intro Riff (brackets indicate ghost notes):

G (320003@1)           F (133211@1)    Am (x02210@1)        F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1)            De:----------3---3---|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| (xx0232@1)B:----------3---3---|------------------|----(1)-(1)--0-----|-3---3---3(3-3-3)--|
G:----------0---0---|(2)(2)--2---2-2---|(2)--2---2-----2---|-2---2---4p2p0h2---|
D:----------0-------|-3--3---2---2-2---|-3---2---2-----0---|-0---0---0(0-0-0)--|
A:-10--2---2-------|-3--3---0---0-0---|-3---0---0---------|-------------------|
E:------3---3-------|(1)(1)------------|(1)----------------|-------------------|

G (320003@1)                   F (133211@1)    Am (x02210@1)        F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1)            De:-----3------3-3---|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| (xx0232@1)B:-----3------3-3---|------------------|----(1)-(1)--0-----|-3---3---3(3-3-3)--|
G:-----0------0-0---|(2)(2)--2---2-2---|(2)--2---2-----2---|-2---2---4p2p0h2---|
D:-0---0------0-0---|-3--3---2---2-2---|-3---2---2-----0---|-0---0---0(0-0-0)--|
A:-2---2------------|-3--3---0---0-0---|-3---0---0---------|-------------------|
E:-3---3------------|(1)(1)------------|(1)----------------|-------------------|

|------------------------------- Play three times -----------------------------|

G (320003@1)                    EmWell, (022000@1)you get up every morning
C5And (x355xx@1)you see, it's still the

Am(Riff)
e:-0---------0-0-0---|
B:-1---1---3-1-0-1---|
G:-2---2---2-2-2-2---|
D:-2---2---2-2-2-2---|
A:-0---0-------------|
E:-------------------|
   same

G (320003@1)                EmAll (022000@1)the floors and all the walls
C5 (x355xx@1)               Am(Riff)
And all the rest remains
G (320003@1)             EmNothing (022000@1)changes fast enough
C5 (x355xx@1)             Am(Riff)
The hurry, worry days
G (320003@1)                  EmIt (022000@1)makes you want to give it up
C5 (x355xx@1)             Am(Riff)
And drift into a haze

B5 (x244xx@1)C5 (x355xx@1)    D5 (xx023x@1)     D5/B
Revelations seems to be another way
B5 (x244xx@1)                C5To (x355xx@1)make the days go faster any-
   D(Riff)
e:-----------------------------------|
B:-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-----3---3---3---|
G:-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---4-2---0---2---|
D:-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-------0---|
A:-----------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------|
  -ways

G (320003@1)                  EmWe're (022000@1)all exchanging pleasantries
   C5 (x355xx@1)          Am(Riff)
No matter how we feel
G (320003@1)                  EmAnd (022000@1)no one knows the difference
          C5 (x355xx@1)           Am(Riff)
'Cause it all seems so unreal
      G (320003@1)           EmYou'd (022000@1)better grab a hold of something
C5 (x355xx@1)             Am(Riff)
Simple but it's true
             G (320003@1)               EmIf (022000@1)you don't stop to smell the roses now
C5 (x355xx@1)                 Am(Riff)
They might end up on you

B5 (x244xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1)         D5 (xx023x@1)     D5/B             B5Expectations (x244xx@1)only mean you really think you know
       C5 (x355xx@1)                 D(Riff)
What's coming next, and you don't

G (320003@1)                  AmYearbooks (x02210@1)with their autographs
     CFrom (x32010@1)friends you might have

D(Riff 2)
e:---------------|
B:-3---3---3-3---|
G:-2---4---4-2---|
D:-0---0---0-0---|
A:---------------|
E:---------------|
   had

G (320003@1)              AmThese (x02210@1)are your important years
      C (x32010@1)              D(Riff 2)
You'd better make them last
G (320003@1)            Am (x02210@1)             C (x32010@1)        D(Riff 2)
Falling in and out of love just like...
G (320003@1)            Am (x02210@1)                  C (x32010@1)   DThese (xx0232@1)are your important years, your life

Break:

Ge:-----3---3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-| (320003@1)B:-----3---3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-|
G:-----0---0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-0-|
D:-----0---0-0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|
A:-2---2---2-2-2-2---2---3-------------------------------3---------------|
E:-3---3---3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------ play three times -----------------------------|

e:-----3---3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3---------------------------3-|
B:-----3---3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3---------------------------3-|
G:-----0---0-0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-0---0-----------------------0-|
D:-----0---0-0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0-0-------0-------------------0-|
A:-2---2---2-2-2-2---2-------------------------3---2---3---2---2-|
E:-3---3---3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------3-|

B5 (x244xx@1)        C5 (x355xx@1)     D5 (xx023x@1)       D5/B
Once you've seen the light, you finally
B5 (x244xx@1)       C5 (x355xx@1)             D(Riff)
Realize it might end up all right

It might end up all right now

G (320003@1)                  AmYearbooks (x02210@1)with their autographs
     C (x32010@1)                    D(Riff 2)
From friends you might have had
G (320003@1)              AmThese (x02210@1)are your important years
      C (x32010@1)              D(Riff 2)
You'd better make them last
    G (320003@1)            Am (x02210@1)             C (x32010@1)    D(Riff 2)
And falling in and out of love just like...
G (320003@1)            Am (x02210@1)                  C (x32010@1)   D(Riff 2)
These are your important years, your life

G  Am  C  D(Riff 2)   (played four times)

G (320003@1)              Am (x02210@1)                C (x32010@1)   D(Riff 2)  |(played four
These are your important years, your life             | times)

G  Am  C  D(Riff 2)   (played four times)

G(hold).

Not my tab.Found it lying around on cyberspace so I figured I should share it
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