I was never young - of Montreal


A           C

A    C    D

A

A                            C
I was never young, even as a child
     A 
Said I was never young
                   C
I've always felt beguiled
    D            A
Oh, I just never smiled


    Bbaug      Bm
But you have a glow
        D7M                  G
From an inner sense I'll never know

Because I was never young, even as a boy

No, I was never young

Kindness seemed no ploy to temper or annoy

But you, you have a mind

Full of wonderment I'll never find

Because I was never young


F    Bb

F    Bb

Ab   Db Eb

F           
Ever since I was a kid
     Bb
I've been a brooding basket case
F           
Ever since I was a kid
     Bb
I've been a brooding basket case


Ab         Db  Eb

A


Intro:(0:03)

Two guitars tabbed for one

Guitar
   A                                                  C 
e | ------------------------12/14\9-----12/14\9-----10/12\8----12--10-- | 
b | ------------------------------------------------8-/10\8----13--12-- | 
g | -12/14\9----12/14\9-----12/14\9-----12/14\9------------------------ | 
d | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
a | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
e | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | 

   A              C                   D
e | -12/14\9-----10/12\8-----12--10--12/14-----10---14--- | 
b | -------------8-/10\8-----13--12--10/12-----10---15--- | 
g | -12/14\9------------------------------------------------ | 
d | -------------------------------------------------------- | 
a | -------------------------------------------------------- | 
e | -------------------------------------------------------- | 

(0:35)
Different guitar
   A*             A*             A*
e | ------------------------------------------------- | 
b | ------------------------------------------------- | 
g | -6--66----------6--66----------6--66------------- | 
d | -7--77---77775--7--77---77775--7--77---77775----- | 
a | -7--77-5------7-7--77-5------7-7--77-5------7---- | 
e | -5--55----------5--55----------5--55------------- | 


Verse:(0:44)

A*= riff on A
C*= riff on C
D*= riff on D

   A*
e | ---------------- | 
b | ---------------- |     
g | -6--66---------- |     
d | -7--77---77775-- |  x3 
a | -7--77-5------7- |     
e | -5--55---------- |     

   C*
e | -------------------------- | 
b | -------------------------- | 
g | -9---9-9------------------ | 
d | -10--1010----101010108---- |   x2
a | -10--1010-10----------10-- | 
e | -8---8-8------------------ | 

A* x3

C* x2


   D*
e | --------------------- | 
b | --------------------- | 
g | -11---1111----------- | 
d | -12---1212---------7- |   x1
a | -12---1212-12-99997-- | 
e | -10---1010----------- | 

A* x2


Chorus:(1:09)

   Bbaug   Bm      Dmaj7   G
e | -6-------7-------9-------10-10---10---12-10-- | 
b | -7-------7-------7-------12-12---12---10-12-- | 
g | -7-------7-------7-------12-12---12------12-- | 
d | --------------------------------------------- | 
a | --------------------------------------------- | 
e | --------------------------------------------- | 


Verse 2(1:18)

The same as verse 1

Chorus(1:43)


Verse 3:(1:51) - instrumental


A* x6
C* x2
A* x3
C* x2
D* x1
A* x2


Brass
   A*                     C*                      D*
e | -9-9-9-9-7------------ | -1212121210------------ | -1414141412------------ | 
b | -101010108-8--10-1010- | -131313131111--13-1313- | -151515151313--15-1515- | 
g | -----------9---------- | -----------12---------- | -----------14---------- | 
d | ---------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- | 
a | ---------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- | 
e | ---------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- | 


(2:03)
Keyboard(listen for which to hold over and which not to)
    C*   C*    A*    A*   A*        C*   C*    D*   A*
e | -------17-15-12------------------------17-15-14---12------ | 
b | -/13---------14-------------------13---------15---14------ | 
g | -/12------14----------------------12------14-------------- | 
d | ---------------------------------------------------------- | 
a | ---------------------------------------------------------- | 
e | ---------------------------------------------------------- | 
Guitar
e | ------------------------9--------------------------------- | 
b | --------------2~--s5~---10-10-8-6-5----------------------- | 
g | ---------------------------12-9-7-5----------------------- | 
d | ---------------------------------------------------------- | 
a | ---------------------------------------------------------- | 
e | ---------------------------------------------------------- | 





Chorus(2:23)

Pre-bridge:(2:32)

A* x3

Guitar(louder, probably double-tracked)
   A           C
e | ------------------- | 
b | ------------------- | 
g | ------------------- | 
d | -77775555---------- | 
a | ---------77775555-- | 
e | ------------------- | 
Guitar 3(from bridge)
e | -------------8----- | 
b | -------------8----- | 
g | -------------9----- | 
d | ------------------- | 
a | ------------------- | 
e | ------------------- | 




Bridge:(2:39)

Guitar 1
   F                    Bb
e | ------------------------------8-8/10-8----- | 
b | ---------8-8/10-8-6-6h8-6-6---------------- | 
g | -7-5-5----------------------7-------------- | 
d | -------7----------------------------------- | 
a | ------------------------------------------- | 
e | ------------------------------------------- | 
Guitar 2
e | ------------------------------------------- | 
b | ----------------------8-6-8-6-8---6--8-6--- | 
g | -7-5-7-5-7---5--7-5------------------------ | 
d | ------------------------------------------- | 
a | ------------------------------------------- | 
e | ------------------------------------------- | 
Guitar 3
e | -5--------------8-----6-------------------- | 
b | -6--------------10----6-------------------- | 
g | -5--------------10----7-------------------- | 
d | ------------------------------------------- | 
a | ------------------------------------------- | 
e | ------------------------------------------- | 

x3

Guitar 1
   Ab                Db      Eb
e | -8-6-4-6-4-6-6/8-6-4-6-4-4---8-6-8--- | 
b | ------------------------------------- | 
g | ------------------------------------- | 
d | ------------------------------------- | 
a | ------------------------------------- | 
e | ------------------------------------- | 
Guitar 2
e | ------------------/9------/11-------- | 
b | -4---4---4-----4-----9---9---11--11-- | 
g | ---5---5---5-----5-----10------12---- | 
d | ------------------------------------- | 
a | ------------------------------------- | 
e | ------------------------------------- | 
Guitar 3
e | -4-----------------4-------6--------- | 
b | -4-----------------6-------8--------- | 
g | -5-----------------6-------8--------- | 
d | ------------------------------------- | 
a | ------------------------------------- | 
e | ------------------------------------- | 

Repeat the bridge(with vocals)

Outro:(3:18)

A* x3

Then pre-bridge without Guitar 3 then

Guitar(with effects)
   A
e | -5---------- | 
b | -5---------- | 
g | -6---------- | 
d | -7---------- | 
a | ------------ | 
e | ------------ |