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Welcome to this Youth Guitar Tutorial by Shawn Mendes Feat. Khalid! This is beautiful fingerpicked song from Shawn’s upcoming new album. This is a super easy song for beginners as it contains no barre chords and has one riff being played (or 4 chord progression) repeated throughout the whole song.
In this video i’ll teach you 2 different versions of playing this song.
1. Fingerpicking version
2. Easy strumming pattern for beginners/singers
At the end of the video i’ll do a playthrough of most of the song so you can play along and practice!
Enjoy! Like this #youth video by #shawnmendes & #khalid and subscribe to the channel for more videos in the future!
-Dave T
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CAPO ON 2ND FRET
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[Main Riff]
E7sus4 Bm7
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-3---------3-----3---------3-----|-3---------3-----3---------3-----|
G|-------2---------------2---------|-------2---------------2---------|
D|-2-----------2---2-----------2---|-------------0---------------0---|
A|---------------------------------|-2---------------2---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C Am7
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-1---------1-----1---------1-----|-1---------1-----1---------1-----|
G|-------0---------------0---------|-------0---------------0---------|
D|-------------2---------------2---|-------------2---------------2---|
A|-3---------------3---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Intro]
Em7 Bm7 C Am7
[Verse 1]
Em7 Bm7
Here I am stuck on this couch, scrolling through my notes
C Am7
Heart was broken, still not growing, nah
Em7 Bm7
Waking up to headlines filled with devastation again
C Am7
My heart is broken, but I keep goin'
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Em7 Bm7
Pain, but I won't let it turn into
C Am7
Hate, no I won't let it change me
Em7 Bm7
Never losing sight of the one I keep inside
C Am7
Now I know it, yeah I know it
[Chorus 1]
Em7 Bm7
You can't take my youth away, this soul of mine will never break
C Am7
As long as I wake up today, you can't take my youth away
Em7 Bm7
You can't take my youth away, this soul of mine will never break
C Am7
As long as I wake up today, you can't take my youth away
N.C.
You can't take my youth away
[Verse 2]
Em7 Bm7
It's hard to sleep at night, knowing what's outside
C Am7
Feeling hopeless, I need focus
Em7 Bm7
You hit me with words I never heard come out your mouth
C Am7
To be honest, I don't want it, no
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Em7 Bm7
Pain, but I won't let it turn into
C Am7
Hate, no I won't let it change me
[Chorus 2]
Em7 Bm7
You can't take my youth away, this soul of mine will never break
C Am7
As long as I wake up today, you can't take my youth away
Em7 Bm7
You can't take my youth away, this soul of mine will never break
C Am7
As long as I wake up today, you can't take my youth away
Em7 Bm7
You can't take my youth away (can't take my youth)
C Am7
You can't take my youth away, oh yeah
[Bridge]
Em7 Bm7
Pain, but I won't let it turn into
C Am7
Hate, no I won't let it change me
Em7 Bm7
Pain, but I won't let it turn into
C Am7
Hate, no I won't let it change me
[Chorus 3]
Em7 Bm7
You can't take my youth away, this soul of mine will never break
C Am7
As long as I wake up today, you can't take my youth away (youth away)
Em7 Bm7
You can't take my youth away, this soul of mine will never break
C Am7
As long as I wake up today, you can't take my youth away
Em7 Bm7
You can't take my youth away, this soul of mine will never break
C Am7
As long as I wake up today, you can't take my youth away
Em7 Bm7
You can't take my youth away, this soul of mine will never break
C Am7
As long as I wake up today, you can't take my youth away
