Ballad Of Youth Guitar Tab

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Richie Sambora - 'Ballad of Youth'  
Taken From The Album "Stranger In This Town"                                                         

INTRO:
E-|----------10---------------10---------------10---------------10-------|
B-|-------10----10---------10----10---------10----10---------10----10----|
G-|----10----------10---10----------10---10----------10---10----------10-|
D-|--7----------------7----------------8----------------8----------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                               
E-|---------10---------------10---------------12--------------12--------|
B-|------10----10---------10----10---------10----10--------10----10-----|
G-|---10----------10---10----------10----9----------9----9----------9---|
D-|-9----------------9----------------10--------------10----------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                               
E-|--------12-------------12-------10------10------10-------------------|
B-|-----12----12-------12----12-------10------10------10-----10s12vvv---|
G-|---9----------9---9----------9--------9-------9-------9--------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------7----------------------------------------------------|
E-|-0----------------------------------------------------0--------------|
                                                                               
E-|---------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------|
A-|---5vvvv-----5vvvv-------5vvvvv----5vvvvvv---|
E-|-0-------5-------------0---------5-----------|

E-|------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---9---11--11b12vvrb11--9-----------------------------|
D-|--------------------------12--10--12b14vvrb12vvvvvsss-|
A-|------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------|

E-|------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---9---11--11b12vvrb11--9-----------------------------|
D-|--------------------------12--10--12b14vvrb12vvvvvsss-|
A-|------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------|

E-|---12--14--14b15vvrb14--12-----------------------------|
B-|---------------------------15--13--15b17vvrb15vvvvvv---|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------|

     And then slide down the neck and start playing the verses.
     I _think_ that you can pretty much just get away with chords
     here.  Anyway, that's all I know how to do at this point.
     If anyone figures out any little lead parts to spruce this
     up, let me know.

E                               A
Growing up today,  there's ...
C                              D
You're not the only one, 'Cause ...
E                            A
Hey mister know it all...
C                                     D
You think you know the answers ...

E5    F#5           G5   A5
Young hearts ...
C5                        D5
Beyond the ...
   E5           F#5
So look in your ...
        G5         A5
You got nothing to ...
C5                         D5
Don't waste your time away ...

E-|------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---9---11--11b12vvrb11--9-----------------------------|
D-|--------------------------12--10--12b14vvrb12vvvvvsss-|
A-|------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------|

E-|---12--14--14b15vvrb14--12h14p12-----------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------15--13--15b17vvrb15vvvvvv---|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------|

E                       A
Born outta passion to a ...
    C                                  D
You wear it on your shoulders,  ...
E                          A
Love and its emotions come ...
 C                              D
Young hearts will be ...

E5    F#5           G5   A5
Young hearts ...
C5                        D5
Beyond the innocence ...
   E5           F#5
So look in ...
      G5           A5
It'll tell you ...
C5                         D5
Don't waste your time away ...

E-|------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---9---11--11b12vvrb11--9-----------------------------|
D-|--------------------------12--10--12b14vvrb12vvvvvsss-|
A-|------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------|

E-|---12--14--14b15vvrb14--12h14p12-----------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------15--13--15b17vvrb15vvvvvv---|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------|

           Sorry I Havent Included The Solo It's Too Difficult For Me To
           Tab By Ear

(Guitar tacit)
Temptation makes us ...

But the angels were ...

Forgive yourself cause ...

Everybody rides on ...

E5    F#5           G5   A5
Young ...
C5                         D5
Beyond your innocence ...
E5          F#5           G5           A5
Look in you mirror, it'll ...
C5
Don't waste ...
D5
Don't waste your ...
E5     F#5
Live today
        G5         A5
There's no ...
C5
Cause when ...
D5
It's all just ...

E-|------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---9---11--11b12vvrb11--9-----------------------------|
D-|--------------------------12--10--12b14vvrb12vvvvvsss-|
A-|------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------|

E-|------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---9---11--11b12vvrb11--9-----------------------------|
D-|--------------------------12--10--12b14vvrb12vvvvvsss-|
A-|------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------|

E-|---12--14--14b15vvrb14--12h14p12-----------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------15--13--15b17vvrb15vvvvvv---|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------9----------------------|
G-|---9---11--11b12vvrb11--9------9----------------------|
D-|--------------------------12---9----------------------|
A-|-------------------------------7----------------------|
E-|-------------------------------0----------------------|

E-|---------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------| Keep repeating
G-|---------------------------------------------| this through to
D-|---------------------------------------------| the end.
A-|---5vvvv-----5vvvv-------5vvvvv----5vvvvvv---|
E-|-0-------5-------------0---------5-----------|

    Right at the end:
E-|--16b17rb16-12--------------------12--|
B-|---------------12---------------------|
G-|------------------14-13b14rb13--------|
D-|-------------------------------14-----|
A-|--------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Steve Wanna Be	#1 by Steve Smyth at Dec 9, 1975 at 2:15 PM EST
	Beautiful song. The lyrics are so amazing.

No Picture Mauricio Wanna Be	#2 by Mauricio Tonon at Apr 2, 2001 at 10:20 PM EST
	I LOVE this song! The lyrics are just perfect and so true.

No Picture Tyler Wanna Be	#3 by Tyler Swagar at Dec 29, 2005 at 12:42 AM EST
	We've all done things in our youth that we're not proud of and been through times that have hurt. Its basically just saying, we're not perfect but we learn from our mistakes. From getting your heart broken or getting into trouble, you just have to say to yourself that time will heal and just move on. Iv learnt alot from this song and more. Its brilliant!