Brandon Lay – Startin Young Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Brandon Lay – Startin Young Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
D G   D G   D G   D G

[Verse 1]
         D     G
Starting young
        D                    
Whoa, I wish I would a got a 
        G                     D
whiskey bottle and cracked it open
          G              D       
The day I met you ribbon blowin' 
          G
thru your hair
            D    G
If Ida just run
        D                        
Whoa, I probably would a started 
        G                   D
smoking cigarette under the bridge 
after school
G                     D     
Like a rebel kid on a double 
       G
dare

[Pre-chorus]
    Bm       A             G  
But I didn't cause I loved you 
     D
and your ways
    Bm         A          G
The damage was done after that 
first taste

[Chorus]
   A                 D        
If Ida been a little older, I 
        G
could a handled you better 
(handled you better)
    A                D  
The spell you put on me 
            G
never went away
A                   D      
You in my blue jean jacket 
            G
all wrapped up in forever 
(up in forever)
D                       G
Still in my bones right now
            D             
Just like a habit I can't 
    G
put down
D             A              
Sure is tough when you start 
D         G    D  G
young-ung-ung
         D      G
Starting young

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[Verse 2]
        D                     
Whoa, I wish I would a called 
   G                      
it quits  that night when 
   D
we fought
          G            D    
After the game, yea, I could 
                G
a just walked away
           D   G
But I held on
     D                   
Till what we had together 
     G
was more than a fling
        D                   
Could a stopped myself from 
        G
getting in too deep

[Pre-chorus]
    Bm       A             
But I didn't cause I loved 
G       D
you and your ways
    Bm         A          
The damage was done after 
G
that first taste

[Chorus]
   A                 D       
If Ida been a little older, I 
         G
could a handled you better 
(handled you better)
    A                D        
The spell you put on me never 
      G
went away
A                   D      
You in my blue jean jacket 
            G
all wrapped up in forever 
(up in forever)
D                       G
Still in my bones right now
            D             
Just like a habit I can't 
    G
put down
D             A        
Sure is tough when you 
      D         G
start young-ung-ung

[Solo]
 D G   D G   D G 

[Bridge]
    Bm                A   
Sometimes I wonder if it’s 
        G         D
you or is just 1-6
     Bm                  A    
When thought of you runs thru 
        E             G
my mind either way, I think

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[Chorus]
   A                 D        
If Ida been a little older, I 
        G
could a handled you better 
(handled you better)
    A                D  
The spell you put on me 
            G
never went away
A                   D     
You in my blue jean jacket 
             G
all wrapped up in forever 
(up in forever)
D                       G
Still in my bones right now
            D            
Just like a habit I can't 
     G
put down
D             A              
Sure is tough when you start 
D         G    D  G
young-ung-ung
               D         G    D  G
When you start young-ung-ung
        D              
Oh when you start young 
    G
it goes by fast
          D             G   
You can’t look back-ack-ack, 
   D  G
no

[Outro]
D G     D G     D G     
D G     D*

How to play Startin Young: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Startin Young by Brandon Lay on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Startin Young by Brandon Lay keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 5 chords: D, G, Bm, A and E.

The backbone of the song is G – A – D – G (IV – V – I – IV in D major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – doh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D, A (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B

Startin Young chords: questions

What key is Startin Young in?

Startin Young by Brandon Lay is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Startin Young?

Startin Young uses 5 chords: D, G, Bm, A, E.

What is the chord progression of Startin Young?

The main progression is G – A – D – G (IV – V – I – IV).

Is Startin Young easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D, A (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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