STYX Fooling Yourself (angry Young Man) guitar tab

Fooling Yourself (angry Young Man) by Styx

STYX - Fooling Yourself (angry Young Man) guitar tab 

From: "Craig Armstrong" <craiga @ brats.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 13:24:53 GMT


Angry Young Man
===============
Words, Music, and Lead Vocal by Tommy Shaw


Intro fig 1:

--0-2-3-2-3-5-3-2-3-2-0-|--0-2-3-2-3-5-3-2-0-----|
3-----------------------|3-------------------3-2-|
------------------------|------------------------|
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|------------------------|
with other acoustic guitar strumming D like a mad dog.


Repeat, then fig 2:

---5-3--------------------------|
---5-3----5-5-3-----------------|
---6-4----6-6-4----6-4----------|
----------7-7-5----7-5---7-7-5--|
-------------------7-5---7-7-5--|
-------------------------5-5-3--|
With G strumming on the quarter notes underneath.

Repeat figure 1, then figure 2

then figure 3:

2-3-5-7-5-353-2---0-|2-3-5-7-5-353-2---0-|
----------------3---|----------------3---|
--------------------|--------------------|
--------------------|--------------------|
--------------------|--------------------|
--------------------|--------------------|
while the guitar 2 does:

2-3-5-7-5-3---2-----|2-3-5-7-5-3---2-----|
3-3-5-8-5-3---3-3-5-|3-3-5-8-5-3---3-3-5-|
2-4-6-7-6-4---2-4-6-|2-4-6-7-6-4---2-4-6-|
----------------5-7-|----------------5-7-|
--------------------|--------------------|
--------------------|--------------------|

The little synthesizer fill that follows each
repetition of the above:

--3----3----|-5--------|
---3--------|--875-----|
----4-4-----|-----7646-|
0----5------|----------|
------------|----------|
------------|----------|

While the acoustic strums these chords:

-0----------|-0--------|
-3----------|-5--------|
-4----------|-6--------|
-5----------|-7--------|
-5----------|-7--------|
-3----------|-5--------|


Then figure 1 twice, figure 2 twice,
slowing and ending with a G and hold......

then begin the song:

play this (figure 4) three times:

2--2-2-0-3---|0--0-0-2----0|
3--3-3-1-0---|1--1-1-3----1|
2--2-2-0-0---|0--0-0-2----0|    relax,
0--0-0-0-0---|0--0-0-0----0|    take it easy.
-------------|-------------|
-------------|-------------|

then this to end the figure:

2--2-2-0-3---|7--0--2----|
3--3-3-1-0---|8--1--3----|
2--2-2-0-0---|7--0--2----|
0--0-0-0-0---|0--0--0----|
-------------|-----------|
-------------|-----------|

JY plays this little harmonic thing over the
fourth and sixth measures of figure 4 (above):

-------------------|
---------(7)-------|
------(5)---(7)----|    (let ring)
---------------(7)-|
-------------------|
-------------------|

Then, the rest of the song is basically just
straight strumming of the chords.

I'm not tabbing out the middle instrumental
portion, because is repeats a great deal of
the intro, and has a wicked synth solo that
I'm intimidated by. Do what I do - just wing it!

----------------------------------------------

Verse 1:
D                               C/Dbass
You see the world through your cynical eyes
          D                       C/Dbass
You're a troubled young man I can tell
D                          C/Dbass
You've got it all in the palm of your hand
          B-              C/B-bass      B-          C/B-bass
But your hand's wet with sweat and your head needs a rest
        D/Abass                      G/Abass
You're foolin' yourself if you don't believe it
        D/Abass                      Em7/Abass
You're kidding yourself if you don't believe it

Verse 2:
Why must you be such an angry young man
When your future looks quite bright to me
How can there be such a sinister plan
That could hide such a lamb, such a caring young man
You're foolin' yourself if you don't believe it
You're kidding yourself if you don't believe it

Chorus:
     D      Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
Get up, get back on your feet
            Dsus4 D Dsus4 D             C
You're the one they can't beat and you know it
     D        Dsus4 D   Dsus4   D
Come on, let's see what you've got
      Dsus4 D   Dsus4 D             C
Just take your best shot and don't blow it
      G  B-  C  Gm7  C
Oh....   Oh.....

Middle Section/Solo

You're foolin' yourself if you don't believe it
You're kidding yourself if you don't believe it
Get up, get back on your feet
You're the one they can't beat and you know it
Come on, let's see what you've got
Just take your best shot and don't blow it.
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Chords:
D-xx0232
C/Dbass-000553
B- -000331
C/B-bass - 012010
D/Abass-x00232
G/Abass-300033
Em7/Abass-000000  <=The easiest chord in the world! :-D
Dsus4-000233
C-032010
G-320033
Gm7-353333
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Well, there it is! There's bound to be something in
there that's screwed up. If you find something wrong,
do me a favor and e-mail me so I can fix it.

-Paul
[email protected]