Intro:
   D D Bm Bm
   Gbm A

Verse 1:
      D                          D  
Billy rapped all night about his suicide
         Bm                             Bm 
How he’d kick it in the head when he was twenty-five
Gbm                                           A
Speed jive, don’t wanna stay alive when you're twenty-five

Verse 2:
       D                          D  
And Wendy’s stealing clothes from unlocked cars
         Bm                 Bm 
And Freddy’s got spots from ripping off stars
Gbm                    A
From his face, a funky little boat race

Pre-chorus 1:
    Em                Em7
The television man is crazy
              Gb                 Bm   Bm 
Saying we’re juvenile delinquent wrecks
   G              D                A
Oh man, I need a TV when I've got T-Rex
            A7sus4
Brother you guessed... I’m a dude

Chorus (x2):
D    D                     Bm   Bm 
     All the Young Dudes        Carry the News
Am   Am               F    C                 G C A D
     Boogaloo Dudes        Carry the News

Verse 3:
    D                          D  
Now Mary looks sweet, cos he dresses like a queen
           Bm                       Bm 
But he can kick like a mule; it’s a real mean team
Gbm          A
We can love, we can love

Verse 4:
        D                              D  
And my brother’s back at home with his Beatles and his Stones
   Bm                      Bm 
We never got it off on the revolution stuff
Gbm                    A
What a drag – too many snags

Pre-chorus 2:
        Em                          Em7
Well, I drunk a lot of wine and I’m feeling fine
      Gb               Bm   Bm 
Gotta race some cat to bed
        G            D                     A
Is this concrete all around or is it in my head?
               A7sus4
Brother you’ve guessed, that I’m a dude yeah!

Chorus (repeat):
D    D                     Bm   Bm 
     All the Young Dudes        Carry the News
Am   Am               F    C                 G C A D
     Boogaloo Dudes        Carry the News
 Dit arrangement is de eigen interpretatie van de inzender, gedeeld voor privéstudie, educatie en niet-commercieel gebruik. Het onderliggende nummer, de songtekst en de muziek blijven eigendom van hun rechthebbenden. Om verwijdering aan te vragen, zie Juridische verklaring.