Verse
Fm E
Boy you'll be the death of me
Em
You’re my James Dean
D#m
You make me feel like I’m seventeen
Fm E
You drive too fast, you smoke too much
Em
But that don’t mean a thing
D#m
‘cause i’m addicted to the rush
Chorus-
C#
‘Cause I rather die young
C# Fm D#m C# Fm C#
Than live my life without you
Fm C# D#m
I rather not live at all
A D#m A
Than live my life without you
C#
‘Cause I rather die young
C# Fm D#m C# Fm C#
Than live my life without you
Fm C# D#m
I rather not live at all
A D#m A
Than live my life without you
Verse 2-
Fm E
You know i’ve been in love before
Em
You’re the first one ever seen
D#m
That burns like gasoline
Fm E
So light a match, turn off the lights
Em
I’m holding on to you
D#m
‘cause this might be a last night, oh
Chorus-
C#
‘Cause I rather die young
C# Fm D#m C# Fm C#
Than live my life without you
Fm C# D#m
I rather not live at all
A D#m A
Than live my life without you
C#
‘Cause I rather die young
C# Fm D#m C# Fm C#
Than live my life without you
Fm C# D#m
I rather not live at all
A D#m A
Than live my life without you
Bidge-
B
What i’m telling you
G#
I’m giving you my life, it’s in your hands
A
And what i’m gonna do
B
Is be a woman and you can be a man
B
And I wanna say
G#
Nobody understands what we’ve been through
A B
I rather give up everything
C# C#
Than to live my life without you
instrumental solo-
C# - Fm - D#m - C# - Fm - C#
Fm - C# - D#m
all
A - D#m - A
C# - Fm - D#m - C# - Fm - C#
Fm - C# - D#m
all
A - D#m - A
Chorus-
C#
‘Cause I rather die young
C# Fm D#m C# Fm C#
Than live my life without you
Fm C# D#m
I rather not live at all
A D#m A
Than live my life without you
C#
‘Cause I rather die young
C# Fm D#m C# Fm C#
Than live my life without you
Fm C# D#m
I rather not live at all
A D#m A
Than live my life without you