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