Verse
C#m C
Boy you'll be the death of me
Cm
You’re my James Dean
Bm
You make me feel like I’m seventeen
C#m C
You drive too fast, you smoke too much
Cm
But that don’t mean a thing
Bm
‘cause i’m addicted to the rush
Chorus-
A
‘Cause I rather die young
A C#m Bm A C#m A
Than live my life without you
C#m A Bm
I rather not live at all
F Bm F
Than live my life without you
A
‘Cause I rather die young
A C#m Bm A C#m A
Than live my life without you
C#m A Bm
I rather not live at all
F Bm F
Than live my life without you
Verse 2-
C#m C
You know i’ve been in love before
Cm
You’re the first one ever seen
Bm
That burns like gasoline
C#m C
So light a match, turn off the lights
Cm
I’m holding on to you
Bm
‘cause this might be a last night, oh
Chorus-
A
‘Cause I rather die young
A C#m Bm A C#m A
Than live my life without you
C#m A Bm
I rather not live at all
F Bm F
Than live my life without you
A
‘Cause I rather die young
A C#m Bm A C#m A
Than live my life without you
C#m A Bm
I rather not live at all
F Bm F
Than live my life without you
Bidge-
G
What i’m telling you
E
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
E
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 - C#m - Bm - A - C#m - A
C#m - A - Bm
all
F - Bm - F
A - C#m - Bm - A - C#m - A
C#m - A - Bm
all
F - Bm - F
Chorus-
A
‘Cause I rather die young
A C#m Bm A C#m A
Than live my life without you
C#m A Bm
I rather not live at all
F Bm F
Than live my life without you
A
‘Cause I rather die young
A C#m Bm A C#m A
Than live my life without you
C#m A Bm
I rather not live at all
F Bm F
Than live my life without you