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