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