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