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