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