Intro
D#m B D#m B
[Verse]
D#m
Keep the noise low, she doesn't wanna blow it
B (C#m)
Shaking head to toe while your left hand does "the show me around."
D#m B
Quickens your heartbeat, it beats me straight into the ground
D#m
You don't recover from a night like this,
B (C#m)
a victim, still lying in bed, completely motionless
D#m
B hand moves in the dark to a zipper,
B
hear a boy bracing tight against sheets, barely whisper:
F# (C#m)
"This is so messed up."
D#m
Upon arrival the guests had all stared,
B (C#m)
dripping wet and clearly depressed he'd headed straight for the stairs
D#m
No longer cool, but a boy in a stitch
B (C#m)
Unprepared for a life full of lies and failing relationships
D#m
He keeps his hands low, he doesn't wanna blow it
(Up the stairs,)
B
He's wet from head to toe and his eyes give her the up and the down
(the station, where the)
D#m
His stomach turns and he thinks of throwing up
(act becomes)
B (C#m)
But the body on the bed beckons forward, and he starts growing up
(the art of.. growing up)
[Chorus]
D#m F# C# / D#m C# / D#m G#m \ F# (A)
The fever, the focus, the reasons that I had to believe you weren't too hard to sell
B G#m F#
Die young and save yourself
D#m F# C# / D#m C# / D#m G#m \ F# (A)
The tickle, the taste of, it used to be the reason I breathed, but now it's choking me up
B G#m F#
Die young and save yourself
[Verse]
D#m
She hits the lights, this doesn't seem quite fair
B (C#m)
Despite everything he learned from his friends, he doesn't feel so prepared
D#m B
She's breathing quiet and smooth, he's gasping for air
D#m
"This is the first and last time," he says
B
She fakes a smile and presses her hips into his
D#m
He keeps his hands pinned down at his sides
B
He's holding back from telling her
F#
Exactly what it really feels like
D#m
He is the lamb, she is the slaughter
B
She's moving way too fast and all he wanted was to hold her
D#m
Nothing that he tells her is really having an effect
B
He whispers that he loves her
But she's probably only looking for s--
D#m
So much more than he could ever give
(Up the stairs, the)
B (C#m)
B life free of lies and a meaningful relationship
(station, where the)
D#m
He keeps his hands pinned down at his sides
(act becomes)
B
He waits for it to end and for the aching in his guts to subside
(the art of.. growing up)
[Chorus]
D#m F# C# / D#m C# / D#m G#m \ F# (A)
The fever, the focus, the reasons that I had to believe you weren't too hard to sell
B G#m F#
Die young and save yourself
D#m F# C# / D#m C# / D#m G#m \ F# (A)
The tickle, the taste of, it used to be the reason I breathed, but now it's choking me up
B G#m F# (C#m)
Die young and save yourself
[Instrumental]
(the chord change is often on the 4+ beat,
but for simplicit's sake it will be noted as if it was on the following 1)
| D#m | % | % | F# |
| D#m B D#m B | G#m F# G#m F# |
| D#m B D#m B | F# |
| D#m B D#m B | G#m F# G#m F# |
| D#m B D#m B | F# |
[Pre-Chorus]
D#m B D#m B N.C.
(Up the stairs, the station, where the act becomes the art of growing up)
[Chorus]
D#m F# C# / D#m C# / D#m G#m \ F# (A)
The fever, the focus, the reasons that I had to believe you weren't too hard to sell
B G#m F#
Die young and save yourself
D#m F# C# / D#m C# / D#m G#m \ F#
The tickle, the taste of, it used to be the reason I breathed, but now it's choking me up
N.C.
Die young and save yourself