Verse 1-
D#m D
Boy you'll be the death of me
Dm
You’re my James Dean
C#m
You make me feel like I’m seventeen
D#m D
You drive too fast, you smoke too much
Dm
But that don’t mean a thing
C#m
‘cause i’m addicted to the rush
Chorus-
B
‘Cause I rather die young
B D#m C#m B D#m B
Than live my life without you
D#m B C#m
I rather not live at all
G C#m G
Than live my life without you
B
‘Cause I rather die young
B D#m C#m B D#m B
Than live my life without you
D#m B C#m
I rather not live at all
G C#m G
Than live my life without you
Verse 2-
D#m D
You know i’ve been in love before
Dm
You’re the first one ever seen
C#m
That burns like gasoline
D#m D
So light a match, turn off the lights
Dm
I’m holding on to you
C#m
‘cause this might be a last night, oh
Chorus-
B
‘Cause I rather die young
B D#m C#m B D#m B
Than live my life without you
D#m B C#m
I rather not live at all
G C#m G
Than live my life without you
B
‘Cause I rather die young
B D#m C#m B D#m B
Than live my life without you
D#m B C#m
I rather not live at all
G C#m G
Than live my life without you
Bidge-
A
What i’m telling you
F#
I’m giving you my life, it’s in your hands
G
And what i’m gonna do
A
Is be a woman and you can be a man
A
And I wanna say
F#
Nobody understands what we’ve been through
G A
I rather give up everything
B B
Than to live my life without you
instrumental solo-
B - D#m - C#m - B - D#m - B
D#m - B - C#m
all
G - C#m - G
B - D#m - C#m - B - D#m - B
D#m - B - C#m
all
G - C#m - G
Chorus-
B
‘Cause I rather die young
B D#m C#m B D#m B
Than live my life without you
D#m B C#m
I rather not live at all
G C#m G
Than live my life without you
B
‘Cause I rather die young
B D#m C#m B D#m B
Than live my life without you
D#m B C#m
I rather not live at all
G C#m G
Than live my life without you
