Verse 1: 

Ebm                  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 
    Ebm                 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 


 
         B 
‘Cause I rather die young 
     B   Ebm C#m   B   Ebm B    
Than live my life without you 
             Ebm  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   Ebm C#m   B   Ebm B    
Than live my life without you 
             Ebm  B  C#m 
I rather not live at all 
     G       C#m      G 
Than live my life without you 



Verse 2 

Ebm                     D 
  You know i’ve been in love before 
           Dm 
You’re the first one ever seen 
     C#m 
That burns like gasoline 
   Ebm                 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 

 

         B 
‘Cause I rather die young 
     B   Ebm C#m   B   Ebm B    
Than live my life without you 
             Ebm  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   Ebm C#m   B   Ebm B    
Than live my life without you 
             Ebm  B  C#m 
I rather not live at all 
     G       C#m      G 
Than live my life without you 


Bridge 

         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 

Solo  

B   Ebm   C#m   B   Ebm   B 
Ebm   B   C#m 
          all 
G   C#m   G 

B   Ebm   C#m   B   Ebm   B 
Ebm   B   C#m 
          all 
G   C#m   G 

 

         B 
‘Cause I rather die young 
     B   Ebm C#m   B   Ebm B    
Than live my life without you 
             Ebm  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   Ebm C#m   B   Ebm B    
Than live my life without you 
             Ebm  B  C#m 
I rather not live at all 
     G       C#m      G 
Than live my life without you