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Die Young

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[Verse 1]
I haEmd it all planned out beGfore you met me
Was Cgonna leave early anAmd so swiftly
MaybEme in a fire or crash Goff a ravine
People Cwould weep  "How trAmagic  so early"
[Chorus]
I was gonna die EmyounGg
Now GI gotta wait for you  hConeyAm  
Now AmI gotta wait for you  honEmeyG  
Now GI gotta wait for you  hoCneyAM  
[Verse 2]
I waEms a firecracker  baby  with sGomething to prove
NCow I gotta contend with the liAmving blues
EmI could've missed it  I Gnever knew
ChCain reaction but you're Amholding the fuse
[Chorus]
I was gonna die EmyounGg
Now GI gotta wait for you  ChoneAmy
Now AmI gotta wait for you  EmhoneyG  
Now GI gotta wait for you  ChoneyAM  
[Instrumental]
 Em G C Am
[Bridge]
Oh  EmI don't mind
I Ggot the fire
ElCectric light
So hDigh  so wild
It's Emnot like I chose
Not Glike I tried
But Dnow I gotta wait around and watch you burn so bright
I waDs gonna die
[Breakdown]
I hEmad it all planned out befGore you met me
I haCd a plan  you ruined it Amcompletely
I haEmd it all planned out befGore you met me
I haCd a plan  you ruined it Amcompletely
[Chorus]
I was gonna dEmie youngG  
(I had it all planned out before you met me)
Now GI gotta wait for you  hConeyAm  
(I had a plan  you ruined it completely)
Now AmI gotta wait for you  hoEmney (honGey)
(I had it all planned out before you met me)
Now GI gotta wait for you  hConeyAm  
(I had a plan  you ruined it completely)
[Chorus]
I was gonna die Emyoung (yeGah  yeah  yeah)
(I had it all planned out before you met me)
Now GI gotta wait for you  hoCney (AmI was gonna  I was gonna)
(I had a plan  you ruined it completely)
Now AmI gotta wait for you  hoEmney (oh  Goh)
(I had it all planned out before you met me)
Now GI gotta wait for you  hConey (oh Amyeah  yeah  yeah)
(I had a plan  you ruined it completely)
[Outro]
I Emhad it all planned out beGfore you met me
I haCd a plan  you ruined it Amcompletely
I haEmd it all planned out befGore you met me
I haCd a plan  you ruined it Amcompletely

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Die Young

by Sylvan Esso

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[Verse 1]

Em G

I had it all planned out before you met me

C Am

Was gonna leave early and so swiftly

Em G

Maybe in a fire or crash off a ravine

C Am

People would weep "How tragic so early"

[Chorus]

Em G

I was gonna die young

G C Am

Now I gotta wait for you honey

Am Em G

Now I gotta wait for you honey

G C AM

Now I gotta wait for you honey

[Verse 2]

Em G

I was a firecracker baby with something to prove

C Am

Now I gotta contend with the living blues

Em G

I could've missed it I never knew

C Am

Chain reaction but you're holding the fuse

[Chorus]

Em G

I was gonna die young

G C Am

Now I gotta wait for you honey

Am Em G

Now I gotta wait for you honey

G C AM

Now I gotta wait for you honey

[Instrumental]

Em G C Am

[Bridge]

Oh I don't mind

I got the fire

Electric light

So high so wild

It's not like I chose

Not like I tried

But now I gotta wait around and watch you burn so bright

I was gonna die

[Breakdown]

Em G

I had it all planned out before you met me

C Am

I had a plan you ruined it completely

Em G

I had it all planned out before you met me

C Am

I had a plan you ruined it completely

[Chorus]

Em G

I was gonna die young

(I had it all planned out before you met me)

G C Am

Now I gotta wait for you honey

(I had a plan you ruined it completely)

Am Em G

Now I gotta wait for you honey (honey)

(I had it all planned out before you met me)

G C Am

Now I gotta wait for you honey

(I had a plan you ruined it completely)

[Chorus]

Em G

I was gonna die young (yeah yeah yeah)

(I had it all planned out before you met me)

G C Am

Now I gotta wait for you honey (I was gonna I was gonna)

(I had a plan you ruined it completely)

Am Em G

Now I gotta wait for you honey (oh oh)

(I had it all planned out before you met me)

G C Am

Now I gotta wait for you honey (oh yeah yeah yeah)

(I had a plan you ruined it completely)

[Outro]

Em G

I had it all planned out before you met me

C Am

I had a plan you ruined it completely

Em G

I had it all planned out before you met me

C Am

I had a plan you ruined it completely

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