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Never Die Young

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[Intro]
C  F  G  Am  F  Fmaj7  C  F  E  Am  F   Fmaj7
G  Am  F   G  Am  F  G  Am  F  G   Am  F  G Am F
[Verse]
CWe were ring-around-the-rFosy chGildren, tChey were circles Faround thGe sun.
AmNever give uFp, Fmaj7never slow doGwn, Amnever grow Fold, Fmaj7never ever die youGng.
CSynchronized with the riFsing mGoon, eCven with the eveFning stGar,
Amthey were true loFve Fmaj7written in stoGne,
Amthey were never aFlone, Fmaj7they were never that Gfar apart.C  F  Am  
FAnd we who couldn't bear to beGlieve they might make it,
Fwe got to close our eyGes.
FCut up our losses into dGoable doses, Fration our tears and siGghs.
Oh, you could sCee them on the street on a SFaturday niGght. 
CEveryone used to rFun them Gdown.
They're a lAmittle too swFeet, they'rFmaj7e a little too tiGght, 
Amnot enough tFough for Fmaj7this toGwn.
CCouldn't touch them with a tFen-foot pGole,
Cno, it didn't seem to raFttle at Gall.
They werAme glued Ftogether Fmaj7body and sGoul, 
that muAmch mFore with their Fmaj7backs up agGainst the wCall.F  G  Am  F  Fmaj7  
GOh, hold them Amup, hFold them Gup, nAmever do lFet them fGall
Ampray to the dFust and the Grust and the Amruin that naFmes us
and cGlaims us and sAmhames us all.
[Instrumental]   
F  G  F  G  F  G  F  Am G
[Verse]
I guCess it had to happen Fsomeday Gsoon- waCsn't nothing to Fhold them dGown.
AmThey would rFise from among us like Fmaj7a big balGloon,
Amtake the sFky, fFmaj7orsake the gGround.
COh, yes, other hFearts were brGoken, yCeah, other drFeams ran dGry
but our Amgolden oFnes Fmaj7sail on, sGail on to aAmnother laFnd Fmaj7beneath aGnother Csky.
(LCet other heFarts be brGoken, Clet other drFeams run dGry)
but our Amgolden oFnes Fmaj7sail on,
sGail on Amto another lFand Fmaj7beneath anoGther sCky,F  G  Am  
Fbeneath aGnother Csky.F  E  Am  F  Fmaj7  
[Outro]
GHold them Amup, hoFld them Gup, hAmold them uFp, hGold them Amup, hoFld them Gup,
Amhold them uFp…

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Never Die Young

by James Taylor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Fmaj7

[Intro]

C F G Am F Fmaj7 C F E Am F Fmaj7

G Am F G Am F G Am F G Am F G Am F

[Verse]

C F G C F G

We were ring-around-the-rosy children, they were circles around the sun.

Am F Fmaj7 G Am F Fmaj7 G

Never give up, never slow down, never grow old, never ever die young.

C F G C F G

Synchronized with the rising moon, even with the evening star,

Am F Fmaj7 G

they were true love written in stone,

Am F Fmaj7 G C F Am

they were never alone, they were never that far apart.

F G

And we who couldn't bear to believe they might make it,

F G

we got to close our eyes.

F G F G

Cut up our losses into doable doses, ration our tears and sighs.

C F G

Oh, you could see them on the street on a Saturday night.

C F G

Everyone used to run them down.

Am F Fmaj7 G

They're a little too sweet, they're a little too tight,

Am F Fmaj7 G

not enough tough for this town.

C F G

Couldn't touch them with a ten-foot pole,

C F G

no, it didn't seem to rattle at all.

Am F Fmaj7 G

They were glued together body and soul,

Am F Fmaj7 G C F G Am F Fmaj7

that much more with their backs up against the wall.

G Am F G Am F G

Oh, hold them up, hold them up, never do let them fall

Am F G Am F

pray to the dust and the rust and the ruin that names us

G Am

and claims us and shames us all.

[Instrumental]

F G F G F G F Am G

[Verse]

C F G C F G

I guess it had to happen someday soon- wasn't nothing to hold them down.

Am F Fmaj7 G

They would rise from among us like a big balloon,

Am F Fmaj7 G

take the sky, forsake the ground.

C F G C F G

Oh, yes, other hearts were broken, yeah, other dreams ran dry

Am F Fmaj7 G Am F Fmaj7 G C

but our golden ones sail on, sail on to another land beneath another sky.

C F G C F G

(Let other hearts be broken, let other dreams run dry)

Am F Fmaj7

but our golden ones sail on,

G Am F Fmaj7 G C F G Am

sail on to another land beneath another sky,

F G C F E Am F Fmaj7

beneath another sky.

[Outro]

G Am F G Am F G Am F G

Hold them up, hold them up, hold them up, hold them up, hold them up,

Am F

hold them up…

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