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Too Late To Die Young

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[Intro]
G G D/F# Em D Dsus2 D G G D/F# Em D Dsus2 D
[Verse 1]
The day the GElvis died
Was like a Emmercy killing
GAmerica breathed a Dsigh of Grelief
We knew Call about the drugs
And the DVegas Gshows
And there Cwasn't much of Ganything
That Dlooked like grief
[Pre Chorus]
And I Cguess he shoulda done
Like DJames Dean Gdid
'Stead of Cputting on Gweight
And sinking Gdown, D/F#down, Emdown
CEasier to take
If Dhe had just Gskidded straight
To Csouvenir Gcity and DT-shirt town
[Chorus]
And Fsometimes I Bbwish
I was Dsmarter that I Gam
But I'm Con my 3rd Gcity
And I'm Con my 4th Gcar
And I'm Con my 5th aGpartment
And so Emmany of my days have Dsprung
[Refrain]
And now it's Ctoo late to Gcrash
CToo late to Gburn
CToo late to C/Bdie       C/A     G       D  Gyoung
[Verse 2]
If Pete GRose had exploded
Like RoCberto Clemente
He'd be Ghanging in the Hall of DFame
Without Gfail
Can you Cname the last good film
DMarlon Brando Gmade
While Ctrying to keep his Gkid
From Dgoing to jail?
[Bridge]
And the Aold people
On the Dstreet are telling you
"ADon't become like Dme" but D/Cevery day
D/BYou creep a little bit D/Bbcloser
[Pre Chorus]
And I Cguess we shoulda done
Like DJames Dean Gdid
'Stead of Cputting on Gweight
And sinking Gdown, D/F#down, Emdown
CEasier to take
If Dwe'd a just Gskidded straight
To Csouvenir Gcity and DT-shirt town
[Chorus]
And Fsometimes I Bbwish
I was Csmarter that I Gam
But I'm Con my 3rd Gcity
And I'm Con my 4th Gcar
And I'm Con my 5th Gapartment
And so Emmany of my days have Dsprung
[Refrain]
And now it's Ctoo late to Gcrash
CToo late to Gburn
CToo late to C/Bdie       C/A     G       D  Gyoung

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Too Late To Die Young

by Dan Bern

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Dsus2

C/B

C/A

D/C

D/B

D/Bb

[Intro]

G G D/F# Em D Dsus2 D G G D/F# Em D Dsus2 D

[Verse 1]

The day the Elvis died

Was like a mercy killing

G D G

America breathed a sigh of relief

We knew all about the drugs

D G

And the Vegas shows

C G

And there wasn't much of anything

That looked like grief

[Pre Chorus]

And I guess he shoulda done

D G

Like James Dean did

C G

'Stead of putting on weight

G D/F# Em

And sinking down, down, down

Easier to take

D G

If he had just skidded straight

C G D

To souvenir city and T-shirt town

[Chorus]

F Bb

And sometimes I wish

D G

I was smarter that I am

C G

But I'm on my 3rd city

C G

And I'm on my 4th car

C G

And I'm on my 5th apartment

Em D

And so many of my days have sprung

[Refrain]

C G

And now it's too late to crash

C G

Too late to burn

C C/B C/A G D G

Too late to die young

[Verse 2]

If Pete Rose had exploded

Like Roberto Clemente

G D

He'd be hanging in the Hall of Fame

Without fail

Can you name the last good film

D G

Marlon Brando made

C G

While trying to keep his kid

From going to jail?

[Bridge]

And the old people

On the street are telling you

A D D/C

"Don't become like me" but every day

D/B D/Bb

You creep a little bit closer

[Pre Chorus]

And I guess we shoulda done

D G

Like James Dean did

C G

'Stead of putting on weight

G D/F# Em

And sinking down, down, down

Easier to take

D G

If we'd a just skidded straight

C G D

To souvenir city and T-shirt town

[Chorus]

F Bb

And sometimes I wish

C G

I was smarter that I am

C G

But I'm on my 3rd city

C G

And I'm on my 4th car

C G

And I'm on my 5th apartment

Em D

And so many of my days have sprung

[Refrain]

C G

And now it's too late to crash

C G

Too late to burn

C C/B C/A G D G

Too late to die young

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