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Too Late To Die Young 

transcribed by Kai Ostwald & Tony

Standard tuning or 1/2 step down tuning??? unsure??

chords:
G   :320033
F#/D:200033
Em  :022000
D   :000232
D@  :000030
C   :x32010
A   :002220

Intro-

G G F#/D Em Em D D@ D G G F#/D Em Em D D@ D... 

..D          G
The day that Elvis died
         F#/D  Em
Was like a     mercy killing
C
America breathed
  D         G 
A sigh of relief
        C
We knew all about the drugs
        D     G
And the Vegas shows
          C
And there wasn't much of anything
     D           D.......
That looked like grief


      C                          D          G
And I guess he shoulda done Like James Dean did
          C
'Stead of putting on weight
            G     F#/D  Em
And sinking down, down, down
C
Easier to take
   D           G         
If he had just skidded straight
   C
To souvenir city
    D.... (cres.)
And T-shirt town

    C           
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
       C                    D..... (cres)
And so many of my days have sprung
             C           G
And now it's too late to crash
C           G    
Too late to burn
C           C D G     G f#/D Em Em D @D D x2
Too late to die young


If Pete Rose had exploded
Like Roberto Clemente
He'd be hanging in the Hall of Fame
Without fail
Can you name the last good film
Marlon Brando made
While trying to keep his kid
From going to jail

        A
And the old people 
       D
On the street are telling you
 A                 D 
"Don't become like me"
    C
But every day
G                      D
You creep a little bit closer


And I guess we shoulda done 
Like James Dean did
'Stead of putting on weight
And sinking down, down, down
Easier to take
If he had just skidded straight
To souvenir city
And T-shirt town

And sometimes I wish
I was smarter that I am
But I'm on my 3rd city
And I'm on my 4th car
And I'm on my 5th apartment
And so many of my days have sprung
And now it's too late to crash
Too late to burn
Too late to die young