I Tried to Die Young
[ Em7/D = Emin7 with a D bass ] D.......Em7/Dbass.....G/D.......D........ (x2) ....D...................Em7......... I tried to die young, really I tried .........G..........................D............. But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb. ...Bm...........A...............G... I laugh at the things that I've done ........A............D.... When I tried to die young. ..........D...............................Bm............... I took a plane through the dawn, threw myself on the tracks .........G.........................A............. But the train didn't come and I had to walk back. ..........D.............................Bm............. I jumped into the whirlpool, thought I'd get sucked in; .............G......................A....................... I just kept spinning around till I learned how to swim and I D....................Em7............ Tried to die young ~ boy, did I try, .........G...........................D............ But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb .......Bm............A...........G... And I laugh at the things I've done ........A............D.... When I tried to die young. ..........D............................Bm................... Well my heart kept on breaking and the crack sought the edge ...........G...........................A............... Where the hand of a shadow grabbed the hand in my head. ............D..........................Bm............ There were demons, I know them and they still come by, ......G.......................A........... But we've become friends, my demons and I. .........D...........................Em7... Well I tried to die young, really I tried, .........G...........................D............. But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb. .......Bm...........A...........G... And I laugh at the things I've done ........A.............D... When I tried to die young. ..........Bm..........F#m7...........G.......A...... I took a razor to the wrist of reality, .....Bm.........F#m7..............G........A..... Hell-bent on my way toward futility. ...........Bm............F#m7.........G...............A...... I've got a reason to believe that it won't go on forever ....G........................A..................... But reason to the heart is a message undelivered... ..........D....................................Em7..... Ahhh! I tried to die young, really, really I tried ........Em7..........................D............ But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb .......Bm..........A.............G.... and I laugh at the things I've done ........A............D......... When I tried to die young .....D (pause) Bm (pause) Now I'm the old girl I never thought I'd become... (G) (pause) A............... Does it get any better? asks the little girl in my song. .........D...............................Bm.................. I'm still learning the answers so I make up things you see... ....................G..........................A............ She laughs ~ You're still the same and you'll never kill me! ......D............................Em7... Oh I tried to die young, really I tried ........G............................D............ But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb .......Bm...........A............G.... and I laugh at the things I've done ........A...........D..... When I tried to die young. ......Bm..........F#m7...........G......A... Oh I laugh at the things I've done, ........Bm..........F$m7..........G.....A... Well I laugh at the things I've done, ...Bm..........A.............G... I laugh at the things I've done ........A............D......Em7/D.....G.......D........ etc. When I tried to die young D.......Em7/D..........G...........D.......... etc. by Melanie Safka transcribed by Ian of Oz