CAPO: 2nd Fret INTRO: C Dm7 I tried to die young, really I tried F C But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb Am G F I laugh at the things that I've done G C When I tried to die young Am I took a plane through the dawn, threw myself on the tracks F G But the train didn't come and I had to walk back C Am I jumped into the whirlpool, thought I'd get sucked in F G I just kept spinning around 'til I learned how to swim and I C Dm7 Tried to die young, boy, did I try F C But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb Am G F And I laugh at the things I've done G C When I tried to die young C Am Well, my heart kept on breaking and the crack sought the edge F G Where the hand of a shadow grabbed the hand in my head C Am There were demons, I know them and they still come by F G But we've become friends, my demons and I C Dm7 Well I tried to die young, really I tried F C But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb Am G F And I laugh at the things I've done G C When I tried to die young Am Em7 F G I took a razor to the wrist of reality Am Em7 F G Hell-bent on my way toward futility Am Em7 F G I've got a reason to believe that it won't go on forever F G But reason to the heart, is a message undelivered C Dm7 Ahhh, I tried to die young, really, really I tried F C But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb Am G F And I laugh at the things I've done G C When I tried to die young C Am Now I'm the old girl I never thought I'd become F G "Does it get any better?", asks the little girl in my song C Am I'm still learning the answers, so I make up things you see F G She laughs, "You're still the same and you'll never kill me!" C Dm7 Oh, I tried to die young, really I tried F C But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb Am G F And I laugh at the things I've done G C When I tried to die young OUTRO: (## repeat and adlib to end ##) Am Em7 F G Oh, I laugh at the things I've done Am Em7 F G Well, I laugh at the things I've done Am G F I laugh at the things I've done G C DFCCm7 When I tried to die young