Too Old To Rock N' Roll: Too Young To Die Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Cm][Ab][Fm][Fdim][Eb][Db][F][G][C]
The old rocker [Em]wore his

[Verse 1]
[G]
hair too [C]long[Am]
[F]Wore his tro[Dm]user cuffs too[G] tight
[C]Unf[G]ashionable to the[Em] end[Am]
[F]drank his [Dm]ale [G]too light
Death's head [C]belts [G]buckle,

[Verse 2]
[D]
yesterday's [G]dream[F] s
[Em]The transport caf'[Am] prophet
of [D]doom[G]
Ringing no [C]change [G]in [D]his
double [G]sewn seam[F]s
[Em]In his [Am]post- war [D]babe gloom
[F]Now he's

[Verse 3]
[Bb]too [C]old [Gm]to[F]
[Bb]rock [F]'n' roll[Eb]
But [A]he's too young to [D]die[Dm]
Yes, he's [Bb]too [C]old [Gm]to[F]
rock 'n' [Bb]roll[F][Eb]
But he's [Bb]too young t[F]o die
[G]

[Verse 4]
[C]
He once owned a [F]Harley[C]
[G]Davidson[C][Bb][Am]
And a tri[D]umph Bonneville
[G]Cou[C]nted his friend[F]s in bur[C]ned[G]
out [C]spark [Bb]plugs[Am]
And prays that [A]he [Dm]alwa[D]ys will
[G]

[Verse 5]
But he's the last of the [C]blue [G]blood
[D]gre[G]asers boy[Em]s
And all of his [Am]mates are doing [D]time[G]
Married with [C]three [G]kids [D]up
by [G]the ring [F]roa[Em]d
Sold their [Am]souls straight
down the [D]line

[Verse 6]
[G]
And some of [C]them [G]own[D]
little [G]sports [F]car[Em]s
And meet at the [Am]ten nis club d[D]o's[G]
For drinks on a Sunday,
[C]wor[G]k o[D]n Monday[G][F][Em]
They've thrown [Am]away
their blue [D]suede shoes
[F]Now they're too

[Verse 7]
[Bb]old [C]to[Gm][F]
rock 'n' [Bb]roll[F][Eb]
And [A]they're too young to [D]die
And [Dm]they're [Bb]too [C]old[Gm][F]
to rock 'n' [Bb]roll[Fm][Eb]
And [Bb]they're too young [F]to die

[Interlude 1]
[F][C]
[Cm][Ab][Fm][F][Eb][Db]
[F][G][C]

[Verse 8]
So the old [F]rocker [C]get[G]s out his bike[C][Bb]
[Am]To make a ton before
[Dm]he takes his l[G]eave[C]
Up [F]on [C]the [G]A1 by Scotch
[C]Corner[Bb][C][Am]
Just [Dm]like it used [G]to be

[Verse 9]
[G]
And as [C]he [G]flies, [D]tears in his[G] eye[F]s
[Em]His wind- whipped words
[Am]echo[A] the final[D] take[G]
And he hits the [C]trunk [G]road doing
[D]around [G]a 1[F]20[Em]
With [Am]no room l[D]eft to brake
And he [F]was too

[Verse 10]
[Bb]old [C]to[Gm][F]
rock 'n' [Bb]roll[F][Eb]
But he was [A]too young [D]to die
He [Dm]was t[Bb]oo o[C]ld[Gm][F]
to rock 'n' [Bb]roll
[F]An [Eb]d he was [Bb]too young to di[F]e

[Verse 11]
No, [F]you're [Bb]never[F] too[Bb][F]
old to rock 'n' [Bb]roll[F][Eb]
If you're [F]too young [Bb]to d[F]ie
[Gm]No, [Bb]you'r[F]e never too old to rock 'n' roll[Eb][Bb]
[F][Bb][C][Bb][F][Bb][F][Eb]
[Bb][F][Bb][C][F][Bb][F][Eb]
But he was [Bb]too y[C]oung[Cm]
[C]to [Ab]die[Fm][Bb][F]

[Outro 1]
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