Tom: G
Introdução: G G D/F# Em D D2 D G G D/F# Em D D2 D
G
The day the Elvis died
Em
Was like a mercy killing
G D G
America breathed a sigh of relief
C
We knew all about the drugs
D G
And the Vegas shows
C G
And there wasn't much of anything
D
That looked like grief
Pre-Chorus
C
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
C
Easier to take
D G
If he had just skidded straight
C G D
To souvenir city and T-shirt town
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
Post-Chorus
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
G
If Pete Rose had exploded
C
Like Roberto Clemente
G D
He'd be hanging in the Hall of Fame
G
Without fail
C
Can you name the last good film
D G
Marlon Brando made
C G
While trying to keep his kid
D
From going to jail?
A
And the old people
D
On the street are telling you
A D D/C
"Don't become like me" but every day
D/B D
You creep a little bit closer
Pre-Chorus
C
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
C
Easier to take
D G
If we'd a just skidded straight
C G D
To souvenir city and T-shirt town
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
Post-Chorus
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