Live fast, love hard, die young

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         I wanna live fast, love hard,         die young,

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      and leave a beautiful memory.

                   D                                                                                         A

1. I wanna live fast, love hard, die young, and leave a beautiful memory,

                                                                 A7                         D

    don't want slow walkin' or sad singin', let 'em have a jubilee.

                                                                   D7                                   G

    I wanna leave a lot of happy women a-thinkin' pretty thoughts of me,

                                                                                         A                  D

    I wanna live fast, love hard, die young, and leave a beautiful memory.

                  G                                                       D

1a. I got a hot-rod car and a cowboy suit, and I really do get around,

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    I got a little black book and the gals look cute,

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    and I know the name of ev'ry spot in town.

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    I wanna find 'em, fool 'em, leave 'em an' let 'em do the same to me,

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  I wanna live fast, love hard,   die young, and leave a beautiful memory.

+ repeat part 1a as instrumental

                          D                                                   A

2. I wanna live fast, love hard, die young, and leave a beautiful memory,

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    I'm a wampus cat let me grab my hat, and baby come along with me.

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    We're gonna do some fancy steppin', we're really goin' on a spree,

                                              - D                                   A                  D

    I wanna live fast, love hard, die young, and leave a beautiful memory.

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    Now you may not approve of the things I do,

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    but it really don't bother me

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    but don't ever think you can tie me down

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    I'm gonna stay footloose and fancy free.

                             D                                                 G

    So jump back, make tracks, move out, and let the pretty gals at me,

                                             - D                                         A                 D

  I wanna live fast, love hard,   die young, and leave a beautiful memory.

(orig. = capo 2nd)    (Faron Young)