Rod Stewart, Young Turks (1981)
Key: :[Em] (w: Rod Stewart, Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings, Kevin Savigar)
INTRO: [A] [D] :
[x3]
VERSE 1:
[Em] Billi left his home with a
[G] dollar in his pocket and a
[Bm7] head full of dreams
He said
[Em] somehow, someway, it's
[G] gotta get better than
[Bm7] this
[Em] Patti packed her bags left a
[G] note for her Momma, she was
[Bm7] just seventeen
There were
[Em] tears in her eyes, when she
[G] kissed her little sister good-
[A]-bye
VERSE 2:
[Em] They held each other tight as they
[G] drove on through the night they were so
[Bm7] excited
We got just
[Em] one shot of life lets
[G], take it while we're still not a-
[Bm7]-fraid
Because
[Em] life is so brief and
[G] time is a thief when you're
[Bm7] undecided
And like a
[Em] fistful of sand, it can
[G] slip right through your
[A] hands
CHORUS:
Young
[D] hearts be
[Bm] free to-
[F#m]-night
[A]
[D] Time is
[Bm] on your
[F#m] side
[A]
[G] Don't let them put you
[A#] down
Don't
[C] let 'em
[D] push you around
[G] Don't let them ever
[A#] change
Your point of
[A] view
[D]
VERSE 3:
[Em] Paradise was closed so they
[G] headed for the coast in a
[Bm7] blissful manner
They took a
[Em] two-room apartment that was
[G] jumping ev'ry night of the
[Bm7] week
[Em] Happiness was found in each
[G] others arms,
[Bm7] as expected, yeah
[Em] Billy pierced his ears, drove a
[G] pickup like a luna-
[A]-tic, ooh
REPEAT CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]
BREAK:
Young
[D] hearts be
[Bm] free to-
[F#m]-night
[A]
[D] Time is
[Bm] on your
[F#m] side
[A]
VERSE 4:
[Em] Billy wrote a letter back
[G] home to Patti's parents
[Bm7] tryin' to explain
He said were
[Em] both real sorry that it
[G] had to turn out this
[Bm7] way
But there
[Em] ain't no point in talking when there's
[G] nobody listening so we
[Bm7] just ran away
[Em] Patti gave birth to a
[G] ten pound baby
[A] boy, yeah
OUTRO:
Young
[D] hearts be
[Bm] free to-
[F#m]-night
[A]
[D] Time is
[Bm] on your
[F#m] side
[A]
REPEAT OUTRO: [Multiple Times]