Rod Stewart, Young Turks (1981)
^{Key: :[A#m] (w: Rod Stewart, Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings, Kevin Savigar)}

INTRO: [Eb] [Ab] : [x3]

VERSE 1:
[A#m] Billi left his home with a [Db] dollar in his pocket and a [Fm7] head full of dreams
He said [A#m] somehow, someway, it's [Db] gotta get better than [Fm7] this
[A#m] Patti packed her bags left a [Db] note for her Momma, she was [Fm7] just seventeen
There were [A#m] tears in her eyes, when she [Db] kissed her little sister good-[Eb]-bye

VERSE 2:
[A#m] They held each other tight as they [Db] drove on through the night they were so [Fm7] excited
We got just [A#m] one shot of life lets [Db], take it while we're still not a-[Fm7]-fraid
Because [A#m] life is so brief and [Db] time is a thief when you're [Fm7] undecided
And like a [A#m] fistful of sand, it can [Db] slip right through your [Eb] hands

CHORUS:
Young [Ab] hearts be [Fm] free to-[Cm]-night [Eb]
[Ab] Time is [Fm] on your [Cm] side [Eb]
[Db] Don't let them put you [E] down
Don't [Gb] let 'em [Ab] push you around
[Db] Don't let them ever [E] change
Your point of [Eb] view [Ab]

VERSE 3:
[A#m] Paradise was closed so they [Db] headed for the coast in a [Fm7] blissful manner
They took a [A#m] two-room apartment that was [Db] jumping ev'ry night of the [Fm7] week
[A#m] Happiness was found in each [Db] others arms, [Fm7] as expected, yeah
[A#m] Billy pierced his ears, drove a [Db] pickup like a luna-[Eb]-tic, ooh

REPEAT CHORUS:

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]

BREAK:
Young [Ab] hearts be [Fm] free to-[Cm]-night [Eb]
[Ab] Time is [Fm] on your [Cm] side [Eb]

VERSE 4:
[A#m] Billy wrote a letter back [Db] home to Patti's parents [Fm7] tryin' to explain
He said were [A#m] both real sorry that it [Db] had to turn out this [Fm7] way
But there [A#m] ain't no point in talking when there's [Db] nobody listening so we [Fm7] just ran away
[A#m] Patti gave birth to a [Db] ten pound baby [Eb] boy, yeah

OUTRO:
Young [Ab] hearts be [Fm] free to-[Cm]-night [Eb]
[Ab] Time is [Fm] on your [Cm] side [Eb]

REPEAT OUTRO: [Multiple Times]