Rod Stewart, Young Turks (1981)
Key: :[Cm] (w: Rod Stewart, Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings, Kevin Savigar)

INTRO: [F] [Bb] : [x3]

VERSE 1:
[Cm] Billi left his home with a [Eb] dollar in his pocket and a [Gm7] head full of dreams
He said [Cm] somehow, someway, it's [Eb] gotta get better than [Gm7] this
[Cm] Patti packed her bags left a [Eb] note for her Momma, she was [Gm7] just seventeen
There were [Cm] tears in her eyes, when she [Eb] kissed her little sister good-[F]-bye

VERSE 2:
[Cm] They held each other tight as they [Eb] drove on through the night they were so [Gm7] excited
We got just [Cm] one shot of life lets [Eb], take it while we're still not a-[Gm7]-fraid
Because [Cm] life is so brief and [Eb] time is a thief when you're [Gm7] undecided
And like a [Cm] fistful of sand, it can [Eb] slip right through your [F] hands

CHORUS:
Young [Bb] hearts be [Gm] free to-[Dm]-night [F]
[Bb] Time is [Gm] on your [Dm] side [F]
[Eb] Don't let them put you [F#] down
Don't [Ab] let 'em [Bb] push you around
[Eb] Don't let them ever [F#] change
Your point of [F] view [Bb]

VERSE 3:
[Cm] Paradise was closed so they [Eb] headed for the coast in a [Gm7] blissful manner
They took a [Cm] two-room apartment that was [Eb] jumping ev'ry night of the [Gm7] week
[Cm] Happiness was found in each [Eb] others arms, [Gm7] as expected, yeah
[Cm] Billy pierced his ears, drove a [Eb] pickup like a luna-[F]-tic, ooh

REPEAT CHORUS:

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]

BREAK:
Young [Bb] hearts be [Gm] free to-[Dm]-night [F]
[Bb] Time is [Gm] on your [Dm] side [F]

VERSE 4:
[Cm] Billy wrote a letter back [Eb] home to Patti's parents [Gm7] tryin' to explain
He said were [Cm] both real sorry that it [Eb] had to turn out this [Gm7] way
But there [Cm] ain't no point in talking when there's [Eb] nobody listening so we [Gm7] just ran away
[Cm] Patti gave birth to a [Eb] ten pound baby [F] boy, yeah

OUTRO:
Young [Bb] hearts be [Gm] free to-[Dm]-night [F]
[Bb] Time is [Gm] on your [Dm] side [F]

REPEAT OUTRO: [Multiple Times]