Rod Stewart, Young Turks (1981)
Key: :[Dm] (w: Rod Stewart, Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings, Kevin Savigar)
INTRO: [G] [C] :
[x3]
VERSE 1:
[Dm] Billi left his home with a
[F] dollar in his pocket and a
[Am7] head full of dreams
He said
[Dm] somehow, someway, it's
[F] gotta get better than
[Am7] this
[Dm] Patti packed her bags left a
[F] note for her Momma, she was
[Am7] just seventeen
There were
[Dm] tears in her eyes, when she
[F] kissed her little sister good-
[G]-bye
VERSE 2:
[Dm] They held each other tight as they
[F] drove on through the night they were so
[Am7] excited
We got just
[Dm] one shot of life lets
[F], take it while we're still not a-
[Am7]-fraid
Because
[Dm] life is so brief and
[F] time is a thief when you're
[Am7] undecided
And like a
[Dm] fistful of sand, it can
[F] slip right through your
[G] hands
CHORUS:
Young
[C] hearts be
[Am] free to-
[Em]-night
[G]
[C] Time is
[Am] on your
[Em] side
[G]
[F] Don't let them put you
[G#] down
Don't
[Bb] let 'em
[C] push you around
[F] Don't let them ever
[G#] change
Your point of
[G] view
[C]
VERSE 3:
[Dm] Paradise was closed so they
[F] headed for the coast in a
[Am7] blissful manner
They took a
[Dm] two-room apartment that was
[F] jumping ev'ry night of the
[Am7] week
[Dm] Happiness was found in each
[F] others arms,
[Am7] as expected, yeah
[Dm] Billy pierced his ears, drove a
[F] pickup like a luna-
[G]-tic, ooh
REPEAT CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]
BREAK:
Young
[C] hearts be
[Am] free to-
[Em]-night
[G]
[C] Time is
[Am] on your
[Em] side
[G]
VERSE 4:
[Dm] Billy wrote a letter back
[F] home to Patti's parents
[Am7] tryin' to explain
He said were
[Dm] both real sorry that it
[F] had to turn out this
[Am7] way
But there
[Dm] ain't no point in talking when there's
[F] nobody listening so we
[Am7] just ran away
[Dm] Patti gave birth to a
[F] ten pound baby
[G] boy, yeah
OUTRO:
Young
[C] hearts be
[Am] free to-
[Em]-night
[G]
[C] Time is
[Am] on your
[Em] side
[G]
REPEAT OUTRO: [Multiple Times] 