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I Tried To Die Young by Melanie Safka I Tried To Die Young Capo: 2nd fret INTRO: C Dm7 I tried to die young, really I tried F C But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb Am G F I laugh at the things that I''ve done G C When I tried to die young Am I took a plane through the dawn, threw myself on the tracks F G But the train didn''t come and I had to walk back C Am I jumped into the whirlpool, thought I''d get sucked in F G I just kept spinning around ''til I learned how to swim and I C Dm7 Tried to die young, boy, did I try F C But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb Am G F And I laugh at the things I''ve done G C When I tried to die young C Am Well, my heart kept on breaking and the crack sought the edge F G Where the hand of a shadow grabbed the hand in my head C Am There were demons, I know them and they still come by F G But we''ve become friends, my demons and I C Dm7 Well I tried to die young, really I tried F C But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb Am G F And I laugh at the things I''ve done G C When I tried to die young Am Em7 F G I took a razor to the wrist of reality Am Em7 F G Hell-bent on my way toward futility Am Em7 F G I''ve got a reason to believe that it won''t go on forever F G But reason to the heart, is a message undelivered C Dm7 Ahhh, I tried to die young, really, really I tried F C But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb Am G F And I laugh at the things I''ve done G C When I tried to die young C Am Now I''m the old girl I never thought I''d become F G "Does it get any better?", asks the little girl in my song C Am I''m still learning the answers, so I make up things you see F G She laughs, "You''re still the same and you''ll never kill me!" C Dm7 Oh, I tried to die young, really I tried F C But the voice deep inside would not let me succumb Am G F And I laugh at the things I''ve done G C When I tried to die young OUTRO: (## repeat and adlib to end ##) Am Em7 F G Oh, I laugh at the things I''ve done Am Em7 F G Well, I laugh at the things I''ve done Am G F I laugh at the things I''ve done G C Dm7 F C Dm7 F C When I tried to die young -------------