Tone: [E]
Verse 1:
[E]Time, it's gonna do what it always does
Steals like a [A]thief and it don't let [E]up
Look down that road, it looks so [D]long
You blink your [A]eyes and it's almost [Gbm]gone
Pre-chorus:
No, you don't know what you [B]have when you have it [Gbm]
And maybe that's the [B]point
Chorus:
[A]Young man [B]thinks that he's [E]gonna live for[Dbm]forever
[A]Young man [B]drinks like he just [E]turned twenty-[Dbm]twenty-one
[A]Young man [B]loves and leaves 'cause [E]he don't know no [Dbm]better
[A]Young man thinks he'll [B]always be [E]young
Verse 2:
Young wears a [B]cape, thinks he can [D]fly
Jumps 'cause he [A]ain't smart enough not to [E]try
Driving like he [B]stole it, faster than a [D]bullet
[E]Laughing at to[A]tomorrow like he's never gonna [Gbm]die
Pre-chorus:
You can try, but you can't [B]tell that boy nothing [Gbm7]
He's gotta learn it for h[B]himself, mm
Chorus:
[A]Young man [B]thinks that he's [E]gonna live for[Dbm]forever
[A]Young man [B]drinks like he just [E]turned twenty-[Dbm]twenty-one
[A]Young man [B]loves and leaves 'cause [E]he don't know no [Dbm]better
[A]Young man thinks he'll [B]always be [E]young
Post-chorus:
M[B]Mm [D] [A] [E] [Gbm]
Bridge:
No, you don't know what you [B]have when you have it [Gbm7]
Oh, and maybe th[B]that's the point
Chorus:
[A]Young man, I [B]know you think you're [E]gonna live for[Dbm]forever
[A]Young man, [B]take every [E]day as it [Dbm]comes
[A]Someday, you're [B]gonna see an [E]old man in the [Dbm]mirror
So, [A]young man, don't you [B]waste being [Dbm]young
[A]Young man, don't you [E]waste being young