Chords for strumming
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[Em7] 02203x (picking pattern uses E7sus4 (xx223x as shown below) but Em7 works well for strumming)
[Bm7] x2023x
[C] x3201x
[Am7] x0201x
Capo 2nd fret
Intro
[Em7] [Bm7] [C] [Am7]
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--3------3----3------3----|--3------3----3------3----|--1------1----1------1----|--1------1----1------1----|
G|------2-----------2-------|------2-----------2-------|------0-----------0-------|------0-----------0-------|
D|--2--------2--2--------2--|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--2--------2--2--------2--|--3--------3--3--------3--|--0--------0--0--------0--|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Verse 1
[Em7] [Bm7]
Here I am stuck on this couch, scrolling through my notes
[C] [Am7]
Heart was broken, still not growing, nah
[Em7] [Bm7]
Waking up to headlines filled with devastation again
[C] [Am7]
My heart is broken, but I keep goin'
Pre-Chorus 1
[Em7] [Bm7]
Pain, but I won't let it turn into
[C] [Am7]
Hate, no I won't let it change me
[Em7] [Bm7]
Never losing sight of the one I keep inside
[C] [Am7]
Now I know it, yeah I know it
Chorus 1
[Em7] [Bm7]
You can't take my youth away, this soul of mine will never break
[C] [Am7]
As long as I wake up today, you can't take my youth away
[Em7] [Bm7]
You can't take my youth away, this soul of mine will never break
[C] [Am7]
As long as I wake up today, you can't take my youth away
N.C.
You can't take my youth away
Verse 2
[Em7] [Bm7]
It's hard to sleep at night, knowing what's outside
[C] [Am7]
Feeling hopeless, I need focus
[Em7] [Bm7]
You hit me with words I never heard come out your mouth
[C] [Am7]
To be honest, I don't want it, no
Pre-Chorus 2
[Em7] [Bm7]
Pain, but I won't let it turn into
[C] [Am7]
Hate, no I won't let it change me
Chorus 2
[Em7] [Bm7]
You can't take my youth away, this soul of mine will never break
[C] [Am7]
As long as I wake up today, you can't take my youth away
[Em7] [Bm7]
You can't take my youth away, this soul of mine will never break
[C] [Am7]
As long as I wake up today, you can't take my youth away
[Em7] [Bm7]
You can't take my youth away (can't take my youth)
[C] [Am7]
You can't take my youth away, oh yeah
Bridge
[Em7] [Bm7]
Pain, but I won't let it turn into
[C] [Am7]
Hate, no I won't let it change me
[Em7] [Bm7]
Pain, but I won't let it turn into
[C] [Am7]
Hate, no I won't let it change me
Chorus 3
[Em7] [Bm7]
You can't take my youth away, this soul of mine will never break
[C] [Am7]
As long as I wake up today, you can't take my youth away (youth away)
[Em7] [Bm7]
You can't take my youth away, this soul of mine will never break
[C] [Am7]
As long as I wake up today, you can't take my youth away
[Em7] [Bm7]
You can't take my youth away, this soul of mine will never break
[C] [Am7]
As long as I wake up today, you can't take my youth away
[Em7] [Bm7]
You can't take my youth away, this soul of mine will never break
[C] [Am7]
As long as I wake up today, you can't take my youth away
N.C.
You can't take my youth away
