Rod Stewart, Young Turks (1981)
^{Key: :[F#m] (w: Rod Stewart, Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings, Kevin Savigar)}

INTRO: [B] [E] : [x3]

VERSE 1:
[F#m] Billi left his home with a [A] dollar in his pocket and a [C#m7] head full of dreams
He said [F#m] somehow, someway, it's [A] gotta get better than [C#m7] this
[F#m] Patti packed her bags left a [A] note for her Momma, she was [C#m7] just seventeen
There were [F#m] tears in her eyes, when she [A] kissed her little sister good-[B]-bye

VERSE 2:
[F#m] They held each other tight as they [A] drove on through the night they were so [C#m7] excited
We got just [F#m] one shot of life lets [A], take it while we're still not a-[C#m7]-fraid
Because [F#m] life is so brief and [A] time is a thief when you're [C#m7] undecided
And like a [F#m] fistful of sand, it can [A] slip right through your [B] hands

CHORUS:
Young [E] hearts be [C#m] free to-[G#m]-night [B]
[E] Time is [C#m] on your [G#m] side [B]
[A] Don't let them put you [C] down
Don't [D] let 'em [E] push you around
[A] Don't let them ever [C] change
Your point of [B] view [E]

VERSE 3:
[F#m] Paradise was closed so they [A] headed for the coast in a [C#m7] blissful manner
They took a [F#m] two-room apartment that was [A] jumping ev'ry night of the [C#m7] week
[F#m] Happiness was found in each [A] others arms, [C#m7] as expected, yeah
[F#m] Billy pierced his ears, drove a [A] pickup like a luna-[B]-tic, ooh

REPEAT CHORUS:

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]

BREAK:
Young [E] hearts be [C#m] free to-[G#m]-night [B]
[E] Time is [C#m] on your [G#m] side [B]

VERSE 4:
[F#m] Billy wrote a letter back [A] home to Patti's parents [C#m7] tryin' to explain
He said were [F#m] both real sorry that it [A] had to turn out this [C#m7] way
But there [F#m] ain't no point in talking when there's [A] nobody listening so we [C#m7] just ran away
[F#m] Patti gave birth to a [A] ten pound baby [B] boy, yeah

OUTRO:
Young [E] hearts be [C#m] free to-[G#m]-night [B]
[E] Time is [C#m] on your [G#m] side [B]

REPEAT OUTRO: [Multiple Times]