Tabbed for the live version
Capo on 2nd fret
C G D Em
Seven and twenty, years are plenty
C G D
I’m never growing old
C G D Em C D G
If I Die like I’ve been living, I’ll barely die at all
C G D Em
Jimmy said our loves gonna last forever
C G D G
I haven’t loved Jimmy in a long long time
C G D Em
Well I check my vitals ‘cos I don’t feel nothing
C D Em C D G
my body was made to die, I guess my heart finally flat lined
C G D Em
Give me back my life ‘cause I’m still bleeding
C G D
Give me back the holy ghost
C G D Em
Give me back the girl that Jimmy’s needing
C D G D Em G D
Just give me back my rock and roll
C G D Em
I feel like a mama who can’t hold her baby
C G D
Feel like a king without a crown
C G D Em
Feel like a hero that once was a hero
C D G
But the good work dragged him down
C G D Em
Jimmy always asked me “what’s the matter”
C G D G
I wish I knew myself
C G D Em
I’m gonna lay down and call him in the morning
C D G
After I’ve figured it out
C G D Em
Give me back my life ‘cause I’m still bleeding
C G D
Give me back the holy ghost
C G D Em
Give me back the girl that Jimmy’s needing
C D G
Just give me back my rock and roll
D Em G D C G D G Em G D
C G D Em
Seven and twenty, years are plenty
C G D
I sure am growing cold
C G D Em C D G
‘Cos If I cry like I’ve been laughing, I’ll barely cry at all
C G D Em C G D C G D Em
C D G
I guess my heart finally fell in line
C G D Em
Give me back my life ‘cause I’m still bleeding
C G D
Give me back the holy ghost
C G D Em
Give me back the girl that I’ve been needing
C D G
Just give me back my rock and roll
C G D Em C G D C G D Em C D G