[Intro]
   G     C            G     C
E -----3-----------|------3-----------
B -3-----5---------|--3-----5---------
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D ------------0-2--|-------------0-2--
A ----------3------|-----------3------
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   G                   C          G                   C
E -----3-5-7---5-7-5-3---5-7----|-----3-5-7---5-7-5-3---5-7----
B -3-5-----------------5-----5--|-3-5-----------------5-----5--
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[Strophe]
 Dm                         F                          Am 
Billy left his home with a dollar in his pocket and a head full of dreams. 
         Dm                      F                    Am 
He said somehow, some way, it's gotta get better than this. 
 Dm                            F                          Am 
Patti packed her bags, left a note for her momma, she was just seventeen, 
             Dm                        F                           G 
There were tears in her eyes when she kissed her little sister goodbye.
[Strophe]
      Dm                            F 
They held each other tight as they drove on through the night  
          Am 
They were so exited. 
            Dm                           F 
We got but just one shot at life, let's take it while we're still not  
   Am 
Afraid. 
         Dm                   F                           Am 
Because life is so brief and time is a thief when you're undecided. 
            Dm                      F                       G 
And like a fistful of sand, it can slip right through your hands.
[Refrain]
       C         Am     Em    G 
Young hearts be free tonight.  
 C      Am       Em 
Time is on your side, 
 F                      G#                 C 
Don't let them put you down, don't let 'em push you around, 
 F                   G#                  G    G   C   G   C 
Don't let 'em ever change your point of view.
[Tab]
   G                   C          G                   C
E -----3-5-7---5-7-5-3---5-7----|-----3-5-7---5-7-5-3---5-7----
B -3-5-----------------5-----5--|-3-5-----------------5-----5--
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[Strophe]
 Dm                          F                         Am 
Paradise was closed so they headed for the coast in a blissful manner. 
            Dm                           F                         Am 
They took a two room apartment that was jumping ev'ry night of the week. 
 Dm                         F            Am 
Happiness was found in each other's arms as expected, yeah 
 Dm                             F                  G 
Billy pierced his ears, drove a pickup like a lunatic, ooh ooh ooh
[Refrain]
       C         Am      Em  G 
Young hearts be free tonight.  
 C      Am       Em 
Time is on your side, 
 F                      G#                  C 
Don't let them put you down, don't let 'em push you around, 
 F                   G#                  G    G   C   G   C 
Don't let 'em ever change your point of view.
[Tab]
   G                   C          G                   C
E -----3-5-7---5-7-5-3---5-7----|-----3-5-7---5-7-5-3---5-7----
B -3-5-----------------5-----5--|-3-5-----------------5-----5--
G ------------------------------|------------------------------
D ------------------------------|------------------------------
A ------------------------------|------------------------------
E ------------------------------|------------------------------
Come on man !!!
[Tab]
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B ----------------------|-------------------------|
G ----------------------|-------------------------|
D -----------2----------|-------------------2-----|
A -3/5-3-3/5---3--------|-----3--3/5-3-3/5----3---|
E ---------------5-3-5--|-3-5-------------------5-|
           Dm    F     Am               Dm    F         G
E -----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B -----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G -----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D ------------------2----------|-------------------2--5--5\2-|
A -----3--3/5-3-3/5---3--------|-----3--3/5-3-3/5------------|
E -3-5------------------5-3-5--|-3-5-------------------------|
[Refrain]
C              Am            Em    G 
  Young hearts    be free tonight. 
C         Am          Em 
  Time is on on your side.
[Strophe]
 Dm                        F                      Am 
Billy wrote a letter back home to Patti's parents tryin' to explain. 
               Dm                     F                    Am 
He said we're both real sorry that it had to turn out this way. 
           Dm                                    F 
But there ain't no point in talking when there's nobody list'ning  
       Am 
So we just ran away 
 Dm                   F              G 
Patti gave birth to a ten pound baby boy, yeah!
[Refrain]
       C         Am     Em     C      Am       Em 
Young hearts be free tonight, time is on your side. 
       C         Am     Em     C      Am       Em 
Young hearts be free tonight, time is on your side. 
       C         Am     Em     C      Am       Em 
Young hearts be free tonight, time is on your side.
[Outro]
       C                     Am 
Young hearts gotta run free, be free, live free 
 Em 
Time is on, time is on your side 
 C           Am                    Em 
Time, time, time, time is on your side 
  
Is on your side 
  
Is on your side 
       C         Am     Em 
Young hearts be free tonight 
  
Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight, yeah  
C                      Am   Em 
   Oooooooh ooooooooh oooh    Oooooooh ooooooooh oooh 
                        C   Am  Em    C   Am  Em    C   Am  Em 
Oooooooh ooooooooh oooh