G G D/F# Em D Dsus2 D G G D/F# Em D Dsus2 D

[Verse 1]
            G
The day the Elvis died
           Em
Was like a mercy killing
G                  D       G
America breathed a sigh of relief
        C
We knew all about the drugs
        D     G
And the Vegas shows
          C              G
And there wasn't much of anything
     D
That looked like grief

[Pre Chorus]
      C
And I guess he shoulda done
     D          G
Like James Dean did
          C          G
'Stead of putting on weight
            G     D/F#  Em
And sinking down, down, down
C
Easier to take
   D           G
If he had just skidded straight
   C        G        D
To souvenir city and T-shirt town

[Chorus]
    F           Bb
And sometimes I wish
      D              G
I was smarter that I am
        C         G
But I'm on my 3rd city
        C         G
And I'm on my 4th car
        C          G
And I'm on my 5th apartment
       Em                   D
And so many of my days have sprung

[Refrain]
             C           G
And now it's too late to crash
C           G
Too late to burn
C           C/B  C/A  G  D    G
Too late to die               young

[Verse 2]
        G
If Pete Rose had exploded
       C
Like Roberto Clemente
        G                      D
He'd be hanging in the Hall of Fame
        G
Without fail
        C
Can you name the last good film
D             G
Marlon Brando made
      C                  G
While trying to keep his kid
     D
From going to jail?

[Bridge]
        A
And the old people
       D
On the street are telling you
 A                 D       D/C
"Don't become like me" but every day
D/B                    D/Bb
You creep a little bit closer

[Pre Chorus]
      C
And I guess we shoulda done
     D          G
Like James Dean did
          C          G
'Stead of putting on weight
            G     D/F#  Em
And sinking down, down, down
C
Easier to take
   D           G
If we'd a just skidded straight
   C        G        D
To souvenir city and T-shirt town

[Chorus]
    F           Bb
And sometimes I wish
      C              G
I was smarter that I am
        C         G
But I'm on my 3rd city
        C         G
And I'm on my 4th car
        C         G
And I'm on my 5th apartment
      Em                    D
And so many of my days have sprung

[Refrain]
             C           G
And now it's too late to crash
C           G
Too late to burn
C           C/B  C/A  G  D    G
Too late to die               young