Tunning: E A D G B E

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