Die Young chords by
Kesha (Official Version)

2012Pop1.3K views

Key: E majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

C#m

B

E

A

C#m

B

E

A

Chorus 1
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
I hear your heart beat
E E 
 
A A 
 
to the beat of the drums
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
Oh, what a shame
E E 
 
A A 
 
C#m C#m 
 
that you came here with someone
B B 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
So while you're here in my arms
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
Let's make the most of the night
A A 
 
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
like we're gonna die young
A A 
 
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
We're gonna die young
A A 
 
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
We're gonna die young
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
Let's make the most of the night
A A 
 
like we're gonna die

Interlude 1
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
(young)
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
Let's make the most of the night
A A 
 
B B 
 
like we're gonna die

Verse 1
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
(young) Young hearts, out our minds
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
Runnin' till we outta time
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
Wild  childs, lookin' good
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
Livin' hard just like we should
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
Don't care whose watching when we
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
tearing it up (you know)
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
That magic that we got nobody
A A 
 
B B 
 
can touch (for sure)

Pre-chorus 1
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
Looking for some trouble tonight (yeah)
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
Take my hand, I'll show you the wild side
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
Like it's the last night of our lives (uh huh)
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
We'll keep dancing till we die
B B 
 
I hear your

Chorus 2
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
heart beat
E E 
 
A A 
 
to the beat of the drums
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
Oh, what a shame
E E 
 
A A 
 
C#m C#m 
 
that you came here with someone
B B 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
So while you're here in my arms
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
Let's make the most of the night
A A 
 
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
like we're gonna die young
A A 
 
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
We're gonna die young
A A 
 
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
We're gonna die young
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
Let's make the most of the night
A A 
 
like we're gonna die

Interlude 2
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
(young)
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
Let's make the most of the night
A A 
 
B B 
 
like we're gonna die...

Verse 2
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
Young hunks, taking shots
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
Stripping down to dirty socks
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
Music up, gettin' hot
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
Kiss me, give me all you've got
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
It's pretty obvious that you've got a crush
B B 
 
(you know)
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
That magic in your pants,
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
it's making me blush (for sure)

Pre-chorus 2

C#m

B

E

A

B

Looking for some trouble tonight (yeah)

C#m

B

E

A

B

Take my hand, I'll show you the wild side

C#m

B

E

A

B

Like it's the last night of our lives (uh huh)

C#m

B

E

A

B

We'll keep dancing till we die

Interlude 3

C#m

B

E

A

C#m

B

E

A

Chorus 3
I hear your heart beat
to the beat of the drums
Oh, what a shame
that you came here with someone
So while you're here in my arms,
Let's make the most of the night
like we're...
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
I hear your heart beat
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
to the beat of the drums
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
Oh, what a shame
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
that you came here with someone
B B 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
So while you're here in my arms
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
Let's make the most of the night
A A 
 
B B 
 
like we're gonna die

Outro 1
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
(young)
A A 
 
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
We're gonna die young
A A 
 
B B 
 
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
B B 
 
We're gonna die young
C#m C#m 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
Let's make the most of the night
A A 
 
B B 
 
like we're gonna die young

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC#m B E A

Chords

C#m
B
E
A

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Die Young by Kesha, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It suits players who want to learn Die Young the way Kesha intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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