Intro C

Verse 1
C
it keeps me awake, the look on your face
G
the moment you heard the news
Dm
you’re screaming inside and frozen in time
F
you did all that you could do

C
the game was rigged, the ref got tricked
G
the wrong ones think they’re right
Dm F
you were outnumbered this time

Chorus
C G
but only the young, only the young
Dm F
only the young, only the young
F C G
can run
Dm
can run
F C
so run, and run, and run

Verse 2
C
so every day now
C G
you brace for the sound you’ve only heard on tv
Dm
you go to class, scared
F
wondering where the best hiding spot would be

C
and the big bad man and his big bad clan
G
their hands are stained with red
Dm F
oh, how quickly they forget

Pre-Chorus
Am F
they aren’t gonna help us
Am
too busy helping themselves
F
they aren’t gonna change this
Am
we gotta do it ourselves
F
they think that it’s over
Dm
but it’s just begun

Chorus
G
only one thing can save us
C
only the young (only the young)
G
only the young (only the young)
Dm
only the young (only the young)
F
only the young

C
only the young (only the young)
G
only the young (only the young)
Dm
only the young (only the young)
F
only the young

C
only the young
(only the young, don’t say you’re too tired to fight)
G
only the young
(only the young, it’s just a matter of time)
Dm
only the young
(only the young, up there’s the finish line)
F
only the young

can run

C
don’t say you’re too tired to fight
G
it’s just a matter of time (can run)
Dm F
up there’s the finish line (so run, and run, and run)
C
don’t say you’re too tired to fight
G
it’s just a matter of time (so run)
Dm F
up there’s the finish line (and run, and run, and run)

Outro
C
only the young
G
only the young
Dm F
only the young