Brandi Carlile - Keep your heart young

^DMy Grandpa gave a wheat penny and I ^Gkept it in my ^Dpocket ^DI had big plans in my back yard to ^Abuild me a space rocket ^DI talked to my brother on a fake CB that I ^Gmade from a tic-tac ^Dbox ^DI packed my snowballs nice and tight but in the ^Amiddle I put r^Docks

^GDon't trade in your tic-tac box for a ball on the end of a ^Dchain And don't go spending Grandpa's pennies buying into the ^Agame You gotta ^Gkeep your heart ^Dyoung ^ADon't go growing old be^Bmfore your time has come You can't take ^Gback what you have ^Ddone You've gotta ^Akeep your heart ^Dyoung

^DDad took the wheels off of my bike and he ^Gpushed me down a ^Dhill But speed got the best of me and ^AI took my first thrill ^DThat was back when alcohol was ^Gonly used on ^Dcuts It stung like hell so I jerked my leg and momma ^Asaid it'd give me ^Dguts

^GDon't trade in your tic-tac box for a ball on the end of a ^Dchain And don't go spending Grandpa's pennies buying into the ^Agame You gotta ^Gkeep your heart ^Dyoung ^ADon't go growing old be^Bmfore your time has come You can't take ^Gback what you have ^Ddone You've gotta ^Akeep your heart ^Dyoung

So take a picture of the one you love and ^Gput it in a ^Dlocket Go dig up your time capsule and the ^Ablue prints for your rocket ^DKeep in touch on a fake CB, that ^Gsame old tic-tac ^Dbox Pack your snowballs a little less tight but in the ^Amiddle still put ^Drocks

And ^Gkeep your heart ^Dyoung ^ADon't go growing old be^Bmfore your time has come You can't take ^Gback what you have ^Ddone You've gotta ^Akeep your heart ^Dyoung

You gotta ^Gkeep your heart ^Dyoung Some^Atimes you don't die quick Just ^Bmlike you wished you'd done The ^Glove is a loaded ^Dgun You've gotta ^Akeep your heart ^Dyoung You can't take ^Gback what you have ^Ddone is ^Bmdone You've gotta ^Akeep your heart ^Dyoung