There's not a whole lot to tab in this song, but the intro and bridge I felt really
needed a tab, so I just included that with chords at the bottom. Feel free to correct
anything you see wrong with this but please be kind.
Live While We're Young by One Direction
PM= Palm Mute
Guitar 1:
INTRO
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PM PM PM
VERSE 1
Liam:
Hey girl I'm waitin' on ya I'm waitin' on ya
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Come on and let me sneak you out
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Let's have a celebration, a celebration, the music up, the windows down
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PRECHORUS
Zayn:
Yeah, we'll doin' what we do, just pretending that we're cool and we know it too
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Yeah, we'll be doin' what we do, just pretending that we're cool, so tonight
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CHORUS
Harry:
D G A D
Let's go crazy crazy crazy til we see the sun
D G A D
I know we only met, but let's pretend it's love
D G A D (or Bm-A-D)
and never never never stop for anyone
G A
Tonight let's get some
And Live While We're Young
D G A D x3
G A
Tonight Let's get some
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And Live While We're Young
CHORUS OPTIONAL RIFF:
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VERSE 2
Zayn:
Hey girl, it's now or never, it's now or never
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Don't over-think, just let it go
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And if we get together, yeah, get together
Don't let the pictures leave your phone, ohhhh
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PRECHORUS
Niall:
Yeah, we'll be doin' what we do, just pretending that we're cool, so tonight
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CHORUS
Harry:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/one_direction/live_while_were_young_tab.html ]
D G A D
Let's go crazy crazy crazy til we see the sun
D G A D
I know we only met, but let's pretend it's love
D G A D (or Bm-A-D)
and never never never stop for anyone
G A
Tonight let's get some
And Live While We're Young
BRIDGE:
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Zayn:
And girl, you and I,
We're 'bout to make some memories tonight
Louis:
I wanna live while we're young
We wanna live while we're young
CHORUS
Harry:
D G A D
Let's go crazy crazy crazy til we see the sun
D G A D
I know we only met, but let's pretend it's love
D G A D (or Bm-A-D)
and never never never stop for anyone
G A
Tonight let's get some
Zayn:
And Live While We're Young
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CHORDS:
INTRO
D G D x2
VERSE 1
Liam:
D G D D G D
Hey girl I'm waitin' on ya, I'm waitin' on ya
D (Bm or G) G A
Come on and let me sneak you out
D G D D G D
Let's have a celebration, a celebration,
D (Bm or G) G A
the music up, the windows down
PRECHORUS
Zayn:
Bm G D A
Yeah, we'll doin' what we do,
Bm G D A
just pretending that we're cool and we know it too
Bm G D A Bm G
Yeah, we'll be doin' what we do, just pretending that we're cool,
D A
so tonight
CHORUS
Harry:
D G A D
Let's go crazy crazy crazy til we see the sun
D G A D
I know we only met, but let's pretend it's love
D G A D (or Bm-A-D)
and never never never stop for anyone
G A
Tonight let's get some
And Live While We're Young
D G A D x3
G A
Tonight Let's get some
D
And Live While We're Young
Zayn:
D G D D G D
Hey girl, it's now or never, it's now or never
D Bm or G) G A
Don't over-think, just let it go
D G D D G D
And if we get together, yeah, get together
D (Bm or G) G A
Don't let the pictures leave your phone, ohhhh
PRECHORUS
Niall:
Bm G D A Bm G D A
Yeah, we'll be doin' what we do, just pretending that we're cool, so tonight
CHORUS
Harry:
D G A D
Let's go crazy crazy crazy til we see the sun
D G A D
I know we only met, but let's pretend it's love
D G A D (or Bm-A-D)
and never never never stop for anyone
G A
Tonight let's get some
And Live While We're Young
D A Bm G
Zayn:
D A
And girl, you and I,
Bm G
We're 'bout to make some memories tonight
Louis:
D A
I wanna live while we're young
B G
We wanna live while we're young
CHORUS
Harry:
D G A D
Let's go crazy crazy crazy til we see the sun
D G A D
I know we only met, but let's pretend it's love
D G A D (or Bm-A-D)
and never never never stop for anyone
G A
Tonight let's get some
Zayn:
And Live While We're Young
End on D