Chords for strumming
E|--------------------|
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