Verse:
Abm
Once upon a younger year
     Abm
When all our shadows disappeared
    Gb                         Abm
The animals inside came out to play
     Abm
When face to face with all our fears
Abm
Learned our lessons through the tears
     Gb                           Abm
Made memories we knew would never fade
 
Pre-Chorus:
           E
One day my father he told me,
            B
"Son, don't let it slip away"
   Gb                               Abm
He took me in his arms, I heard him say,
              E
"When you get older
                    B
Your wild life will live for younger days
Gb                         Gb  
Think of me if ever you're afraid."
 
Chorus: single strum:
              E                             B
He said, "One day you'll leave this world behind
          Gb              Abm
So live a life you will remember."
          E                         B
My father told me when I was just a child
              Gb                Abm
These are the nights that never die
 
My father told me
 
Interlude: E  B Gb Abm  Gb
 
Verse:
     Abm
When thunderclouds start pouring down
Abm
Light a fire they can't put out
Gb                                  Abm
Carve their name into those shining stars
         Abm
He said, "Go adventure far beyond these shores.
Abm
Don't forsake this life of yours.
Gb                                      Abm
I'll guide you home no matter where you are."
 
Pre-Chorus:
           E
One day my father—he told me,
            B
"Son, don't let it slip away"
     Gb                            Abm
When I was just a kid, I heard him say,
              E
"When you get older
                    B
Your wild life will live for younger days
Gb                         Gb  
Think of me if ever you're afraid."
 
Chorus: single strum:
              E                             B
He said, "One day you'll leave this world behind
          Gb              Abm
So live a life you will remember."
          E                         B
My father told me when I was just a child
              Gb                Abm
These are the nights that never die
 
My father told me
 
Interlude:
    E  B Gb Abm  Gb
    E  B
 
Outro:
              Gb               Abm 
These are the night that never die
Abm               E  B Gb Abm  Gb
My father told me