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