Intro:

Repeat 2X:  A  Dsus2  F#m  E

Verse 1:

      A             Dsus2
Whole town showed up
      F#m     E
Gymnasium filled
A           Dsus2
Floor was wet
   F#m               E
From all the tears spilled
         A               Dsus2
And the preacher man said
         F#m           E
We're all gathered today
        A             Dsus2
And I'll never forget
    F#m         E
What he had to say

Chorus:
             A     Dsus2
It's always too soon
            F#m    E
It's always too fast
                       A
There'll never come a day
      Dsus2                 F#m      E
That you don't want 'em back
                    A     Dsus2
It ain't about the numbers
             F#m      E
Chiseled in concrete
                          A     Dsus2
It's how they lived their lives
             F#m    E
In the dash between
             A      Dsus2     F#m     E
In the dash between


Verse 2:

         A                Dsus2
He was a steelworker's son
F#m            E
Homecoming king
           A           Dsus2
He trained day and night
          F#m            E
For that championship ring
         A         Dsus2
He found him a girl
     F#m          E
Made her his queen
        A                Dsus2
And he fought for his country
       F#m            E
And he gave it everything


Chorus:
             A     Dsus2
It's always too soon
            F#m    E
It's always too fast
                       A
There'll never come a day
      Dsus2                 F#m      E
That you don't want 'em back
                    A     Dsus2
It ain't about the numbers
             F#m      E
Chiseled in concrete
                          A     Dsus2
It's how they lived their lives
             F#m    E
In the dash between
              D
In the dash between their first breath and their last
      C#m
Marks all the memories of the past
      F#m                 E           D
That little black line defines a legacy

A  Dsus2  F#m  E

Chorus:
             A     Dsus2
It's always too soon
            F#m    E
It's always too fast
                    A    Dsus2 
They're always too young
              F#m      E
It's always so sad
                    A     Dsus2
It ain't about the numbers
             F#m      E
Chiseled in concrete
                          A     Dsus2
It's how they lived their lives
             F#m    E
In the dash between
             A      Dsus2     F#m     E
In the dash between
             A      Dsus2     F#m     E
In the dash between