D              G   Em G
They had a crush on you River
D                     G     Em G
Blue suede jacket and boots River
         D                  G       Em G
And your face shaped like a moon oh River

[Chorus]
                 Em        G     D
You were like my own James Byron Dean
           Em        G       D
Private Idaho was my East of Eden
              Em         G           D
Hit me like a stone when I heard you passed
        Em    G  D
On Halloween

[Verse 2]
       D     G Em G
You're only 23 River
           D               G   Em G
And you're restless as the sea River
           D             G     Em G
But but ya had a hold on me oh River

[Chorus]
                 Em        G     D
You were like my own James Byron Dean
           Em        G       D
Private Idaho was my East of Eden
              Em           G         D
Hit me like a stone when I heard you passed
        Em   G   D
On Halloween

[Bridge]
     D     G  Em  G
Halloween
     D     G  Em  G
Halloween

[Chorus]
                 Em        G     D
You were like my own James Byron Dean
           Em        G       D
Private Idaho was my East of Eden
              Em           G         D
Hit me like a stone when I heard you passed
        Em   G   D
On Halloween
        Em   G   D
On Halloween
        Em   G   D
On Halloween