Only The Good Die Young
Only The Good Die Young

Only The Good Die Young chords by Billy Joel

1977•Pop
Guitar
Tuning

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  • D

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    • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    Come 
    out, 
    Virginia, 
    don't 
    let 
    me 
    wait 

    You 
    Catholic 
    girls 
    start 
    much 
    too 
    late 

    Aw, 
    but 
    sooner 
    or 
    later 
    it 
    comes 
    down 
    to 
    fate 

    I 
    might 
    as 
    well 
    will 
    be 
    the 
    one 

    Well, 
    they 
    showed 
    you 
    a 
    statue, 

    told 
    you 
    to 
    pray 

    They 
    built 
    you 
    a 
    temple 
    and 
    locked 
    you 
    a
    way 

    Aw, 
    but 
    they 
    never 
    told 
    you 

    the 
    price 
    that 
    you 
    pay 

    For 
    things 
    that 
    you 
    might 
    have 
    done 

    Chorus 1
    Well, 
    only 
    the 
    good 
    die 
    young 

    That's 
    what 
    I 
    said 

    Only 
    the 
    good 
    die 
    young 

    Only 
    the 
    good 
    die 
    young 

    Verse 2
    You 
    mighta 
    heard 
    I 
    run 

    with 
    a 
    dangerous 
    crowd 

    We 
    ain't 
    too 
    pretty, 
    we 
    ain't 
    too 
    proud 

    We 
    might 
    be 
    laughing 
    a 
    bit 
    too 
    loud 

    Aw, 
    but 
    that 
    never 
    hurt 
    no 
    one 

    So 
    come 
    on, 
    Virginia, 
    show 
    me 
    a 
    sign 

    Send 
    up 
    a 
    signal, 
    I'll 
    throw 
    you 
    the 
    line 

    The 
    stained-glass 
    curtain 

    you're 
    hiding 
    be
    hind 

    Never 
    let's 
    in 
    the 
    sun 

    Chorus 2
    Darlin', 
    only 
    the 
    good 
    die 
    young 

    Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa 

    I 
    tell 
    ya 
    only 
    the 
    good 
    die 
    young 

    Only 
    the 
    good 
    die 
    young 

    Bridge 1
    You 
    got 
    a 
    nice 
    white 
    dress 

    and 
    a 
    party 
    on 
    your 
    con
    fir
    ma
    tion 

    You 
    got 
    a 
    brand 
    new 
    soul 

    Mmm, 
    and 
    a 
    cross 
    of 
    gold 

    But, 
    Vir
    ginia, 
    they 
    didn't 
    give 
    you 

    quite 
    enough 
    in
    for
    ma
    tion 

    You 
    didn't 
    count 
    on 
    me 

    When 
    you 
    were 
    counting 
    on 
    your 
    rosary 

    Oh-whoa-whoa 

    Verse 3
    And 
    they 
    say 
    there's 
    a 
    heaven 

    for 
    those 
    who 
    will 
    wait 

    Some 
    say 
    it's 
    better, 
    but 
    I 
    say 
    it 
    ain't 

    I'd 
    rather 
    laugh 
    with 
    the 
    sinners 

    than 
    cry 
    with 
    the 
    saints 

    The 
    sinners 
    are 
    much 
    more 
    fun 

    Chorus 3
    You 
    know 
    that 
    only 
    the 
    good 
    die 
    young 

    Oh, 
    ba
    by 

    I 
    tell 
    ya 
    only 
    the 
    good 
    die 
    young 

    Only 
    the 
    good 
    die 
    young 

    Solo 1


    Bridge 2
    Said 
    your 
    mother 
    told 
    you 

    all 
    that 
    I 
    could 
    give 
    you 
    was 
    a 
    re
    pu
    ta
    tion 

    Aw, 
    she 
    never 
    cared 
    for 
    me 

    But 
    did 
    she 
    ever 
    say 
    a 
    prayer 
    for 
    me? 

    Oh-whoa-whoa 

    Verse 4
    Come 
    out, 
    come 
    out, 
    come 
    out, 

    Vir
    ginia, 
    don't 
    let 
    me 
    wait 

    You 
    Catholic 
    girls 
    start 
    much 
    too 
    late 

    Sooner 
    or 
    later 
    it 
    comes 
    down 
    to 
    fate 

    I 
    might 
    as 
    well 
    will 
    be 
    the 
    one 

    Chorus 4
    You 
    know 
    that 
    only 
    the 
    good 
    die 
    young 

    Tell 
    you, 
    ba
    by 

    You 
    know 
    that 
    only 
    the 
    good 
    die 
    young 

    Only 
    the 
    good 
    die 
    young 

    Only 
    the 
    good 

    Only 
    the 
    good 
    die 
    young 

    Outro 1
    Ooh- 
    ohh 
    ooh- 
    hoo 

    Ooh- 
    hoo- 
    hoo- 
    ooh- 
    hoo 

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    and 
    fade] 
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