Billy Joel — Only The Good Die Young

 CAPO 5 
 
 C                    D            Em  
Come out Virginia, don't let me wait 
     C                       D       G  
You Catholic girls start much too late 
     C                     D          Em  
But sooner or later it comes down to fate 
   C                      D  
I might as well be the one 
 
            C                      D           Em  
Well, They showed you a statue, told you to pray 
      C                         D         G  
They built you a temple and locked you away 
     C                         D            Em  
But they never told you the price that you pay 
     C                            D  
For things that you might have done 
 
                   G  
Only the good die young 
 C             D  G  
Thats What I Said 
                   C  
only the good die young 
               D      G  
only the good die young 
 
                C                    D         Em  
You might have heard I run with a dangerous crowd 
    C                     D          G  
We ain't too pretty we ain't too proud 
    C                     D      Em  
We might be laughing a bit too loud 
     C                    D  
But that never hurt no one 
         C               D       Em  
So come on Virginia show me a sign 
 C                       D           G  
Send up a signal I'll throw you the line 
     C                              D       Em  
The stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind 
 C                   D  
Never lets in the sun 
 
                           G  
Darlin' only the good die young 
 C                           D  
  whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa 
 G                             C  
  i tell ya only the good die young 
               D      G  
only the good die young 
 
           D                        C                    G  
You got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation 
           A                          C  
You got a brand new soul, And a cross of gold 
        D                             C                   G  
But Virginia they didn't give you quite enough information 
             A                                           C  
You didn't count on me when you were counting on your rosary 
 D    C    G/B  
oh woah woah 
 
      C                          D             Em  
They say there's a heaven for those who will wait 
 C                          D         G  
Some say it's better but I say it ain't 
            C                             D              Em  
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints 
     C                      D  
the Sinners are much more fun 
 
                                 G  
you know that only the good die young 
 C          D  
 oh woah baby 
 G                              C  
 i tell ya only the good die young 
               D      G  
only the good die young 
 
Instrumental: D  C  G  A  C  
 
              D                                  C    
You say your mother told you all that I could give you
                 G   
was a reputation 
               A  
Aww She never cared for me 
                        C  
But did she ever say a prayer for me? 
 D    C    G/B  
oh woah woah 
 
          C                      D            Em  
Come out come out come out virgina dont let me wait, 
 C               D             G  
 You catholic girls start much too late 
 C                     D             Em  
 Sooner or later it comes down to fate 
   C                      D  
I might as well be the one, 
                                 G   C  
You know that only the good die young 
 
CODA: D  G  G  C  D  G

F C/G Am Come out Virginia, don't let me me wait F G C You Catholic girls start much too late F C/G Am But sooner or later it comes down to fate F G I might as well be the one F C/G Am They showed you a statue and told you to pray F G C They built you a temple and locked you away F C/G Am But they never told you the price that you pay F G For things that you might have done..... G G C F G For only the good die young that's what I said C C F G Only the good die young only the good die young C F C/G Am You might have heard I run with a dangerous crowd F G C We ain't too pretty we ain't too proud F G Am We might be laughing a bit too loud F G But that never hurt no one G F C/G Am So come on Virginia show me a sign F G C Send up a signal I'll throw you the line F C/G Am The stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind F G Never lets in the sun G G C F G Darlin only the good die young woh - oh C C F G Only the good die young only the good die young C G F C You got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation C D D F You got a brand new soul And a cross of gold F G F C But Virginia they didn't give you quite enough information C D D F You didn't count on me When you were counting on your rosary C Dm C G Oh oh oh And_they F C/G Am Say there's a heaven for those who will wait F G C Some say it's better but I say it ain't F G Am I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints F The sinners are much more fun... G G C F G You know only the good die young that's what I say C C F G C Only the good die young only the good die young | G | F | C | C | D | D | F | F G You say your mother told you all that I could F C Give you was a reputa-tion C D D F She never cared for me But did she ever say a prayer for me? C Dm C G Oh oh oh