Only The Good Die Young Chords

by Billy Joel
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Chords

F
C/G
Am
G
C
D
Dm

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[Verse]
 
 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 
 
 
[Chorus]
 
       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
 
 
[Verse]
 
  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
 
 
[Chorus]
 
       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
 
 
[Bridge 1]
 
  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
 
 
[Verse]
 
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                     G
The sinners are much more fun 
 
 
[Chorus]
 
       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
 
 
[Bridge 2]
 
  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    And_they
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13 comments
Kraziekhat
What???I just listened to the recording.. it's in the key of F. The man's got it right for chrissakes! KK.
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Muckie1
This is how it is in Billy’s greatest hits song book. Sounds right to me
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blinkriseforce5
whats the tuning?
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