Chords
[Intro]
C D Em D G C D G
C D Em D G C G
[Verse 1]
CCome out Virginia, don'tD let me Emwait
You CCatholic girls start muchD too Glate
Aw, but Csooner or later it comesD down to Emfate
I Cmight as well be the one D/F#
Well, they showedC you a statue, toldD you to Empray
They Cbuilt you a temple and lockedD you aGway
But Cthey never told you the priceD that you Empay
For Cthings that you might have done D/F#
Only the good die Gyoung C
[Chorus]
That's what I said D/F#
G Only the good die young C
Only the good dieD/F# young
[Verse 2]
G You might have heardC I run with a danDgerous Emcrowd
We Cain't too pretty, we ain'tD too Gproud
We Cmight be laughing a bitD too Emloud
But Cthat never hurt no one D/F#
So come Con Virginia, showD me a Emsign
CSend up a signal, I'll Dthrow you the Gline
The Cstainedglass curtain you're hiDding beEmhind
CNever lets in the sun D/F#
Darling only the good die GyoungC oh D/F#
[Chorus]
G I tell you only the good die young C
Only the good D/F#die young
[Interlude]
G You got a D/F#nice white dress and a Cparty on your confirmaGtion
You got a A7brand new soul
And a Ccross of gold
But VirD/F#ginia, they didn't give you quiteC enough informaGtion
You didn't countA7 on me
When you were counting on your Crosary G/BOh D/A Em/G
[Verse 3]
D/F#They sayC there's a heaven for thoseD who will Emwait
CSome say it's better, but ID say it Gain't
I'd rather Claugh with the sinners than cryD with the Emsaints
The Csinners are much more fun D/F#
You know that only the good die GyoungC oh babe D/F#
[Chorus]
G I tell you only the good dieG young C
Only the good dieD/F# young G
[Solo Sax]
D/F# C G A7
C
[Interlude]
Said, your D/F#mother told you "All that I could Cgive you was a reputaGtion."
Aw, she never A7cared for me
But did she ever say a Cprayer for me? G/Boh D/A
Em/G
[Verse 4]
D/F#Come out,C come out, come out VirDginia, don'tEm let me wait
C You Catholic girlsD start Gmuch too late C
But sooner or later it comesD down Emto fate
I Cmight as well be the one
D/F#
You know that only the good die young G
[Chorus]
C Tell you baD/F#be
G You know that only the good die young C
Only the good dieD/F# young
G Only the good
[Outro]
G C
Only the good dieD/F# Gyoung
Oh whoo C D/F# G
[Fade Out]
C D/F# G C
D/F#
G
Only the good die young C
Only the goodD/F# die Gyoung
Oh whoo C