[Intro]

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[Verse]

[C]                  [G/D]          [Em]
Come out Virginia, don't let me wait
[C]                     [D]       [G]
You Catholic girls start much too late
[C]                   [G/D]          [Em]
But sooner or later it comes down to fate
[C]                    [D]
I might as well be the one

[C]                    [G/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]                       [G/D]            [Em]
But they never told you the price that you pay
[C]                          [D]
For things that you might have done

[Chorus]

[G]   [C]
Only the good die young
[D]  [G]
That's what I said
[G]   [C]
Only the good die young
[D]        [G]
Only the good die young

[Verse]

[C]                  [G/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]                   [G/D]     [Em]
We might be laughing a bit too loud
[C]                  [D]
But that never hurt no one

[C]              [G/D]     [Em]
So come on Virginia, show me a sign
[C]                      [D]             [G]
Send up a signal, I'll throw you the line
[C]                            [G/D]      [Em]
The stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind
[C]                 [D]
Never lets in the sun

[Chorus]

[G]     [C]
Darlin', only the good die young
[D]   [G]
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
[G]   [C]
I tell ya only the good die young
[D]        [G]
Only the good die young

[Bridge]

[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

[Verse]

[C]                        [G/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]                           [G/D]          [Em]
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
[C]                     [D]
The sinners are much more fun

[Chorus]

[G]     [C]
You know that only the good die young
[D]   [G]
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]

[Bridge]

[D]                                [C]              
You say your mother told you all that I could give you was a 
[G]
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

[Verse]

[C]                        [G/D]          [Em]
Come out, come out, come out Virginia, don't let me wait
[C]              [D]           [G]
You Catholic girls start much too late
[C]                   [G/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

[Outro]

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