[Intro]

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[Verse]

[F]                  [C/G]          [Am]
Come out Virginia, don't let 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]
Well, they showed you a statue, 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]

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

[Verse]

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

[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]

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

[Bridge]

[G]                      [F]                     [C]
You got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation
[D]                       [F]
You got a brand new soul, and a cross of gold
[G]                           [F]                  [C]
But Virginia they didn't give you quite enough information
[D]                                         [F]
You didn't count on me when you were counting on your rosary
[G]  [F]    [C/E]
Oh woah woah

[Verse]

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

[Chorus]

[C]     [F]
You know that only the good die young
[G]   [C]
Oh woah, baby
[C]   [F]
I tell ya only the good die young
[G]       [C]
Only the good die young

[Instrumental]

[G]  [F]  [C]    [D]    [F]

[Bridge]

[G]                                [F]              
You say your mother told you all that I could give you was a 
[C]
reputation
[D]
Aww, she never cared for me
[F]
But did she ever say a prayer for me?
[G]  [F]    [C/E]
Oh woah woah

[Verse]

[F]                        [C/G]          [Am]
Come out, come out, come out Virginia, don't let me wait
[F]              [G]           [C]
You Catholic girls start much too late
[F]                   [C/G]           [Am]
Sooner or later it comes down to fate
[F]                    [G]
I might as well be the one
[C]     [F]
You know that only the good die young

[Outro]

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