Originally in C, I play in G capo 3
Bridge vox are a lot of 5
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| C | D | Em | C | D | |
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| Come out Virginia, | don’t let me | wait |
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| You | Catholic girls start m | uch too | late |
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| But | sooner or later it c | omes down to | fate |
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| I | might as well be the | one |
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| Well, they | showed you a statue, | told you to | pray |
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| They | built you a temple and l | ocked you | away |
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| 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 |
| That’s what I said |
| G | C | |
| Only the good | die | young |
| D | G | |
| Only the good | die youn | g |
| C | D | Em | |
| You might have | heard I run with a | dangerous | crowd |
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| We | ain’t too pretty we | ain’t too | proud |
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| We | might be laughing a | bit too l | oud |
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| But | that never hurt no | one |
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| So come | on Virginia sh | ow me a | sign |
| C | D | G |
| Send up a signal I’ll | throw you a | line |
| C | D | Em | |
| The | stained-glass curtain you’re | hiding be | hind |
| C | D |
| Never lets in the | sun |
| G | |
| Darlin’ only the good die | young |
| C | D | G |
| Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wh | oa |
| G | C | |
| I tell ya only the good | die | young |
| D | G | |
| Only the good | die young |
Bridge
| D | |
| You got a | nice white dress and a |
| C | G |
| Party on your confirmati | on |
| A | C | |
| You got a | brand new soul, and a cro | ss of gold |
| D | |
| But Vir | ginia they didn’t give you |
| C | G | |
| Q | uite enough informati | on |
| A | |
| You didn’t c | ount on me |
| C | |
| When you were counting on your | rosary |
| G/B | C | G/B | Am7 |
| Oh | woah | 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 | G |
| Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wh | oa |
| G | C | |
| I tell ya only the good | die | young |
| D | G | |
| Only the good | die young |
Solo on bridge chords if appropriate
| D | C | G |
| A | C | |
Bridge
| D | |
| You say your | mother told you all that I could |
| C | G |
| Give you was a reput | ation |
| A | |
| Awww, she never | cared for me |
| C | |
| But did she ever say a | prayer for me? |
| G/B | C | G/B | Am7 |
| Oh | woah | woah | woah |
Rhythm change in the melody here
| C | D | Em | |
| Come out | come out come out Vir | ginia don’t l | et 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 | |
| You know that only the good die | young |
| C | D | G |
| Tell you ba | by |
| G | C | |
| You know that only the good | die | young |
| D | G | |
| Only the good | die young |
| G | C | |
| Only the | goooo... |
| D | G | |
| Only the | good die young |
| G | C | |
| Oooh... | ooooh... |
| D | G | |
| Oooh... | oooh... |