F
C
Am
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G
C
F
C
Am
F
G
F
C
Am
Come out Virginia don’t let me wait,
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G
you Catholic girls start much too late
F
C
Am
Ah but sooner or later it comes down to fate,
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G
I might as well be the one
F
C
Am
Well they showed you a statue and told to pray,
F
G
C
they built you a temple and locked you away
F
C
Am
Ah but they never told you the price that you pay,
F
G
the things that you might have done
C
F
For only the good die young,
G
C
that’s what I said,
F
only the good die young,
G
C
only the good die young
F
You might have heard I run with
C
Am
a dangerous crowd,
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G
C
we ain’t too pretty, we ain’t too proud
F
C
Am
We might be laughing a bit too loud,
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G
but that never hurt no one
F
C
Am
So come on Virginia, show me a sign,
F
G
C
send up a signal I’ll throw you a line
F
C
Am
That stained glass curtain you’re hiding behind
F
G
never lets in the sun
C
F
Darlin’ only the good die young
G
C
I tell ya only the good die young,
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G
C
only the good die young
G
You got a nice white dress
F
C
and a party on your confirmation,
D
You got a brand new soul
F
and a cross of gold
G
Well Virginia they didn’t give you
F
C
quite enough information
D
You didn’t count on me, when you were
F
C
Dm
C
G
counting on your rosary oh oh oh oh
F
And they say there’s a heaven
C
Am
for those who will wait,
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G
C
some say it’s better but I say it ain’t
F
I’d rather laugh with the sinners
C
Am
than cry with the saints,
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G
the sinners are much more
C
F
G
You know that only the good die young ba by,
C
F
only the good die young,
G
C
G
F
C
D
F
only the good die young
G
You said your mother told you
F
C
all I could give you was a reputation
D
She never cared for me, but did she ever
F
C
Dm
C
G
say a prayer for me? oh oh oh oh
F
Come out, Come out, Come out,
C
Am
Virginia, don’t let me wait,
F
G
C
you Catholic girls start much too late
F
C
Am
Ah but sooner or later it comes down to fate,
F
G
I might as well be the one
C
F
G
Only the good die young I tell you baby,
C
F
only the good die young,
G
C
F
G
C
only the good die young
Am
G
F
Dm
C
D
