Only the Good Die Young Chord Chart by Billy Joel

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Intro:
F Am F |G C|
F Am F G

Verse:
F                           |G Am |
Come out, Virginia, don't let me wait
F                          |G C |
You Catholic girls start much too late
F                       |G Am |
Ah but sooner or later it comes down to fate
F (hold)                   G (hold)
I might as well be the one

F                            |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                            |G Am |
Ah but they never told you the price that you pay
F (hold)                           G (hold for 8 count)
For things that you might have done

Chorus:
C
Only the good die young
F G C
Thats’ What I Said
C F G C
only the good die young only the good die young.

Verse:
F                         |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                        |G Am |
We might be laughing a bit too loud
F (hold)             G (hold)
Oh, but that never hurt no one.

F               |G Am |
So come on, Virgina, show me a sign
F                        |G C |
Send up a signal, I’ll throw you line
F                          |G Am |
That stained glass curtain you’re hiding behind
F (hold)           G (hold for 8 count)
never lets in the sun.

Chorus:
C
Only the good die young
F G C
Thats’ What I Said
C F G C
only the good die young only the good die young.

Bridge:
                G(hold)                        F(hold)                C   C
You got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation
                 D7  D7             F  F
You got a brand new soul and a cross of gold
            G (hold)                         F (hold)                C C
But, Virginia, they didn't give you quite enough information
                 D7 D7                    F         G (hold)
You didn't count on me when you were counting on your rosary, oh-oh-oh.

Verse:
F                          |G Am |
And 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                         |G Am |
I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints,
F (hold)                   G (hold)
the sinners are much more fun.

Chorus:
C
You know only the good die young
F G C
woo-oo-oo baby I tell you
C F G C
only the good die young only the good die young.

Bridge:
G7(hold) F(hold) C(hold 8 counts)
D7 D7 F F
                 G (hold)                          F (hold)          C C
Said your mother told you all that I could give you was a reputation
                 D7  D7                    F          G (hold)
Oh, she never cared for me but did she ever say a prayer for me, no-oh-oh.

Verse:
F                            |G Am |
Come out, come out, come come out Virginia, don't let me wait
F                      |G G |
You Catholic girls start much too late
F                        |G Am|
Sooner or later it comes down to fate
F (hold)                   G (hold 2)
I might as well be the one

Chorus Repeat Out:
C
Only the good die young
F G C
Thats’ What I Said
C F G C
only the good die young only the good die young.