C D Em C D G
C D Em C D
C D Em
Come out Virginia, don't let me wait
C D G
You Catholic girls start much too late
C D Em
Oh but sooner or later it comes down to fate
C D
I might as well be the one
C 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 D Em
Oh but they never told you the price that you pay
C D
For things that you might have done
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
C D Em
You might've heard I run with a dangerous crowd
C D G
We ain't too pretty, we ain't too proud
C D Em
We might be laughing a bit too loud
C D
Ah but that never hurt no one
C D Em
So come on, Virginia, show me a sign
C D G
Send up a signal, I'll throw you the line
C D Em
The stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind
C D
Never lets in the sun
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
D C G
You got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation
A C
You got a brand new soul, mmmmm, and a cross of gold
D C G
But Virginia they didn't give you quite enough information
A C D*
You didn't count on me when you were counting on your rosary, oh oh oh
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 C
You know that only the good die young
D G
Oh oh oh, baby
G C
I tell ya only the good die young
D G
Only the good die young
D C G A C
D C G
You said your mother told you all that I could give you was a reputation
A C D*
Oh she never cared for me, but did she ever say a prayer for me, oh oh oh
C D Em
Come out, come out, come out, Virginia don't let me wait
C D G C
You Catholic girls start much too late
D Em
But 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
D G
Tell ya baby
G C
You know that only the good die young
D G
Only the good die young
G C
Only the good
D G G C D G (fade to end...)
Only the good die young