Only the Good Die Young
Billy Joel

Billy Joel
Stranger
1977

I have a thing for songs like this.  The lyrics are kind
of based on the same thing as my song One-Way Ticket.
So I'm going to have fun playing it and you are too!

Note: C is played x32013  [actually C(addG)]
      Em is played 022003 [actually Em(addG)]
      A is played x02225  [actually A(addA)]

Chords

Capo 5th

PIANO INTRO CHORDS (measures indicated by |):

|	|	|	|	
C			D  G
C			D


C                 D            Em
Come out Virginia don't let me wait
    C                   D         Em
You Catholic girls start much too late
       C                   D             Em
Aw 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 and told you to pray
     C                      D          Em
They built you a temple and locked to away
    C                       D              Em
But they never told you the price that you pay
    C                          D
For things that you might have done

CHORUS
                 G
Only the good die young
C                D
   That's what I said
G                      C
   Only the good die young
             D           G
Only the good die young


You might have heard I run with a dangerous crowd
We ain't too pretty we ain't too proud
We might be laughing a bit too loud
Aww but that never hurt no one


Come on Virginia show me a sign
Send up a signal I'll throw you a line
The stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind
Never lets in the sun

CHORUS
Only the good die young
That's what I said
Only the good die young
Only the good die young

BRIDGE
          D                      C                   G
You got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation
          A                    C*
You got a brand new soul and a cross of gold
       D                          C                 G
But Virginia they didn't give you quite enough information
           A                                          C*
You didn't count on me when you were counting on your rosary
C  G/B Am  G
Oh woa woa

They say there's a heaven for those who will wait
Some say it's better but I say it ain't
I'd rather laugh with the sinners and cry with the saints
The sinners are much more fun

CHORUS
You know that only the good die young
Oh oh baby
I tell you only the good die young
Only the good die young

BRIDGE/SAX SOLO
D	C	G
A		C*

You said your mother told you all that I could give you was a reputation
She never cared for me
But did she ever say a prayer for me
Oh woa woa


Come out come out Virginia don't let me wait
You Catholic girls start much too late
Sooner or later it comes down to fate
I might as well be the one

CHORUS
You know that only the good die young
Tell you baby
You know that only the good die young
Only the good die young

repeat with ad-lib and fade


CHORDS:

C	x32013
Em	022003
A	x02225
C*	xx5558

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