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 For other chords, check out Dansm's Key to Chords. To learn more about chord theory, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Created on 4-28-97 by Daniel E. Smith.