C   x32010    G  320033   G*     32003x   D/F#  20023x
D   xx0232    A  x02220   Cadd9  x32030   G/D   xx0003
Em  022000  G/B  x2003x   Cadd9* x32033   G5/D  xx0033

For the G/D either G/D or G5/D can be used


[Intro]

Cadd9 Cadd9* Cadd9 | Cadd9 D/F# G*
Cadd9 Cadd9* Cadd9 | Cadd9 D/F#


[Verse]

C                  G/D          Em
Come out Virginia, don't let me wait
    C                     D       G
You Catholic girls start much too late
    C                   G/D          Em
But sooner or later it comes down to fate
  C                    D
I might as well be the one

           C                    G/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                       G/D            Em
But they never told you the price that you pay
    C                          D
For things that you might have done


[Chorus]

                  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


[Verse]

               C                  G/D       Em
You might have heard I run with a dangerous crowd
   C                    D         G
We ain't too pretty, we ain't too proud
   C                   G/D     Em
We might be laughing a bit too loud
    C                  D
But that never hurt no one

        C              G/D     Em
So come on Virginia, show me a sign
C                      D             G
Send up a signal, I'll throw you the line
    C                            G/D      Em
The stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind
C                 D
Never lets in the sun


[Chorus]

                           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


[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
D  C    G/B
Oh woah woah


[Verse]

     C                        G/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                           G/D          Em
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
    C                     D
The sinners are much more fun


[Chorus]

                                G     C
You know that only the good die young
            D   G
Oh woah, baby
                        G   C
I tell ya only the good die young
              D       G
Only the good die young


[Instrumental]

D  C  G    A    C


[Bridge]

             D                                C                  G
You say your mother told you all that I could give you was a reputation
               A
Aww, she never cared for me
                       C
But did she ever say a prayer for me?
D  C    G/B
Oh woah woah


[Verse]

       C                        G/D          Em
Come out, come out, come out Virginia, don't let me wait,
C              D           G
  You Catholic girls start much too late
C                   G/D           Em
 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


[Outro]

D  G  G  C  D  G