Billy Joel – Only The Good Die Young (Ukulele)

Capo 5
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Chords

The Stranger, 1977 Billy Joel (greatest of all time) Chords Used: F:x32010 C:320033 G:xx0232 D:x02220 Am:022000 C/E:x2003x
F                  G            Am
Come out Virginia, don't let me wait

    F                     G       C
You Catholic girls start much too late

    F                   G            Am
But sooner or later it comes down to fate

  F                    G
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
But they never told you the price that you pay

    F                          G
For things that you might have done

                  C
Only the good die young

F                  G  C
  Thats What I Said

                  F
only the good die young

              G       C
only the good die young

               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                  G
But that never hurt no one

        F             G       Am
So come on Virginia show me a sign

F                     G             C
Send up a signal I'll throw you the line

    F                            G        Am
The stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind

F                 G
Never lets in the sun

                          C
Darlin' only the good die young

F                           G
  whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

C                             F
  i tell ya only the good die young

              G        C
only the good die young

          G                      F                       C
You got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation

          D                        F
You got a brand new soul, And a cross of gold

       G                           F                    C
But Virginia they didn't give you quite enough information

            D                                         F
You didn't count on me when you were counting on your rosary

G  F    C/E
oh woah woah

     F                        G              Am
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                     G
the Sinners are much more fun

                                C
you know that only the good die young

F             G
 oh woah baby

C                            F
 i tell ya only the good die young

              G       C
only the good die young
Instrumental: G F C D F
             G                                F                   C
You say your mother told you all that I could give you was a reputation

              D
Aww She never cared for me

                       F
But did she ever say a prayer for me?

G  F    C/E
oh woah woah

         F                    G          Am
Come out come out come out virgina dont let me wait,

F             G           C
 You catholic girls start much too late

F                   G             Am
 Sooner or later it comes down to fate

  F                    G
I might as well be the one,

                                C          F
You know that only the good die young
CODA: G C C F G C Once you figure out the strumming, it sounds spot on. I like to hit the chord then mute, them upstrum it. i think that sounds the most like Billy.