Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Only The Good Die Young (Guitar)
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Chords
[Verse 1]
F Gm Am Come out Virginia don't let me wait F Gm C5 You Catholic girls start much too late F Gm Am But sooner or later it comes down to fate F Gm I might as well be the one
[Verse 2]
F Gm Am Well they showed you a statue and told you to pray F Gm C5 They built you a temple and locked you away F Gm Am But they never told you the price you would pay F Gm For things that you might have done
[Chorus]
C Only the good die young F G5 C Only the good die young C F Only the good die young G5 C Only the good die young
[Verse 3]
F Gm Am You might have heard I run with a dangerous crowd F Gm C5 We ain't too pretty we ain't too proud F Gm Am We might be laughing a bit too loud F Gm But that never hurt no one
[Verse 4]
F Gm Am Come on Virginia show me a sign F Gm C Send up a signal I'll throw you the line F Gm Am The stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind F Gm Never lets in the sun
[Chorus]
C Only the good die young F G5 C Only the good die young C F Only the good die young G5 C Only the good die young
[Bridge 1]
G5 F5 C You got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation Dm F You got a brand new soul and a cross of gold G5 F5 C But Virginia they didn't give you quite enough information Dm F G5 You never thought of me, when you considered trying sodomy
{Verse 5]
F Gm Am They say there's a heaven for those who'll wait F Gm C5 Some say it's better but I say it ain't F Gm Am I'd rather laugh with the punks than cry with the saints F G5 The smokers have much more fun
[Chorus]
C Only the good die young F G5 C Only the good die young C F Only the good die young G5 C Only the good die young Yeah!
[Solo]
G5 F5 C
Dm F5
[Bridge 3]
G5 F5 C5 You say your mother told you all that I could give you was some mild abrasions Dm F G5 She never cared for me, but did she ever say a prayer for me
[Verse 6]
(Bass, only intermittent guitar)
F Gm Am Well come out, come out, Virginia don't let me wait F Gm C Catholic girls start much too late F Gm Am Sooner or later it comes down to fate F G5 I might as well be the one
[Chorus]
C Only the good die young F G5 C Only the good die young C F Only the good die young G5 C Only the good die young
[Outro Chorus]
C Only the good yeah F G5 C Only the good die young C F Only the good die young G5 C Only the good die young
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