Only The Good Die Young The Stranger, 1977 Billy Joel (greatest of all time) **CAPO 5** Chords Used: F:x32010 C:320033 G:xx0232 D:x02220 Am:022000 C/E:x2003x

^FCome out Virginia, ^Gdon't let me ^Amwait You ^FCatholic girls start m^Guch too ^Clate But ^Fsooner or later it c^Gomes down to ^Amfate I ^Fmight as well be the ^Gone

Well, They ^Fshowed you a statue, ^Gtold you to ^Ampray They ^Fbuilt you a temple and l^Gocked you ^Caway But ^Fthey never told you the ^Gprice that you ^Ampay For ^Fthings that you might have ^Gdone

Only the good die ^Cyoung ^F Thats What I Said^G ^C only the good die ^Fyoung only the good ^Gdie youn^Cg

You might have ^Fheard I run with a ^Gdangerous ^Amcrowd We ^Fain't too pretty we ^Gain't too ^Cproud We ^Fmight be laughing a ^Gbit too l^Amoud But ^Fthat never hurt no ^Gone So come ^Fon Virginia sh^Gow me a ^Amsign ^FSend up a signal I'll ^Gthrow you the ^Cline The ^Fstained-glass curtain you're ^Ghiding be^Amhind ^FNever lets in the ^Gsun

Darlin' only the good die ^Cyoung ^F whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wh^Goa ^C i tell ya only the good die ^Fyoung only the good ^Gdie young^C

You got a ^Gnice white dress and a ^Fparty on your confirmati^Con You got a ^Dbrand new soul, And a cro^Fss of gold But Vir^Gginia they didn't give you q^Fuite enough informati^Con You didn't c^Dount on me when you were counting on your ^Frosary ^Goh ^Fwoah ^C/Ewoah

They ^Fsay there's a heaven for ^Gthose who will ^Amwait ^FSome say it's better but ^GI say it ^Cain't I'd rather ^Flaugh with the sinners than ^Gcry with the ^Amsaints the ^FSinners are much more ^Gfun

you know that only the good die ^Cyoung ^F oh woah baby ^G ^C i tell ya only the good die ^Fyoung only the good ^Gdie youn^Cg

Instrumental: G F C D F

You say your ^Gmother told you all that I could ^Fgive you was a reput^Cation Aww She never ^Dcared for me But did she ever say a ^Fprayer for me? ^Goh ^Fwoah ^C/Ewoah

Come out ^Fcome out come out vir^Ggina dont l^Amet me wait, ^F You catholic ^Ggirls start ^Cmuch too late ^F Sooner or later it ^Gcomes down to ^Amfate I ^Fmight as well be the ^Gone, You know that only the good die ^Cyoung ^F

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.

Billy Joel - Only the good die young