[Intro]

                     (hold)

[Verse 1]

             
Come out Virgi

             
nia, don't let

    
 me wait
             
You catholic g

             
irls start muc

      
h too late
             
Aw but sooner 

             
or later it co

            
mes down to fa

te
   (    
I might as wel

          (
l be the one

             
Well, they sho

              
wed you a stat

             
ue, told you t

  
o pray
             
They built you

              
 a temple and 

           
locked you awa

y
             
Aw but they ne

              
ver told you t

             
he price that 

    
you pay
     (  
For things tha

              
t you might ha

    (
ve done

[Chorus]

              
Only the good 

            
die young   th

             
at?s What I Sa

   
id
             
Only the good 

             
die young only

             
 the good die 


young

[Verse 2]

              
You might have

             
 heard I run w

             
ith a dangerou

  
s crowd
             
We ain't too p

             
retty we ain't

     
 too proud
             
We might be la

             
ughing a bit t

   
oo loud
        (
Aw but that ne

)            
ver hurt no on

(
e
             
So come on Vir

             
ginia show me 

  
a sign
             
Send up a sign

             
al I'll throw 

      
you a line
             
The stained-gl

              
ass curtain yo

             
u're hiding be


hind
 (      
Never lets in 

     (
the sun

[Chorus]
              
Darlin' only t

             
he good die yo

             
ung   whoa, wh

              
oa, whoa, whoa

      
, whoa
              
I tell ya only

             
 the good die 

             
young only the

         
 good die youn

g

[Bridge]

           (
You got a nice

          
 white dress a

      ( 
nd a party on 

           
your confirmat

ion
             
You got a bran

              
d new soul, hm

         
mm and a cross

 of gold
     (  
But Virginia t

              
hey didn't giv

       (
e you quite en

          
ough informati

on
             
You didn't cou

              
nt on me when 

              
you were count

             
ing on your ro

          
sary Oh whoa, 


whoa

             
They say there

              
's a heaven fo

             
r those who wi

   
ll wait
             
Some say its b

             
etter but I sa

     
y it ain't
             
I'd rather lau

              
gh with the si

             
nners than cry

          
 with the sain

ts
     (  
The Sinners ar

             
e much more fu

(
n

[Chorus]
              
You know that 

              
only the good 

            
die young  oh 

         
whoa baby
              
 I tell ya onl

             
y the good die

             
 young only th

          
e good die you

ng

(Instrumental)  (hold)   (hold)          

[Bridge]
             
You say your m

 (       
other told you

              
 all that I co

     (  
uld give you w

         
as a reputatio

n
             
Aw she never c

              
ared for me bu

              
t did she ever

             
 say a prayer 

          
for me Oh whoa

   
, whoa

             
Come out come 

             
out come out V

              
irginia don?t 


let me wait
             
You catholic g

             
irls start muc

      
h too late
             
Sooner or late

             
r it comes dow

     
n to fate
   (    
I might as wel

          (
l be the one

[Outro Chorus]

              
You know that 

              
only the good 

            
die young   te

           
ll you baby
              
You know that 

             
only the good 

               
die young
             
Only the good 

             
die young only

             
 the good.....


. 
             
Only the good 

         
die young 
             
Ooh, ooh, ooh.

             
.. ooh, Ooh, o

           (
oh, ooh... ooh