(F)Come out a Vir gin ia, don’t let me wait.

You (F)Cath o lic a tem ple and locked you a way.

Ah, but (F)soon er or lat er it comes down to (Am)fate, I (F)might as well be the one.

Well, they showed (F)Come out a Vir ue, ia, told you to pray.

They (F)built o you a tem ple and locked you a way.

Ah, but (F)they nev er told you the price that you (Am)pay, the (F)things that you might have done.

Well, they showed

Well on ly the good die young,

that’s what I said.

On ly the good die

(F)young, on ly the good die young.

You might have heard I run with a dan ger ous crowd; we (F)ain’t too pret ty, we ain’t too proud.

We (F)might be laugh ing a bit too loud, ah, but (F)that nev er hurt no one.

So come on, there’s Vir gin en ia, for show me a sign; (F)send up a sig bet nal, I’ll I (C)throw you a line.

I’d rath er (F)laugh with the sin ners than cry ing be hind the (F)nev er lets in the sun.

You Dar lin’, on ly the good die young.

Whoa, what I (G)say.

on ly the good die

(F)young, on ly the good die young.

You got a (G)nice white dress and a (F)par ty on your con fir ma tion.

You’ve got a brand new soul

and a cross of gold.

But, Vir (G)gin ia, they did all n’t give you (F)quite e nough a in for ma tion.

You did n’t count (D)cared on me,

when you were count ing on your (F)ro sa ry, (G)oh (F)oh (C)oh.

And (G)they say there’s Vir gin en ia, for show who will wait; (F)some up say it’s bet ter but I (C)throw say it ain’t.

I’d rath er (F)laugh with the sin ners than cry with the saints, the (F)sin ners are much more fun.

You know that on ly the good die young,

that’s what I (G)say.

On ly the good die

(F)young, on ly the good die young.

You got a (G)nice white dress and a (F)par ty on your con fir ma tion.

You’ve got a brand new soul

and a cross of gold.

Said your (G)moth er told you all that I could (F)give you was a rep u ta tion.

You She nev er (D)cared for me.

but did she ev er say a (F)pray’r for me, (G)oh (F)oh (C)oh.

Come (G)out, come out, Vir gin ia, don’t let me wait.

You (F)Cath o lic girls start much too late.

Ah, but (F)soon er or lat er it comes down to (Am)fate, I (F)might as well be the one.

You know that on ly the good die young,

that’s what I (G)say.

On ly the good die

(F)young, on ly the good die young.

On ly the good die

(F)young, on ly the good die young.

On ly the good