Learn "ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG" by Billy Joel on Piano

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Master "ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG" by Billy Joel with our interactive piano player. This medium-level Pop arrangement is in the key of C at 148 BPM, making it a great challenge for intermediate piano players.

Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement at 148 BPM.

Lyrics

(F)Come out you a Vir stat gin ia, don’t let me wait. You (F)Cath o lic a tem girls ple start and locked much you too a way. late. 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 you a Vir stat ue, ia, told you to pray. They (F)built o you a tem girls ple start and locked much you too a way. late. 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 a gin heav en ia, for show those me a sign; (F)send up a sig bet nal, I’ll I (C)throw you a line. I’d rath er That (F)laugh stained with glass the sin cur ners tain than you’re cry hid 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 a gin heav en ia, for show those who will wait; (F)some up say it’s bet ter but I (C)throw say it ain’t. I’d rath er That (F)laugh stained with glass the sin cur ners tain than you’re cry hid 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

Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
C
Tempo
148 BPM
Difficulty
medium

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