If the Good Die Young Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em][D][Em]
[B]

[Verse 1]
[Em]It was Sunday morning,
I was seven years old
In the backyard playing in a big mud hole
I was all decked out, ready for church
Had my brand new suit
all covered in dirt
Mama [E]hit the ceil[Em]ing; she
was [E]fit to [Em]be tied
Talkin' 'bout how she's
gonna tan my hide
But Daddy was laughing when
I changed my clothes
Saying, [B]"Mama, leave the boy [Em]alone."
[A]'Cause if the

[Verse 2]
good die young
If the [E]good die [Em]young
[B]Mama's little boy gonna
have a lot of fun
'Cause he's [E]gonna live forever if
the good die [Em]young

[Verse 3]
[Em][B]
[Em]Ten years [E]later had a hot [Em]rod ford
Constable clocked me at a
hundred [E]and [Em]four
Judge said, "Boy,
you're gonna hurt yourself
[E]You'd a long been dead if [Em]you
were anybody else."
'Cause [A]if the good

[Verse 4]
die young
If the [E]good [Em]die young
[B]Oh, there [Bm]ain't a sentence
gonna hold [B]you, son
'Cause he's [Em]gonna live [E]forever if
[Em]the good die young

[Interlude 1]
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[B][E][B]

[Verse 5]
Well, I [Em]got a good h[E]eart; I
[Em]wouldn't hurt a soul
But I'm gonna keep rocking
till [E]they call that roll
[Em]Old St.Peter - he's gonna have to [E]wait
[Em]I'm gonna go to heaven,
[G]but [Em]I might be late

[Verse 6]
'Cause if [A]the good die young
If the [E]good die [Em]young
[E]Ped[B]al to the metal,
let your [Bm]motor run
[B]'Cause he's [E]gonna [Em]live forever
if the good die young

[Verse 7]
And if the [A]good die young
If the [E]good die [Em]young[E]
[Bm]They got the jams,
we'll have some [B]fun
'Cause I'm [E]gonna live forever if
the good [E]die [A]young

[Outro 1]
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