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The Good Die Young

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F#mYou wake up
F#mWatch the world go ‘round
EYou shiver
EFeeling upside down
F#mYour heart is beating fast
F#mPumping blood to your head
EAnother day to fight
DYou have a prayer on your lips under the desert C#msun
And a loaded F#mgun
F#mYou remember every word
F#mThat your father said
EStay out of trouble son
EAnd be true to yourself
F#mYou’ll be working like a dog
F#mRaise a family
EAnd life will be alright
DBut now it’s written in the stars if you’ll make it out C#malive
Out aF#mlive
F#mThe good die young
There mEight be no C#mtomorrowD  
F#mIn god we trust
Through Eall this pain and C#msorrowD  
F#mThe good die young
The fElame will burn C#mforever
And Dno one Eknows your F#mnameA  
Bring the bDoys back hEome againF#m  
F#mIt was a quiet day
F#mOn the streets of hope
EWhen the bomb went off
EAt the side of the road
F#mSounds of breaking steel
F#mAn windshield full of blood
ENo enemy in sight
DIt feels like in a movie scenes are passing C#mby
It’s your F#mlife
F#mThe good die young
There mEight be no C#mtomorrowD  
F#mIn god we trust
Through Eall this pain and C#msorrowD  
F#mThe good die young
The fElame will burn C#mforever
And Dno one Eknows your F#mnameA  
Bring the bDoys back hEome againF#m  
F#mYou remember every word
F#mThat your father said
EStay out of trouble son
EAnd be true to yourself
DYou have a prayer on your lips under the desert C#msun
And a loaded F#mgun
F#mThe good die young
There mEight be no C#mtomorrowD  
F#mIn god we trust
Through Eall this pain and C#msorrowD  
F#mThe good die young
The fElame will burn C#mforever
And Dno one Eknows your F#mnameA  
Bring the bDoys back hEome againF#m  

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The Good Die Young

by Scorpions

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

C#m

F#m

You wake up

F#m

Watch the world go ‘round

You shiver

Feeling upside down

F#m

Your heart is beating fast

F#m

Pumping blood to your head

Another day to fight

D C#m

You have a prayer on your lips under the desert sun

F#m

And a loaded gun

F#m

You remember every word

F#m

That your father said

Stay out of trouble son

And be true to yourself

F#m

You’ll be working like a dog

F#m

Raise a family

And life will be alright

D C#m

But now it’s written in the stars if you’ll make it out alive

F#m

Out alive

F#m

The good die young

E C#m D

There might be no tomorrow

F#m

In god we trust

E C#m D

Through all this pain and sorrow

F#m

The good die young

E C#m

The flame will burn forever

D E F#m A

And no one knows your name

D E F#m

Bring the boys back home again

F#m

It was a quiet day

F#m

On the streets of hope

When the bomb went off

At the side of the road

F#m

Sounds of breaking steel

F#m

An windshield full of blood

No enemy in sight

D C#m

It feels like in a movie scenes are passing by

F#m

It’s your life

F#m

The good die young

E C#m D

There might be no tomorrow

F#m

In god we trust

E C#m D

Through all this pain and sorrow

F#m

The good die young

E C#m

The flame will burn forever

D E F#m A

And no one knows your name

D E F#m

Bring the boys back home again

F#m

You remember every word

F#m

That your father said

Stay out of trouble son

And be true to yourself

D C#m

You have a prayer on your lips under the desert sun

F#m

And a loaded gun

F#m

The good die young

E C#m D

There might be no tomorrow

F#m

In god we trust

E C#m D

Through all this pain and sorrow

F#m

The good die young

E C#m

The flame will burn forever

D E F#m A

And no one knows your name

D E F#m

Bring the boys back home again

About The Good Die Young Chords by Scorpions

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What key is "The Good Die Young" in?

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