Scorpions - The Good Die Young: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Good Die Young" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn The Good Die Young Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Scorpions

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Good Die Young" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F#m
You wake up
Watch the world go ‘round
      E
You shiver
Feeling upside down
     F#m
Your heart is beating fast
Pumping blood to your head
  E
Another day to fight
             D
You have a prayer on your
                       C#
lips under the desert sun
            F#m
And a loaded gun

You remember
That your father said
Stay out of trouble son
And be true to yourself
You'll be working like a dog
Raise a family
And life will be alright
But now it's written in
the stars if you'll make it out alive
Out alive

Chorus:
     F#m
The good die young
       D        E    F#m D E
There might be no tomorrow
    F#m
In god we trust
        D          E       C#
Through all this pain and sorrow
The good die young
The flame will burn forever
And no one knows your name
Bring the boys back home again

It was a quiet day
On the streets of hope
When the bomb went off
At the side of the road
Sounds of breaking steel
An windshield full of blood
No enemy in sight
It feels like in a movie scenes are passing by
It's your life

Chorus

You remember every word
That your father said
Stay out of trouble son
And be true to yourself
Get a prayer on your lips under the desert sun
And a loaded gun

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Good Die Young" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Good Die Young" by Scorpions.

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