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Good Thing

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Aminor

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1/9

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 9Position: 11

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Standard tuning.
Chords used:
e|-A912---|---D2---|---F1---|--Am-0---|---G3---|--Em-0---|---A0---|--F#m-2---|---B2---|
B|-12---|---3---|---1---|---1---|---3---|---0---|---0---|---2---|---4---|
G|-12---|---2---|---2---|---2---|---0---|---0---|---2---|---2---|---4---|
D|-11---|---0---|---3---|---2---|---0---|---2---|---2---|---4---|---4---|
A|-12---|-------|---3---|---0---|---2---|---2---|---2---|---4---|---2---|
E|------|-------|---1---|-------|---3---|---0---|---0---|---2---|-------|
[Intro]
 A9/////
||:   D    F    AmG:||  4x
   DThe one Fgood thingAm  G  
   DIn Fmy lifeAm  G  
   DHas Fgone aAmwayG  
   I Ddon't knoFw whyAm  G  
   DShe's Fgone aAmwayG  
   I Ddon't knoFw whereAm  G  
   DSomeFwhere I Amcan'tG  
   DfolloFw herAm  G  
   EmThe one good thing didn't Astay too long
   F#mMy back was turned and Bshe was goneA  G  
   DGood thingF  
   AmWhere Ghave you DgoneF  Am  G  
   My Dgood thingF  
   AmYou've been Ggone too longD  F  Am  G  
   DPeoFple sayAm  G  
   I Dshould foFrgetAm  G  
   There's DplenFty moreAm  G  
   DDon't get FupsetAm  G  
   DPeoFple sayAm  G  
   she's DdoiFng fineAm  G  
   DMutuaFl friendsAm  G  
   I Dsee FsometimeAm  G  
   EmThat's not what I Awant to hear
   F#mI want to hear she Bwants me nearA  G  
   DGood thingF  
   AmWhere Ghave you DgoneF  Am  G  
   My Dgood thingF  
   AmYou've been Ggone too longD  F  Am  G  
   ||:      D      F     Am    G:|| 8x
   DThen Fone dayAm  G  
   She Dcame backF  Am  G  
   DI Fwas so Amhappy Gthat I Ddidn'Ft askAm  G  
   EmMorning came in inAto my room
   F#mCaught me dreaming Blike a foolA  G  
   DGood thingF  
   AmWhere Ghave you DgoneF  Am  G  
   My Dgood thingF  
   AmYou've been Ggone too longD  F  Am  G  
   DGirlF  Am  G  
   Where Dhave Fyou goneAm  G  
   DGood thingF  Am  G  
   It's Dbeen so FlongAm  G  
   You're Dgone aFgainAm  G  
   DGood Fgood girlAm  G  
   DGood Fgood girlAm  G  
   DGood thing     F        Am          G(Repeat and fade out)

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Good Thing

by Fine Young Cannibals

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

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Standard tuning.

Chords used:

A9 D F Am G Em A F#m B

e|-12---|---2---|---1---|---0---|---3---|---0---|---0---|---2---|---2---|

B|-12---|---3---|---1---|---1---|---3---|---0---|---0---|---2---|---4---|

G|-12---|---2---|---2---|---2---|---0---|---0---|---2---|---2---|---4---|

D|-11---|---0---|---3---|---2---|---0---|---2---|---2---|---4---|---4---|

A|-12---|-------|---3---|---0---|---2---|---2---|---2---|---4---|---2---|

E|------|-------|---1---|-------|---3---|---0---|---0---|---2---|-------|

[Intro]

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D F Am

||: G:|| 4x

D F Am G

The one good thing

D F Am G

In my life

D F Am G

Has gone away

D F Am G

I don't know why

D F Am G

She's gone away

D F Am G

I don't know where

D F Am G

Somewhere I can't

D F Am G

follow her

Em A

The one good thing didn't stay too long

F#m B A G

My back was turned and she was gone

D F

Good thing

Am G D F Am G

Where have you gone

D F

My good thing

Am G D F Am G

You've been gone too long

D F Am G

People say

D F Am G

I should forget

D F Am G

There's plenty more

D F Am G

Don't get upset

D F Am G

People say

D F Am G

she's doing fine

D F Am G

Mutual friends

D F Am G

I see sometime

Em A

That's not what I want to hear

F#m B A G

I want to hear she wants me near

D F

Good thing

Am G D F Am G

Where have you gone

D F

My good thing

Am G D F Am G

You've been gone too long

D F Am G

||: :|| 8x

D F Am G

Then one day

D F Am G

She came back

D F Am G D F Am G

I was so happy that I didn't ask

Em A

Morning came in into my room

F#m B A G

Caught me dreaming like a fool

D F

Good thing

Am G D F Am G

Where have you gone

D F

My good thing

Am G D F Am G

You've been gone too long

D F Am G

Girl

D F Am G

Where have you gone

D F Am G

Good thing

D F Am G

It's been so long

D F Am G

You're gone again

D F Am G

Good good girl

D F Am G

Good good girl

D F Am G

Good thing (Repeat and fade out)

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