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Good Things

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Acoustic verson. No capo. Most of verses end with a slide on an electric. 
I play 4 down strokes on the Am (down-down down down) when I play it acoustically. 
Listen to the song a few times and make it your own. 
Intro  A   G   A   C   A   G   C  D  
CGood things will happen
DBad things will happen, toAmo
AmSometimes it's Csomeone down the road
Sometimes it's Dsomebody next to yoAmu
Enjoy it Cright now
Because Dyou never know
AmWhen it's gonna end
Enjoy iCt right now
Because yDou never know
AmWhen it's gonna endE  
Am37 people on Ethe train south from TupAmelo
ASupposed to get to AmGreenville Emright about a 5:Am45
CThere was a boy with a bomb in his jacket that didn't expAmlode
CSo everybody made it home and went to bed that nigAmht
CGood things will happen
DBad things will happen, tooAm  
AmSometimes it's Csomeone down the road
Sometimes it's Dsomebody next to yoAmu
Enjoy it Cright now
Because Dyou never know
AmWhen it's gonna end
Enjoy it Cright now
Because Dyou never know
AmWhen it's gonna endE  
AmMy papa got a job at Ethe mill when he was just 1Am9
He had my Ammama and my sister and Ehe knew he had to make
us a hoAmme
And after C43 years retirement was more than just Ama dream
They let him Coff last week and told him he was on his Amown
CGood things will happen
DBad things will happen, tooAm  
AmSometimes it's someoCne down the road
Sometimes it's Dsomebody next to yoAmu
Enjoy Cit right now
Because Dyou never know
AmWhen it's gonna end
Enjoy it Cright now
Because Dyou never know
AmWhen it's gonna endE  
Am Em Am Em Am
C Am C A
CGood things will happen
DBad things will happen, toAmo
AmSometimes it's Csomeone down the road
Sometimes it's Dsomebody next to youAm  
EnCjoy it right now
Because Dyou never know
AmWhen it's gonna end
Enjoy it Cright now
Because Dyou never know
AmWhen it's gonna endE  
DmNobody knows for surFe what happened that daDmy
DmHe went off into the woods and said Ehe had to be alonAme
DmWhen he came home Amthat night yDou know you had nothing 
Amto say
              Cm                              C  Dm  
And there were cuts on your body and your eyes looked just
like sAmtone
CGood things will happen
DBad things will happen, toAmo
AmSometimes it's Csomeone down the road
Sometimes it's Dsomebody next to yoAmu
Enjoy Cit right now
Because you neDver know
AmWhen it's gonna end
Enjoy it Cright now
Because Dyou never know
AmWhen it's gonna endE  

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Good Things

by Rival Sons

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Acoustic verson. No capo. Most of verses end with a slide on an electric.

I play 4 down strokes on the Am (down-down down down) when I play it acoustically.

Listen to the song a few times and make it your own.

A G A C A G C D

Intro

Good things will happen

D Am

Bad things will happen, too

Am C

Sometimes it's someone down the road

D Am

Sometimes it's somebody next to you

Enjoy it right now

Because you never know

When it's gonna end

Enjoy it right now

Because you never know

Am E

When it's gonna end

Am E Am

37 people on the train south from Tupelo

A Am Em Am

Supposed to get to Greenville right about a 5:45

C Am

There was a boy with a bomb in his jacket that didn't explode

C Am

So everybody made it home and went to bed that night

Good things will happen

D Am

Bad things will happen, too

Am C

Sometimes it's someone down the road

D Am

Sometimes it's somebody next to you

Enjoy it right now

Because you never know

When it's gonna end

Enjoy it right now

Because you never know

Am E

When it's gonna end

Am E Am

My papa got a job at the mill when he was just 19

Am E

He had my mama and my sister and he knew he had to make

us a home

C Am

And after 43 years retirement was more than just a dream

C Am

They let him off last week and told him he was on his own

Good things will happen

D Am

Bad things will happen, too

Am C

Sometimes it's someone down the road

D Am

Sometimes it's somebody next to you

Enjoy it right now

Because you never know

When it's gonna end

Enjoy it right now

Because you never know

Am E

When it's gonna end

Am Em Am Em Am

C Am C A

Good things will happen

D Am

Bad things will happen, too

Am C

Sometimes it's someone down the road

D Am

Sometimes it's somebody next to you

Enjoy it right now

Because you never know

When it's gonna end

Enjoy it right now

Because you never know

Am E

When it's gonna end

Dm F Dm

Nobody knows for sure what happened that day

Dm E Am

He went off into the woods and said he had to be alone

Dm Am D

When he came home that night you know you had nothing

to say

C C Dm

And there were cuts on your body and your eyes looked just

like stone

Good things will happen

D Am

Bad things will happen, too

Am C

Sometimes it's someone down the road

D Am

Sometimes it's somebody next to you

Enjoy it right now

Because you never know

When it's gonna end

Enjoy it right now

Because you never know

Am E

When it's gonna end

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