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Good
By: Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
Intro:
E  B  C#m  A
Verse I:
EYou better watch yourself this Btime
Or you're waiting in a long C#mline
Of kicking off a slow Acrime
EI guess the Devil wouldn't have Byou
But you're used to what you're used C#mto
You always seem to somehow Amake it through 
I F#mknow, I let myself Ago but
I try to lay Elow but it's so hard to be BaloneC  
I C#mknow I never took my Aown advice
Chased a couple Erollin' dice somewhere I don't beBlongC  
Chorus:
C#mI can't make myself Abe good, I wish I could
ESomewhere my conscience turned to Bpetrified old woodC  
C#mI can't make myself Ado right on Friday night
EWhen all these shadows, they get Bbigger and bigger Cin the C#mlightA  
Verse II:
EAnother night another rope Bburn
Well I guess that it was my C#mturn
To wash all of the pain Adown
EMaybe you were just a deBcoy
It doesn't matter much to me, C#mnoise
It covered up the voices I don't Awant to hear
F#mI let myself Ago again
I tried to let you Ego, but it's so hard to be BaloneC  
I C#mknow I never take my Aown advice
I get tired of Eplayin nice and cut right to the BboneC  
Chorus:
C#mI can't make myself Abe good, I wish I could
ESomewhere my conscience turned to Bpetrified old woodC  
C#mI can't make myself Ado right on Friday night
EWhen all these shadows, they get Bbigger and bigger Cin the C#mlightA  
Instrumental Break:
E  B  C#m  A
Chorus: (key change)
D#mI can't make myself Bbe good, I wish I could
F#Somewhere my conscience turned to C#petrified old woodD  
D#mI can't make myself Bdo right on Friday night
F#When all these shadows they get C#bigger and bigger Din the D#mlightB  
Bigger in the F#lightC#  D  
Outro:
D#m B F# C# D D#m B

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Good

by Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit

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C#m

F#m

D#m

Good

By: Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit

Intro:

E B C#m A

Verse I:

E B

You better watch yourself this time

C#m

Or you're waiting in a long line

Of kicking off a slow crime

E B

I guess the Devil wouldn't have you

C#m

But you're used to what you're used to

You always seem to somehow make it through

F#m A

I know, I let myself go but

E B C

I try to lay low but it's so hard to be alone

C#m A

I know I never took my own advice

E B C

Chased a couple rollin' dice somewhere I don't belong

Chorus:

C#m A

I can't make myself be good, I wish I could

E B C

Somewhere my conscience turned to petrified old wood

C#m A

I can't make myself do right on Friday night

E B C C#m A

When all these shadows, they get bigger and bigger in the light

Verse II:

E B

Another night another rope burn

C#m

Well I guess that it was my turn

To wash all of the pain down

E B

Maybe you were just a decoy

C#m

It doesn't matter much to me, noise

It covered up the voices I don't want to hear

F#m A

I let myself go again

E B C

I tried to let you go, but it's so hard to be alone

C#m A

I know I never take my own advice

E B C

I get tired of playin nice and cut right to the bone

Chorus:

C#m A

I can't make myself be good, I wish I could

E B C

Somewhere my conscience turned to petrified old wood

C#m A

I can't make myself do right on Friday night

E B C C#m A

When all these shadows, they get bigger and bigger in the light

Instrumental Break:

E B C#m A

Chorus: (key change)

D#m B

I can't make myself be good, I wish I could

F# C# D

Somewhere my conscience turned to petrified old wood

D#m B

I can't make myself do right on Friday night

F# C# D D#m B

When all these shadows they get bigger and bigger in the light

F# C# D

Bigger in the light

Outro:

D#m B F# C# D D#m B

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