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No Earthly Good

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CCome hear me good brothers come Fheed one and Call
Don't brag about standing or D7you'll surely G7fall
You're Cshining your light and Fshine it you Cshould
You're so heavenly minded and you're G7no earthly Cgood
FNo earthly good you are Cno earthly good
You're so heavenly minded you're D7no earthly G7good
You're Cshining your light yes and Fshine it you Cshould
But you're so heavenly minded and you're G7no earthly Cgood
Come here me good sisters you Fsalt of the Cearth
If your salt isn't salted then D7what is it G7worth
You Ccould give someone a cool Fdrink if you Cwould
But you're so heavenly minded and you're G7no earthly Cgood
FNo earthly good you are Cno earthly good
You're so heavenly minded you're D7no earthly G7good
You Ccould give someone a cool Fdrink if you Cwould
But you're so heavenly minded and you're G7no earthly Cgood
If you're holding heaven then Fspread it Caround
There are hungry hands reaching up D7here from the G7ground
Move Cover and share the high Fground where you've Cstood
So heavenly minded you're G7no earthly Cgood 
FNo earthly good you are Cno earthly good
You're so heavenly minded you're D7no earthly G7good
Move Cover and share the high Fground where you've Cstood
So heavenly minded you're G7no earthly Cgood
FNo earthly good you are Cno earthly good
You're so heavenly minded you're D7no earthly G7good
You're Cshining your light yes and Fshine it you Cshould
But you're so heavenly minded and you're G7no earthly Cgood
The gospel isn't gospel Funtil it's Cspread
But how can you share it where D7you got your G7head
These Chands that reach out for a Fhand if you Cwould
So heavenly minded you're G7no earthly Cgood

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No Earthly Good

by Johnny Cash

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C F C

Come hear me good brothers come heed one and all

D7 G7

Don't brag about standing or you'll surely fall

C F C

You're shining your light and shine it you should

G7 C

You're so heavenly minded and you're no earthly good

F C

No earthly good you are no earthly good

D7 G7

You're so heavenly minded you're no earthly good

C F C

You're shining your light yes and shine it you should

G7 C

But you're so heavenly minded and you're no earthly good

F C

Come here me good sisters you salt of the earth

D7 G7

If your salt isn't salted then what is it worth

C F C

You could give someone a cool drink if you would

G7 C

But you're so heavenly minded and you're no earthly good

F C

No earthly good you are no earthly good

D7 G7

You're so heavenly minded you're no earthly good

C F C

You could give someone a cool drink if you would

G7 C

But you're so heavenly minded and you're no earthly good

F C

If you're holding heaven then spread it around

D7 G7

There are hungry hands reaching up here from the ground

C F C

Move over and share the high ground where you've stood

G7 C

So heavenly minded you're no earthly good

F C

No earthly good you are no earthly good

D7 G7

You're so heavenly minded you're no earthly good

C F C

Move over and share the high ground where you've stood

G7 C

So heavenly minded you're no earthly good

F C

No earthly good you are no earthly good

D7 G7

You're so heavenly minded you're no earthly good

C F C

You're shining your light yes and shine it you should

G7 C

But you're so heavenly minded and you're no earthly good

F C

The gospel isn't gospel until it's spread

D7 G7

But how can you share it where you got your head

C F C

These hands that reach out for a hand if you would

G7 C

So heavenly minded you're no earthly good

About No Earthly Good Chords by Johnny Cash

Learn how to play No Earthly Good by Johnny Cash with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “No Earthly Good chords”, “No Earthly Good guitar chords”, or “Johnny Cash No Earthly Good chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy No Earthly Good chords and for experienced players who want accurate No Earthly Good lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, F, D7, G7.

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What key is "No Earthly Good" in?

The chords for "No Earthly Good" show the original chord names (including C, F, D7, G7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.