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[Verse 1]
Asus2Once iEadd4n the bGackyard
D/F#She was once like Cadd9me
GShe was once like D/F#me
Asus2Twice Eadd4when I kGilled them
D/F#They were once at Cadd9peace
GThey were once like D/F#me
[Verse 2]
Asus2Hold tEadd4o your gGun, man
And D/F#put off all your Cadd9peace
And Gput off all tD/F#he beast
Asus2Paid a full of Eadd4these, I Emwait for it
But D/F#someone's once like Cadd9me
GShe was once like D/F#me
(progression instrumental 4x)
[Verse 3]
Asus2I     Eadd4once was bGetter
I D/F#put off all my Cadd9grief
I Gput off all my D/F#grief
And Asus2so I go to Eadd4hell, I Emwait for it
But D/F#someone's left me Cadd9creased
And Gsomeone's left me D/F#creased
(progression instrumental 4x)

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A Good Man Is Hard To Find

by Sufjan Stevens

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

Eadd4

D/F#

Cadd9

[Verse 1]

Asus2 Eadd4 G

Once in the backyard

D/F# Cadd9

She was once like me

G D/F#

She was once like me

Asus2 Eadd4 G

Twice when I killed them

D/F# Cadd9

They were once at peace

G D/F#

They were once like me

[Verse 2]

Asus2 Eadd4 G

Hold to your gun, man

D/F# Cadd9

And put off all your peace

G D/F#

And put off all the beast

Asus2 Eadd4 Em

Paid a full of these, I wait for it

D/F# Cadd9

But someone's once like me

G D/F#

She was once like me

(progression instrumental 4x)

[Verse 3]

Asus2 Eadd4 G

I once was better

D/F# Cadd9

I put off all my grief

G D/F#

I put off all my grief

Asus2 Eadd4 Em

And so I go to hell, I wait for it

D/F# Cadd9

But someone's left me creased

G D/F#

And someone's left me creased

(progression instrumental 4x)

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