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Goodman

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1/17

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 17Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Chords used:
e:A0----Dsus2-0------E0-----F#m2-----Esus40-----|
B:2-----3------0-----2-----0-----|
G:2-----2------1-----2-----2-----|
D:2-----0------2-----4-----2-----|
A:0-----0------2-----4-----2-----|
E:0-----X------0-----2-----0-----|
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Capo 1
Intro
Palm mute an A barre cord (listen for the rhythm)
Bass bit (Hit each note - listen for the rhythm)
e|------|---|---|-----|------|---|---|-----|
B|------|---|---|-----|------|---|---|-----|
G|------|---|---|-----|------|---|---|-----|
D|------|---|---|-----|------|---|---|-----|
A|------|---|---|-----|------|---|---|-----|
E|-5-5--|-7-|-2-|-0-0-|-5-5--|-7-|-2-|-0-0-| (x2)
Intro chords
A  Dsus2  F#m  E
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Riff 1
e|----------|  
B|----------|
G|-4h--2--4-|  (Hammer the note: Hit the first one, and press the notes without hitting it again
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
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Verse 1
AThe good man he came Dsus2home one night
                       A     E(riff 1)
The good man, home came he
AThere he spied an Dsus2old saddle horse
Where F#mno horse Eshould there Abe
"It's a Acow, it's a cow", cried the Dsus2good man's wife
"A Acow, just a cow, can't Eyou see?"
F#mFar have I Dridden, and Amuch I've Eseen
But a F#msaddle on a Ecow there's never Abeen 
   D     Esus4      A      D     E   A(x2) 
Verse 2
AThe good man he came Dsus2home one night
The Agood man, home came Ehe
AThere he spied a Dsus2powdered wig
Where F#mno wig Eshould there Abe
It's a Ahen, it's a hen, cried the Dsus2good man's wife
AA hen, just a hen, can't you Esee?
F#mFar have I Dridden, and Amuch I've Eseen
But F#mpowder on a Ehen there's never Abeen
   D     Esus4      A      D     E   A(x2)    
Verse 3 (Played quitely)
AThe good man he came Dsus2home one night
The Agood man, home came Ehe
AThere he spied a Dsus2riding coat
Where F#mno coat Eshould there Abe
It's Asheets, just sheets, cried the Dsus2good man's wife
ASheets, just sheets, can't Eyou see?
F#mFar have I Dridden, and Amuch I've Eseen
But F#mbuttons on a Esheet there's never Abeen
   D     Esus4      A      D     E   A(x2)
A   Dsus2   A    E
F#mVerse D4A  E  F#m  E  A  
AThe good man climbed the Dsus2stairs that night
When the Agood man home came Ehe
AThere he spied a Dsus2handsome man
Where F#mno man should there Abe
It's the Amaid, it's the maid, cried the Dsus2good man's wife
AThe milking maid, can't Eyou see?
F#mFar have I Dridden, and Amuch I've Eseen
But a F#mbeard on a Emaid there's never Abeen
   D     Esus4      A      D     E   A(x2)
Verse 5 (Technically not the chords - but still sounds okay)
AThe good man he came Dsus2home one night
The Agood man, home came Ehe
AThere he spied an Dsus2old saddle horse
Where F#mno horse should there Abe
It's a Acow, it's a cow, cried the Dsus2good man's wife
AA cow, just a cow, can't you Esee?
F#mFar have I Dridden, and Amuch I've Eseen
But a F#msaddle on a Ecow there's never Abeen
F#mFar have I Dridden, and Amuch I've Eseen
But a F#msaddle on a Ecow there's never Abeen
   D     Esus4      A      D     E   A(x2)

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Goodman

by Kate Rusby

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

F#m

Esus4

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Chords used:

A Dsus2 E F#m Esus4

e:0-----0------0-----2-----0-----|

B:2-----3------0-----2-----0-----|

G:2-----2------1-----2-----2-----|

D:2-----0------2-----4-----2-----|

A:0-----0------2-----4-----2-----|

E:0-----X------0-----2-----0-----|

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Capo 1

Intro

Palm mute an A barre cord (listen for the rhythm)

Bass bit (Hit each note - listen for the rhythm)

e|------|---|---|-----|------|---|---|-----|

B|------|---|---|-----|------|---|---|-----|

G|------|---|---|-----|------|---|---|-----|

D|------|---|---|-----|------|---|---|-----|

A|------|---|---|-----|------|---|---|-----|

E|-5-5--|-7-|-2-|-0-0-|-5-5--|-7-|-2-|-0-0-| (x2)

Intro chords

A Dsus2 F#m E

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Riff 1

e|----------|

B|----------|

G|-4h--2--4-| (Hammer the note: Hit the first one, and press the notes without hitting it again

D|----------|

A|----------|

E|----------|

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Verse 1

A Dsus2

The good man he came home one night

A E

(riff 1)

The good man, home came he

A Dsus2

There he spied an old saddle horse

F#m E A

Where no horse should there be

A Dsus2

"It's a cow, it's a cow", cried the good man's wife

A E

"A cow, just a cow, can't you see?"

F#m D A E

Far have I ridden, and much I've seen

F#m E A

But a saddle on a cow there's never been

D Esus4 A D E A

(x2)

Verse 2

A Dsus2

The good man he came home one night

A E

The good man, home came he

A Dsus2

There he spied a powdered wig

F#m E A

Where no wig should there be

A Dsus2

It's a hen, it's a hen, cried the good man's wife

A E

A hen, just a hen, can't you see?

F#m D A E

Far have I ridden, and much I've seen

F#m E A

But powder on a hen there's never been

D Esus4 A D E A

(x2)

Verse 3 (Played quitely)

A Dsus2

The good man he came home one night

A E

The good man, home came he

A Dsus2

There he spied a riding coat

F#m E A

Where no coat should there be

A Dsus2

It's sheets, just sheets, cried the good man's wife

A E

Sheets, just sheets, can't you see?

F#m D A E

Far have I ridden, and much I've seen

F#m E A

But buttons on a sheet there's never been

D Esus4 A D E A

(x2)

A Dsus2 A E

F#m D A E F#m E A

Verse 4

A Dsus2

The good man climbed the stairs that night

A E

When the good man home came he

A Dsus2

There he spied a handsome man

F#m A

Where no man should there be

A Dsus2

It's the maid, it's the maid, cried the good man's wife

A E

The milking maid, can't you see?

F#m D A E

Far have I ridden, and much I've seen

F#m E A

But a beard on a maid there's never been

D Esus4 A D E A

(x2)

Verse 5 (Technically not the chords - but still sounds okay)

A Dsus2

The good man he came home one night

A E

The good man, home came he

A Dsus2

There he spied an old saddle horse

F#m A

Where no horse should there be

A Dsus2

It's a cow, it's a cow, cried the good man's wife

A E

A cow, just a cow, can't you see?

F#m D A E

Far have I ridden, and much I've seen

F#m E A

But a saddle on a cow there's never been

F#m D A E

Far have I ridden, and much I've seen

F#m E A

But a saddle on a cow there's never been

D Esus4 A D E A

(x2)

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