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Good People

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A great tune by a great songwriter
Intro:
E,C#m,G#m, Bx2
Verse 1
EThrough the night 'til the morningA  
BIt all came to me
EAt the edge of the desertA  
BWhere the sand hits the sea
AOut here on the pier
BI'm out here on a search
EWhere the fishermen reeAl 
Band the pelicans perch
E,C#m,G#m, Bx2
Verse 2
EI'm out on here on a tripA  
BHere on a whim
EInto what's going on A  
Bthrough the dawn
AOut here on the pier
BI'm out here to win
EWhere the rollercoasters rolAl
BAnd the Ferris wheels spin
Chorus
E,C#m,G#m,B  
The good people x2
E,A, Bx2
A,B  
E,A,B  
Eliving your F#mlife 
G#mon a Awhim
EYour eyes ain't F#mbright
G#mIf your Amind is Bdim
EFrom the east to the wesAt
BCan't you feel it in the air
EThey're gonna save yoAu
BSo you better, you better save them
Chorus
E,C#m,G#m,B  
The good people x2
EFrom the east to the wesAt
BCan't you feel it in the air
EThey're gonna save yoAu
BSo you better, you better save them
E,C#m,G#m,B  
The good people x2
E,F#m,G#m,B  
The good people
E,C#m,G#m,B  
The good people
Outro
E,C#m,G#m,B  

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Good People

by Matt Mays

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

F#m

A great tune by a great songwriter

Intro:

E C#m G#m B

,,, x2

Verse 1

E A

Through the night 'til the morning

It all came to me

E A

At the edge of the desert

Where the sand hits the sea

Out here on the pier

I'm out here on a search

E A

Where the fishermen reel

and the pelicans perch

E C#m G#m B

,,, x2

Verse 2

E A

I'm out on here on a trip

Here on a whim

E A

Into what's going on

through the dawn

Out here on the pier

I'm out here to win

E A

Where the rollercoasters roll

And the Ferris wheels spin

Chorus

E C#m G#m B

,,,

The good people x2

E A B

,, x2

A B

E A B

E F#m

living your life

G#m A

on a whim

E F#m

Your eyes ain't bright

G#m A B

If your mind is dim

E A

From the east to the west

Can't you feel it in the air

E A

They're gonna save you

So you better, you better save them

Chorus

E C#m G#m B

,,,

The good people x2

E A

From the east to the west

Can't you feel it in the air

E A

They're gonna save you

So you better, you better save them

E C#m G#m B

,,,

The good people x2

E F#m G#m B

,,,

The good people

E C#m G#m B

,,,

The good people

Outro

E C#m G#m B

,,,

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