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Good Man

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[Intro]
|     C|  Em   F|     G|  Em   G|
|     F|     F|     C|     C|
[Verse 1]
  CThese chords are old but we shake Ghands
  FCause I believe that they're the Ggood guys
   CWe can use all the help we Gcan
  FSo many minor Gchords outside
   CI fell in love with the Gsound
   FOh I love to sing alGong with you
   CWe got tunes we kicked aGround, some
  FWe got a bucket that the Gtunes go through
[Chorus]
  CBabe, we both had Emdry Fspells
Hard Gtimes in bad Clands
I'm a Ggood manF,   for ya.F...  I'm a good man
[Post-Chorus]
  C    G    F    Fx2
[Verse 2]
  CLast night there was a horse in the Groad
  FI was twisting in the Ghairpin
  CMy hands held on my mind let Ggo
  FAnd back to you my heart went sGkipping
  CI found the inside of the Groad
  FThought about the first time that I Gmet you
  CAll those glances that we sGtole, sometimes
  FIf you want them then you've Ggot to
[Chorus]
  CBabe, we both had Emdry Fspells
Hard Gtimes in bad Clands
I'm a Ggood manF,   for ya.F...  I'm a good man
[Post-Chorus]
  C    G    F    Fx4
[Verse 3]
  CThey shot a Western south of heGre
  FThey had him cornered in a Gcanyon
  CAnd even his horse had disapGpeared
  FThey said it got run down by a Gbad bad man
   CYou're not a good shot but I'm Gworse
   FAnd there's so much where we ain't Gbeen yet
   CSo swing up on this little Ghorse
   FThe only thing we'll hit is Gsunset
[Chorus]
  CBabe, we both had Emdry Fspells
Hard Gtimes in bad Clands
I'm a Ggood manF,   for ya.F...  I'm a good man
[Bridge]
         C        FBabe, we both had
   CBabe, we both had    FBaby, we both had
   CBabe, we both had    FYou and I both have
   CBabe we both had    FBaby, we both had
[Chorus]
  CBabe, we both had Emdry Fspells
Hard Gtimes in bad Clands
I'm a Ggood manF,   for ya.F...  I'm a good man
[Outro]
C

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Good Man

by Josh Ritter

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Em F G Em G

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F F C C

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[Verse 1]

C G

These chords are old but we shake hands

F G

Cause I believe that they're the good guys

C G

We can use all the help we can

F G

So many minor chords outside

C G

I fell in love with the sound

F G

Oh I love to sing along with you

C G

We got tunes we kicked around, some

F G

We got a bucket that the tunes go through

[Chorus]

C Em F

Babe, we both had dry spells

G C

Hard times in bad lands

G F F

I'm a good man, for ya.... I'm a good man

[Post-Chorus]

C G F F

[Verse 2]

C G

Last night there was a horse in the road

F G

I was twisting in the hairpin

C G

My hands held on my mind let go

F G

And back to you my heart went skipping

C G

I found the inside of the road

F G

Thought about the first time that I met you

C G

All those glances that we stole, sometimes

F G

If you want them then you've got to

[Chorus]

C Em F

Babe, we both had dry spells

G C

Hard times in bad lands

G F F

I'm a good man, for ya.... I'm a good man

[Post-Chorus]

C G F F

[Verse 3]

C G

They shot a Western south of here

F G

They had him cornered in a canyon

C G

And even his horse had disappeared

F G

They said it got run down by a bad bad man

C G

You're not a good shot but I'm worse

F G

And there's so much where we ain't been yet

C G

So swing up on this little horse

F G

The only thing we'll hit is sunset

[Chorus]

C Em F

Babe, we both had dry spells

G C

Hard times in bad lands

G F F

I'm a good man, for ya.... I'm a good man

[Bridge]

C F

Babe, we both had

C F

Babe, we both had Baby, we both had

C F

Babe, we both had You and I both have

C F

Babe we both had Baby, we both had

[Chorus]

C Em F

Babe, we both had dry spells

G C

Hard times in bad lands

G F F

I'm a good man, for ya.... I'm a good man

[Outro]

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