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"Good People"(S.MCcann/P.Lamb)
From "Safe Upon The Shore"(2010)
In celebration of the new album...
Séan uses a capo on the 7th fret. 
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[Verse]
The wGorld today can be a Cadd9scary plGace,
hGard to keep your faith in the hDuman rGace. 
We're rGunning out of trees and we're rCadd9unning out of spGace,
but we'll nDever run out of good pGeople. 
[Verse]
AGsk 'em for a shovel and they'll Cadd9dig you a hGole,
pGut the coffee on, call you Din from the cGold. 
IGf you get lost they'll Cadd9show you where to Ggo,
even give you a rDide....good pGeople.
G G/A G/B
[Chorus] 
GC/Good People are Csus4hard to fC/Gind, 
rC/Gight around the corner 
at the Csus4End of the C/GLine, It's trGue. G/A  G/B  
GC/Good people got Csus4peace of C/Gmind,
C/GI'd like to Csus4spend some tCime with yGou, oooh-DoohDsus4. 
[Verse]
A mGan ain't nothing if he Cadd9ain't got a frGiend,
dGown and out, not a pDenny to spGend,
but the bGells above will Cadd9ring in the eGnd,
D...For good pGeople.G  G/A  G/B  
[Chorus]
GC/Good People are Csus4hard to fC/Gind, 
rC/Gight around the corner 
at the Csus4End of the C/GLine, It's trGue. G/A  G/B  
GC/Good people got Csus4peace of C/Gmind,
C/GI'd like to Csus4spend some tCime with yGou, oooh-DoohDsus4. 
[Melodica solo]
Em D Em D Em Cadd9 D  Em Cadd9 Em D
[Verse]
RGich and poor, we're Cadd9born to be frGee,
fGly around the world or sDail the seven sGeas.
BGut there's no place I would rCadd9ather Gbe - 
than hDere right now with good pGeopleG/A. G/B  
[Chorus]
GC/Good People are Csus4hard to fC/Gind, 
rC/Gight around the corner 
at the Csus4End of the C/GLine, It's trGue. G/A  G/B  
GC/Good people got Csus4peace of C/Gmind,
C/GI'd like to Csus4spend some tCime with yGou, oooh-DoohDsus4. 
[Verse]
The wGorld today can be a sCadd9cary plGace, 
hGard to keep your faith in the hDuman rGace.
We're rGunning out of trees and were rCadd9unning out of spGace, 
Gbut we'll nDever run out of good pGeople. 

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Good People

by Great Big Sea

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

G/A

G/B

C/G

Csus4

Dsus4

"Good People"(S.MCcann/P.Lamb)

From "Safe Upon The Shore"(2010)

In celebration of the new album...

Séan uses a capo on the 7th fret.

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[Verse]

G Cadd9 G

The world today can be a scary place,

G D G

hard to keep your faith in the human race.

G Cadd9 G

We're running out of trees and we're running out of space,

D G

but we'll never run out of good people.

[Verse]

G Cadd9 G

Ask 'em for a shovel and they'll dig you a hole,

G D G

put the coffee on, call you in from the cold.

G Cadd9 G

If you get lost they'll show you where to go,

D G

even give you a ride....good people.

G G/A G/B

[Chorus]

C/G Csus4 C/G

Good People are hard to find,

C/G

right around the corner

Csus4 C/G G G/A G/B

at the End of the Line, It's true.

C/G Csus4 C/G

Good people got peace of mind,

C/G Csus4 C G D Dsus4

I'd like to spend some time with you, oooh-ooh.

[Verse]

G Cadd9 G

A man ain't nothing if he ain't got a friend,

G D G

down and out, not a penny to spend,

G Cadd9 G

but the bells above will ring in the end,

D G G G/A G/B

...For good people.

[Chorus]

C/G Csus4 C/G

Good People are hard to find,

C/G

right around the corner

Csus4 C/G G G/A G/B

at the End of the Line, It's true.

C/G Csus4 C/G

Good people got peace of mind,

C/G Csus4 C G D Dsus4

I'd like to spend some time with you, oooh-ooh.

[Melodica solo]

Em D Em D Em Cadd9 D Em Cadd9 Em D

[Verse]

G Cadd9 G

Rich and poor, we're born to be free,

G D G

fly around the world or sail the seven seas.

G Cadd9 G

But there's no place I would rather be -

D G G/A G/B

than here right now with good people.

[Chorus]

C/G Csus4 C/G

Good People are hard to find,

C/G

right around the corner

Csus4 C/G G G/A G/B

at the End of the Line, It's true.

C/G Csus4 C/G

Good people got peace of mind,

C/G Csus4 C G D Dsus4

I'd like to spend some time with you, oooh-ooh.

[Verse]

G Cadd9 G

The world today can be a scary place,

G D G

hard to keep your faith in the human race.

G Cadd9 G

We're running out of trees and were running out of space,

G D G

but we'll never run out of good people.

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