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[Intro]
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-4-2----------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0--2-2-4-2-------------------|
 X2
A|----------0-0-0-0--2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4--|
E|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
  D    A   E    EX2
[Verse 1]
Well you   Dalready knAow life ain't eEasy
Cause you`ve had  Dmore then your shAare of hard tEimes
Been so lDong since you hAeard the sweet mEusic
Or seen the blue skyB  
Feels like  Dnobody knAows how you're hurEtin'
And young gotten  Dso tired of hAidin' pEain
And you'd give  Danything to lAay down your buErden
And just go flyin' awaBy
[Chorus]
'Cause I`ve got good nEews
It's wDater fAor the thEristy
CDomfort fAor the wEeary
Good newsB  
I've got good newEs
There's hDope and pAeace and frEeedom
JDesus cAame to bEring 'em to yoBu
ADnd ain't it abAout tEime
ADin't it abAout tEime
ADin't it aboAut tEime for some good nBews
[Verse 2]
All those  Dtalk shows and wAar zones in the heEadlines
Well they can't some  Dclose to your cAhaos insEide
So you wanna  Dfind a way to lAeave behind your Etrouble
Or get of this ridBe
'Cause it seems like  Dall you~ been heAarin' is condEemnation
And the lDast thing you nAeed is more shEame
Well even the  Dpreacher said the LAord is out the geEt you
But He ain't that wBay
Oh no, the Lord, He aAin't that way
[Chorus]
'Cause I`ve got good nEews
It's wDater fAor the thEristy
CDomfort fAor the wEeary
Good newsB  
I've got good newEs
There's hDope and pAeace and frEeedom
JDesus cAame to bEring 'em to yoBu
ADnd ain't it abAout tEime
ADin't it abAout tEime
ADin't it aboAut tEime for some good nBews
[Solo]
 A7    E7X3
F7 A
[Chorus]
I`ve got good nEews
It's wDater fAor the thEristy
CDomfort fAor the wEeary
Good newsB  
I've got good nEews
There's hDope and pAeace and frEeedom
JDesus cAame to bEring 'em to yoBu
ADnd ain't it abAout tEime
ADin't it abAout tEime
ADin't it aboAut tEime for some good nBews
ADnd ain't it abAout tEime
ADin't it abAout tEime
ADin't it aboAut tEime for some good nBews

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Good News

by Chris Rice

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

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

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

G|-2-2-4-2----------------------------|

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

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

E|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

D A E E

[Verse 1]

D A E

Well you already know life ain't easy

D A E

Cause you`ve had more then your share of hard times

D A E

Been so long since you heard the sweet music

Or seen the blue sky

D A E

Feels like nobody knows how you're hurtin'

D A E

And young gotten so tired of hidin' pain

D A E

And you'd give anything to lay down your burden

And just go flyin' away

[Chorus]

'Cause I`ve got good news

D A E

It's water for the thristy

D A E

Comfort for the weary

Good news

I've got good news

D A E

There's hope and peace and freedom

D A E B

Jesus came to bring 'em to you

D A E

And ain't it about time

D A E

Ain't it about time

D A E B

Ain't it about time for some good news

[Verse 2]

D A E

All those talk shows and war zones in the headlines

D A E

Well they can't some close to your chaos inside

D A E

So you wanna find a way to leave behind your trouble

Or get of this ride

D A E

'Cause it seems like all you~ been hearin' is condemnation

D A E

And the last thing you need is more shame

D A E

Well even the preacher said the Lord is out the get you

But He ain't that way

Oh no, the Lord, He ain't that way

[Chorus]

'Cause I`ve got good news

D A E

It's water for the thristy

D A E

Comfort for the weary

Good news

I've got good news

D A E

There's hope and peace and freedom

D A E B

Jesus came to bring 'em to you

D A E

And ain't it about time

D A E

Ain't it about time

D A E B

Ain't it about time for some good news

[Solo]

A7 E7

F7 A

[Chorus]

I`ve got good news

D A E

It's water for the thristy

D A E

Comfort for the weary

Good news

I've got good news

D A E

There's hope and peace and freedom

D A E B

Jesus came to bring 'em to you

D A E

And ain't it about time

D A E

Ain't it about time

D A E B

Ain't it about time for some good news

D A E

And ain't it about time

D A E

Ain't it about time

D A E B

Ain't it about time for some good news

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