Good Man Chords by Burlap To Cashmere
Tempo:
131.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[Dm] He was walking [D] down the [G] highway [C] and you saw him [E] straggling [G]
along [C] and you reached out,
[D] opened up [G] your door [C] and you gave him the [D] right to your [G] heavenly [C] home.
[D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
God his [C] mother, she [D] don't [G] listen [C] and his father [D] hated his [G] soul man [C] but you listen to [D] his feelings
[G]
and [C] your eyes [D] consistently [G] understand.
[C] Yes your eyes [D] consistently [G]
understand.
He [D] was a good man, he [G] lived a good life, he [D] was a good man, he [G] lived a good life.
But [C] he was dancing to the [G] bright lights, he [C] was dying for [D] some love.
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
Will you [C] see him [D] with his [G] guitar [C] down the highway?
He [F#m] would walk [G] along [C] singing old songs,
[D] singing Sunday [G]
blues [C] but his school bells [D] were his only [G]
song.
[C] Yes school bells were [D] his only [G]
song.
Through [C] the fire, through [D] the lying [G]
sun, through [C] the smoking fog, [D] from the day [G] that's done,
there [C] was strength there, there [D] was hope for [G] life, there [C] were strings of peace [D] from the other [G]
side.
There [C] were strings of peace [D] from the other [G]
side.
He [D] was a good man, he [G] lived a good life,
he [D] was a good man, he [G] lived a good life.
But [C] he was dancing to the bright [G] lights,
he [C] was dying for [D] some love.
[C] [G] Don't you see he's falling away?
Thank God [C] for the [G] love [Am] that you gave.
Thank [G] you [C] for the love that you gave.
[G] [Am]
[G] For the love [C] can [G] pour out [Am] of [G] fire.
[C] And don't [G] you know [Am] it [G] was calling [C] him [G] higher [E] and higher.
[G] He [D] was a good man, he [G] lived a good life, he [D] was a good man, [G] he lived a good life.
But [C] he was dancing [G] to the bright lights, [C] he was dying for [D] some love.
He was a good man, [G] he lived a good life, [D] he was a good man, [G] he lived a good life.
[C] And she was right there for the [G] hard times, he was [C] right there again and [D] again, again [A] and again,
[G] [C]
[G] again [C] and again.
[D]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] He was [C] walking [D]
[G] down [C] the highway [D]
[G] [C] giving the ride to you, [G] giving me [C] hope,
[D]
[G] [C] giving [D] me [G] hope.
[C] [F#m] [G] [D]
[G] [C]
[N]
[D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[Dm] He was walking [D] down the [G] highway [C] and you saw him [E] straggling [G]
along [C] and you reached out,
[D] opened up [G] your door [C] and you gave him the [D] right to your [G] heavenly [C] home.
[D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
God his [C] mother, she [D] don't [G] listen [C] and his father [D] hated his [G] soul man [C] but you listen to [D] his feelings
[G]
and [C] your eyes [D] consistently [G] understand.
[C] Yes your eyes [D] consistently [G]
understand.
He [D] was a good man, he [G] lived a good life, he [D] was a good man, he [G] lived a good life.
But [C] he was dancing to the [G] bright lights, he [C] was dying for [D] some love.
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
Will you [C] see him [D] with his [G] guitar [C] down the highway?
He [F#m] would walk [G] along [C] singing old songs,
[D] singing Sunday [G]
blues [C] but his school bells [D] were his only [G]
song.
[C] Yes school bells were [D] his only [G]
song.
Through [C] the fire, through [D] the lying [G]
sun, through [C] the smoking fog, [D] from the day [G] that's done,
there [C] was strength there, there [D] was hope for [G] life, there [C] were strings of peace [D] from the other [G]
side.
There [C] were strings of peace [D] from the other [G]
side.
He [D] was a good man, he [G] lived a good life,
he [D] was a good man, he [G] lived a good life.
But [C] he was dancing to the bright [G] lights,
he [C] was dying for [D] some love.
[C] [G] Don't you see he's falling away?
Thank God [C] for the [G] love [Am] that you gave.
Thank [G] you [C] for the love that you gave.
[G] [Am]
[G] For the love [C] can [G] pour out [Am] of [G] fire.
[C] And don't [G] you know [Am] it [G] was calling [C] him [G] higher [E] and higher.
[G] He [D] was a good man, he [G] lived a good life, he [D] was a good man, [G] he lived a good life.
But [C] he was dancing [G] to the bright lights, [C] he was dying for [D] some love.
He was a good man, [G] he lived a good life, [D] he was a good man, [G] he lived a good life.
[C] And she was right there for the [G] hard times, he was [C] right there again and [D] again, again [A] and again,
[G] [C]
[G] again [C] and again.
[D]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] He was [C] walking [D]
[G] down [C] the highway [D]
[G] [C] giving the ride to you, [G] giving me [C] hope,
[D]
[G] [C] giving [D] me [G] hope.
[C] [F#m] [G] [D]
[G] [C]
[N]
Key:
G
C
D
Am
E
G
C
D
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[Dm] He was walking [D] down the [G] highway [C] and you saw him _ [E] straggling [G]
along [C] and you reached out,
[D] opened up [G] your door [C] and you gave him the [D] right to your [G] heavenly [C] home.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
God his [C] mother, she [D] don't [G] listen [C] and his father [D] hated his [G] soul man [C] but you listen to [D] his feelings
[G]
and [C] your eyes _ [D] consistently [G] understand.
[C] Yes your eyes _ [D] consistently _ [G]
understand.
He [D] was a good man, he [G] lived a good life, he [D] was a good man, he [G] lived a good life.
But [C] he was dancing to the [G] bright lights, he [C] was dying for [D] some love. _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
Will you [C] see him [D] with his [G] guitar [C] down the highway?
He [F#m] would walk [G] along [C] singing old songs,
[D] singing Sunday [G]
blues [C] but his school bells [D] were his only [G]
song.
[C] Yes school bells were [D] his only [G]
song.
Through [C] the fire, through [D] the lying [G]
sun, through [C] the smoking fog, [D] from the day [G] that's done,
there [C] was strength there, there [D] was hope for [G] life, there [C] were strings of peace [D] from the other [G]
side.
There [C] were strings of peace [D] from the other [G]
side.
He [D] was a good man, he [G] lived a good life,
he [D] was a good man, he [G] lived a good life.
But [C] he was dancing to the bright [G] lights,
he [C] was dying for [D] some love. _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ Don't you see he's _ falling away?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank God [C] for the [G] love [Am] that you gave.
Thank [G] you [C] for the love that you gave.
[G] _ _ _ [Am]
[G] For the love [C] can [G] pour out [Am] of [G] fire.
_ [C] And don't [G] you know [Am] it [G] was calling [C] him [G] higher [E] and higher.
[G] He [D] was a good man, he [G] lived a good life, he [D] was a good man, [G] he lived a good life.
But [C] he was dancing _ [G] to the bright lights, [C] he was dying for [D] some love.
_ He was a good man, [G] he lived a good life, [D] he was a good man, [G] he lived a good life.
[C] And she was right there for the [G] hard times, he was [C] right there again and [D] again, again [A] and again, _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ again [C] and again.
_ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ He was [C] walking _ [D] _
_ [G] _ down [C] the highway _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] giving the ride to you, [G] giving me [C] hope,
_ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ giving [D] me _ [G] hope.
_ [C] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[Dm] He was walking [D] down the [G] highway [C] and you saw him _ [E] straggling [G]
along [C] and you reached out,
[D] opened up [G] your door [C] and you gave him the [D] right to your [G] heavenly [C] home.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
God his [C] mother, she [D] don't [G] listen [C] and his father [D] hated his [G] soul man [C] but you listen to [D] his feelings
[G]
and [C] your eyes _ [D] consistently [G] understand.
[C] Yes your eyes _ [D] consistently _ [G]
understand.
He [D] was a good man, he [G] lived a good life, he [D] was a good man, he [G] lived a good life.
But [C] he was dancing to the [G] bright lights, he [C] was dying for [D] some love. _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
Will you [C] see him [D] with his [G] guitar [C] down the highway?
He [F#m] would walk [G] along [C] singing old songs,
[D] singing Sunday [G]
blues [C] but his school bells [D] were his only [G]
song.
[C] Yes school bells were [D] his only [G]
song.
Through [C] the fire, through [D] the lying [G]
sun, through [C] the smoking fog, [D] from the day [G] that's done,
there [C] was strength there, there [D] was hope for [G] life, there [C] were strings of peace [D] from the other [G]
side.
There [C] were strings of peace [D] from the other [G]
side.
He [D] was a good man, he [G] lived a good life,
he [D] was a good man, he [G] lived a good life.
But [C] he was dancing to the bright [G] lights,
he [C] was dying for [D] some love. _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ Don't you see he's _ falling away?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank God [C] for the [G] love [Am] that you gave.
Thank [G] you [C] for the love that you gave.
[G] _ _ _ [Am]
[G] For the love [C] can [G] pour out [Am] of [G] fire.
_ [C] And don't [G] you know [Am] it [G] was calling [C] him [G] higher [E] and higher.
[G] He [D] was a good man, he [G] lived a good life, he [D] was a good man, [G] he lived a good life.
But [C] he was dancing _ [G] to the bright lights, [C] he was dying for [D] some love.
_ He was a good man, [G] he lived a good life, [D] he was a good man, [G] he lived a good life.
[C] And she was right there for the [G] hard times, he was [C] right there again and [D] again, again [A] and again, _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ again [C] and again.
_ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ He was [C] walking _ [D] _
_ [G] _ down [C] the highway _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] giving the ride to you, [G] giving me [C] hope,
_ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ giving [D] me _ [G] hope.
_ [C] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _