Good Thing
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5 Guitar Amps for Beginners That Are Actually Great
Afinação: C G C G C ETecla: CCapotraste: 4th traste
it would be easy to tell timing/rhythm.
[Intro] (repeats twice)
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[Verse] (repeats for whole song except for choruses)
My best friend is falling in love, and falling apart again
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And really I couldn't be happier, those two just make sense
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But some days I can't help but wonder why it's never me
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To keep a good thing
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And mama said shift your perspective, it's just the lens your looking through
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And she may be young but she's right at least half the time
and she says I'm a good thing
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[Chorus]
Oh well aren't I a risk worth taking
a rule worth breaking
a book worth the read
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When I look in the mirror
oh I see it so clearly
all the good in me
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(last beat of bar)
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
And there was this boy for a few months,
and I don't know why but I still think about
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all the time we'd stay up talking, getting no sleep
yeah we were a good thing
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and maybe thats all we will ever be a good thing that got away from me
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Oh I try to be patient, and give myself some grace
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There is something so sweet, in taking the blame
And holding on to a good thing
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[Chorus]
Oh well aren't I a risk worth taking
a rule worth breaking
a book worth the read
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When I look in the mirror
oh I see it so clearly
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A risk worth taking
A rule worth breaking
A book woth the read
All the good in me
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[Outro] x3
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
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How to play Good Thing
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.