Good Thing
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[Intro ]Chords:
(D G D G)
(D) (G)
Bridget was a sweetheart with greek letters around her neck on a chain
(D) (G)
She wasn't really my type, she was beautiful, and I'm kinda vain
(Bm A G)
Her mind was closed like a liquor store on Sunday
(Bm A G)
She's tryin to make her ex boyfriend mad
(D A)
It's kinda of a rebound, that's OK
(D) (G)
She's married with a kid on the way
(D) (A)
And I'm glad I didn't stand in the way
(D)
Of a good thing
Shelby was a stripper and a damn good mechanic and a friend
She used to pick me up in her 64 and take me places I'd never been
She drank vodka on the rocks with a tall glass
Chased with cocaine and her teenage girlfriends
I couldn't faze her, that's OK
But now she's living with a girl named Renee
Last I heard she was teachin' in 'Frisco
She's got a good thing
Alice was a bartender at a place I used to play for a while
Some of the girls didn't like her, she'd get 20 dollar tips with a smile
And I used to talk to her, try to get in her head
We'd just end up drunk in my bed
I never knew her, that's OK
She's in Vegas making 5 bills a day
She said I wasn't too much fun when I was sober
And now she's got a good thing
So here's to the lady who's name it hurts me to say
She's the proverbial one that got away
She said life is all a young girl has
And I can't find mine while living in yours
I don't blame her, that's OK
She's married with a kid and a kid on the way
And I'm glad I didn't stand in the way
Of a good thing
How to play Good Thing
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.