The Last Good Thing
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Intro: F G C
F G C
I saw her in the halls of that old high school
F G C
She was as pretty as the sun on the morning dew
F G C F G C
I never said a word I knew the boys had talked her silent
F G C
She had a look on her face like she hated the world
F G C
But it wasn't the look of an angry girl
F G C F G C
She looked like a woman that no one could catch crying
Fmaj7 G
I was nothin to her, she was too pretty for me
C Am
I was a dirtbag she was a jaded queen
Fmaj7 G
She moved east and I stuck around
C
She was the last good thing left in this town
G F
She was the last good thing left in this town
C
She was the last good thing left in this town
G F
She moved east and I stuck around
C
She was the last good thing left in this town
( F G C )
( F G C )
F G C
I started working my father's shop
F G C
I'd just waste his money and watch the clock
F G C F G C
I got a house on the highway filled with cracks and silence
F G C
I've been waiting for years I've been lookin in mirrors
F G C
I've been dreamin of ways to run from here
F G C F G C
I've been lookin inside myself for somethin I'm not findin
Fmaj7 G
Well every now and then she comes back around
C Am
And I see her sometimes when I go out
Fmaj7 G
I just smile and nod and I hide in the crowd
C
She was the last good thing left in this town
G F
She was the last good thing left in this town
C
She was the last good thing left in this town
G F
She moved east and I stuck around
C
She was the last good thing left in this town
( F G C )
( F G C )
( F G C )
( F G C )
F
I remember being young no, I didn't have a clue
G
That the ones I looked up to were just as confused
C
I remember knowing everything would be alright
Am
I wish I felt younger than I feel tonight
G
I remember knowing everything would be alright
I wish I felt younger than I feel tonight
G F
She was the last good thing left in this town
C
She was the last good thing left in this town
G F
She moved east and I stuck around
C
She was the last good thing left in this town
G F
She was the last good thing left in this town
C
She was the last good thing left in this town
G F
She moved east and I stuck around
C
She was the last good thing left in this town
Final: G F C
G F C
G F C
G F C
How to play The Last Good Thing
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. 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.