How to Play Good People on Guitar?

Jack Johnson - Good People can be played in the key of C using the C, F, Dm, G, C# chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For C#, To play C# | Db, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, mute A, D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Good People with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Jack Johnson - Good People Chords

Chord reference C, F, Dm, G, C#

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C]Well you win, [F]it’s your show [Dm]now So [G]what’s it gonna [C]be ‘Cause people [F]will tune [Dm]in How many train wrecks [G]do we need to [C]see Be[F]fore we lose [Dm]touch of [G]We thought this was [C]low, it’s bad [F]getting worse [Dm]so

[G]Where did all the good people [C]go, [F] [Dm] [Dm]I’ve been [G]changing channels I don’t [C]see them on the TV shows [Dm] [G]Where did all the good people [C]go, [F] [Dm] [D]We got [G]heaps and heaps of [C]what we sow [F] [Dm] [G]

[G]They got [C]this and that, with a [F]rattle of tat Testing, [Dm]one two, man [G]what you gonna do Bad [C]news, misused, got [F]too much to lose, [Dm]gimme some truth, now [G]whose side are we on What[C]ever you say, [F]turn on the boob tube I’m in the [G]mood to obey So [C]lead me astray, and [F]by the way now

[F]Sitting around feeling far [C]away [C#] [D] [Dm]So far away but I can feel the [G]debris, can you feel it [F]You interrupt me from a [C]friendly conversation [Dm]To tell me how great it’s all gonna [G]be [F]You might no[C]tice some hesitation [Dm]It’s important to you it’s not important to [G]me [F]But way down [C]by the edge of your reason [C#] [D] [Dm]Well it’s beginning to show [F]And all I really want to know is

[G]They got [C]this and that, with a [F]rattle of tat Test [Dm]down, one two, now [G]what you gonna do Bad [C]news, misused, [F]Gimme some truth, you got [Dm]too much to lose [G]Now whose side are we on [C]Anyway, okay, [F]whatever you say, [Dm]Wrong or resolute, I’m in the [G]mood to obey [C]Station through station, [F]desensi[Dm]tizing the [G]nation [G]Where did all the people [C]go? Going, going, gone

Artist Jack Johnson

Album In Between Dreams

Genres Folk, Folk Rock, Rock

Year 2005

Key C

Jack Johnson - Good People can be played in the key of C using the C, F, Dm, G, C# chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For C#, To play C# | Db, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Good People with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.