How to Play Perfectly Good Guitar on Guitar?

John Hiatt - Perfectly Good Guitar can be played in the key of Am using the Am, Em, G, C, D chords. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. 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, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Perfectly Good Guitar with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

John Hiatt - Perfectly Good Guitar Chords

Chord reference Am, Em, G, C, D

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Am] [Em] [G] [C] [D] [Em] [Am] [Em] [D] [G] [C] [D] [Em] [D] [Em] [D] [Em] Well he [Em]threw one down from the [G]top of the stairs, [Am]beautiful women were [C]standing every[D]where They [Em]all got wet when he [G]smashed that thing , but [Am]off in the dark you could [D]hear somebody [G]sing Oh it [Am]breaks my heart to [Em]see those stars, [G]smashing a [C]perfectly [D]good guitar [Em] I [Am]don’t know who they [Em]think they [D]are, [G]smashing a [C]perfectly [D]good guitar [Em]

[Em] [D] [Em] [Em] [D] [Em] It [Em]started back in [G]1963, his [Am]momma wouldn’t buy him that [C]new red harmony [D] He [Em]settled for a [G]sunburst with a crack, but [Am]he’s still trying to [D]break his momma’s [G]back Oh it [Am]breaks my heart to [Em]see those stars, [G]smashing a [C]perfectly [D]good guitar [Em] I [Am]don’t know who they [Em]think they [D]are, [G]smashing a [C]perfectly [D]good guitar [Em]

[Em] [D] [Em] [Em] [D] [Em] He [Em]loved that guitar just [G]like a girlfriend, but [Am]every good thing [C]comes to an [D]end Now he just sits in his [G]room all day, [Am]whistling every [D]note he ever [G]played

[Am] [Em] [G] [C] [D] [Em] [Am] [Em] [D] [G] [C] [D] [Em] [D] [Em] [Em] [D] [Em] There [Em]ought to be a law [G]with no bail, [Am]smash a guitar and you [C]go to [D]jail [Em]With no chance for [G]early parole, you [Am]don’t get out until you [D]get some [G]soul Oh it [Am]breaks my heart to [Em]see those stars, [G]smashing a [C]perfectly [D]good guitar [Em] I [Am]don’t know who they [Em]think they [D]are, [G]smashing a [C]perfectly [D]good guitar [Em]

[Em] [D] [Em] [Em] [D] [Em] [Em]Late at night the [G]end of the road, he [Am]wishes he still had that [C]old guitar to [D]hold He’d [Em]rock it like a [G]baby in his arms, [Am]never let it [D]come to any [G]harm Oh it [Am]breaks my heart to [Em]see those stars, [G]smashing a [C]perfectly [D]good [Em]guitar I [Am]don’t know who they [Em]think they [D]are, [G]smashing a [C]perfectly [D]good, good, [Em]guitar

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Artist John Hiatt

Album Perfectly Good Guitar

Genres Rock

Year 1993

Key Am

John Hiatt - Perfectly Good Guitar can be played in the key of Am using the Am, Em, G, C, D chords.

For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
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, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

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

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