Difficulty
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Key: A
Intro:
A A A A A A A A
Verse 1:
A
When something's wrong and you can't deny it
A
You got to resist and defy it
D7 A
Make good trouble make good trouble
A
When you see injustice too much
A
You know you got to rise on up
D7 A
And make good trouble make good trouble
E7
There's no power more strong
D D
Than doing right when you've been done wrong
A A
Make good trouble make good trouble
Verse 2:
A
He saw the moneychangers in the lord's house
A
He turned the tables and he threw 'em all out
D7 A
Making good trouble he had to make good trouble
A
Like Moses told the old Pharaoh
A
You got to let my people go
D7 A
And make good trouble he had to make good trouble
E7
There's no power more strong
D D
Than doing right when you've been done wrong
A A
And you make good trouble make good trouble
Refrain:
D A7
Gotta be willing to pay the price
D E7
Gotta be ready to face the fight
A A
And make good trouble, make good trouble
[Solo]
A A A A D7 D7 A A A A A A D7 D7 A A
E7 E7 D D A A A A
Verse 3:
A
When the way it was could no longer be
A
Gandhi led his march down to the sea
D7 A
To make good trouble he had to make good trouble
A7 A
When they locked Dr. King behind bars
A
He said we're gonna show them who we are
D A
And make good trouble make good trouble
E
He said be strong when they attack
D D
You hit 'em harder when you don't hit back
A A
Make good trouble make good trouble
Refrain:
D A7
Gotta be willing to pay the price
D E7
Gotta be ready to face the fight, oh
A A
And make good trouble, make good trouble
Verse 4:
A
When something's wrong and you can't deny it
A
You got to resist and defy it
D7 A
Make good trouble make good trouble
D A
Make good trouble make good trouble
E7
You gotta make good trouble
E7 A
'Til there ainβt no trouble no more
Song History
Published: January 29, 2026
Last Updated: January 29, 2026