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People Ain't No Good by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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Piano Intro:

G|------------------------------------------------------------------ -----|
D|------------------3------3--2--5--------3/5-----3------3--2-------------|
A|----3-----2---0h2------3----------3------------------3----------3-----2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------(7)-(7)-7--5-----5-----/7-----/9----------|
A|----0-----------------7--------------- -----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1: 'People just ain't no good...'

G|------------------------------------------------------------------ -----|
D|------------------3------3--2--5--------3/5-----3------3--2-------------|
A|----3-----2---0h2------3----------3------------------3----------3-----2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------(7)-(7)-7--5-----5-----/7-----/9----------|
A|----0-----------------7--------------- -----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2: 'We were married under cherry trees'

G|------------------------------------------------------------------ -----|
D|------------------3------3--2--5--------3/5-----3------3--2-------------|
A|----3-----2---0h2------3----------3------------------3----------3-----2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------(7)-(7)-7--5-----5-----/7-----/9----------|
A|----0-----------------7--------------- -----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


Verse 3: 'The sun would stream on the sheets'

G|------------------------------------------------------------------ -----|
D|------------------3------3--2--5--------3/5-----3------3--2-------------|
A|----3-----2---0h2------3----------3------------------3----------3-----2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------(7)-(7)-7--5-----5-----/7-----/9----------|
A|----0-----------------7--------------- -----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:'People they ain't no good...'

G|------------------------------- -------| x3
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--2--2--2--0--0--0-----0--2---|
E|-----------------------------3---------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3--3--3--2--2--2--0--0--(7)-(7)-7--5-----5-----/7-----/9-----|
A|----------------------------------------7----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 4:'Seasons came and seasons went...'

G|------------------------------------------------------------------ -----|
D|------------------3------3--2--5--------3/5-----3------3--2-------------|
A|----3-----2---0h2------3----------3------------------3----------3-----2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------(7)-(7)-7--5-----5-----/7-----/9----------|
A|----0-----------------7--------------- -----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


Verse 5:'The winter slammed us like a fist...'

G|------------------------------------------------------------------ -----|
D|------------------3------3--2--5--------3/5-----3------3--2-------------|
A|----3-----2---0h2------3----------3------------------3----------3-----2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------(7)-(7)-7--5-----5-----/7-----/9----------|
A|----0-----------------7--------------- -----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:'People they ain't no good...'

G|------------------------------- -------| x3
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--2--2--2--0--0--0-----0--2---|
E|-----------------------------3---------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3--3--3--2--2--2--0--0--(7)-(7)-7--5-----5-----/7-----/9-----|
A|----------------------------------------7----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 6:'To our love send a dozen white lillies...'

G|------------------------------------------------------------------ -----|
D|------------------3------3--2--5--------3/5-----3------3--2-------------|
A|----3-----2---0h2------3----------3------------------3----------3-----2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------(7)-(7)-7--5-----5-----/7-----/9----------|
A|----0-----------------7--------------- -----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


Verse 7:'To our love send back all the letters...'

G|------------------------------------------------------------------ -----|
D|------------------3------3--2--5--------3/5-----3------3--2-------------|
A|----3-----2---0h2------3----------3------------------3----------3-----2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------(7)-(7)-7--5-----5-----/7-----/9----------|
A|----0-----------------7--------------- -----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


Verse 8:'Ain't that in their hearts they're bad'

G|------------------------------------------------------------------ -----|
D|------------------3------3--2--5--------3/5-----3------3--2-------------|
A|----3-----2---0h2------3----------3------------------3----------3-----2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------(7)-(7)-7--5-----5-----/7-----/9----------|
A|----0-----------------7--------------- -----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


Verse 9:'Ain't that in their hearts they're bad'(2)

G|------------------------------------------------------------------ -----|
D|------------------3------3--2--5--------3/5-----3------3--2-------------|
A|----3-----2---0h2------3----------3------------------3----------3-----2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------(7)-(7)-7--5-----5-----/7-----/9----------|
A|----0-----------------7--------------- -----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:'People they ain't no good...' (This one ends differently)

G|------------------------------- -------| x3
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--2--2--2--0--0--0-----0--2---|
E|-----------------------------3---------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3--3--3--2--2--2--0--0--(7)-(7)-7--5-----5--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------7--------5---2----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------3-------|


Chorus:'People they ain't no good...' (No slides this time)

G|------------------------------- -------| x3
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--2--2--2--0--0--0-----0--2---|
E|-----------------------------3---------|

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--3--3--3--2--2--2--0--0--(7)-(7)-7--5-----5------|
A|----------------------------------------7---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

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