A Good Thing chords by Gino Vannelli

A Good Thing

Em    A/E                  Em   A   Cm(maj7-5)/E

Em    A/E                  Em   A   Cm(maj7-5)/E

Em    A/E                  Em   A   Cm(maj7-5)/E

Em    A/E                  Em   A   Cm(maj7-5)/E


Em     A/E                 A/E  Em  Fm(maj7-5)/E


         C7     B7                  Em A/E
Ain't no man of higher education

     C7+9           B7+9     Bb7-5
I am nothing in the way of   wit

         Am7            Bm7/A
Ain't no poster child

Bb+5/Ab    Gmaj7     Db7+9+11  C7+9+11  G7+5
for    the age         of information

      C7+9    B7+9        ,9 ,-9
But I know a good thing

                Em    A/E                  Em   A   Cm(maj7-5)/E
 when I  see it

                     Em    A/E                  Em   A   Cm(maj7-5)/E
I know a good thing!

           C7+9  Db7+9     C7+9   B7+9   Em
Ain't too big          on old    time religion

           C7+9      B7+9   Bb7-5
I keep the faith the way I  see  it

       Am7            Bm7/A
Indeed some might say

Ebm/Ab   Gmaj7      Db7+9+11    C7+9+11      G7+5
I'm a    man gone   to     per  dition

      C7+9                  B7+9   ,9 ,-9
maybe so, but I know a good thing


       Em  A/E                     Em   A   Cm(maj7-5)/E
when I see it

                     Em    A/E                  Em   A   Gb/E
I know a good thing!!!.....

Fm7                Gm6            Ab6
    Don't need no weather man to tell me when

   Adim
he sun     is     shining

   Bbm7    Bbm7/Ab      G13-9
No GPS, no gyrocompass, best guess west

            C7+5
Is where it sets tonight

Fm7                Gm6             Ab6/9
     Don't need no dotted line, no print too fine

    Adim
I'm more of the mind

   Bbm7          G7+5+9    G7+5-9
To read the man, shake his hand

                              C7+5
Let the cards land where they might


         Db7         Db7+9   D7+9/Db            Db7+9  D7+9/Db   C7+5
I know a good thing

            B11    B13+11      B11    B13+11   G/F
A good thing

                                        a4  b    g    g
            Em  A/E                     F/E  G/E  Em  Eb/E
I know a go-ood thii—ing!


Fm(maj7-5)   Em7/A. . . . . .

|C7      B7  Bb7-5|Em         A               |

|C7+9     B7+9       |Bb7-5            |Am7         Bm7/A  Bb+5/Ab |

|Gmaj7 Db7+9+11 C7+9+11      |C7         B7+9          |

    Em  A/E         Em   A   Cm(maj7-5)/E

    Em  A/E         Em   A   Gb/E

piano solo:

|Fm7      Gm6       |Ab6     C7+9  F+5/C|Bbm7   Bbm7/Ab G7+9+5|

|G7+5-9   Bbm7+5 Bm7+5 Cm7+5|

  Fm7              Gm6             Ab6/9
Do-o-o-n't need no dotted line, no print too fine

    Adim
I'm more of the mind

   Bbm7          G7+5+9    G7+5-9
To read the man, shake his hand let the cards land where

     C7+5
they might

         Db7         Db7+9   D7+9/Db              Db7+9  D7+9/Db   C7+5
I know a good thing         ya!

            B11    B13+11                 B11    B13+11   G/F
   A good thi—ii-ing!

    Em  A/E                               Em   A   Cm(maj7-5)/E
                   I know a good thi-i-i-ng

    Em  A/E                     Em   A   Cm(maj7-5)/E

        C7         B7      Em         A/E
She got eyes like sapphire diamonds

         C7+9      B7+9       Bb7-5
A set of legs that just won't quit

  Am7                  Bm7/A
I didn't quite get her name

Ebm/Ab      Gmaj7    Db7+5+11  C7+5+11
But I hear  wedding  bells     chimin

        C7+9        B9+11
Cause I know a good thing  when I see it

              Em    A/E                  Em   A   Cm(maj7-5)/E

              Em    A/E                  Em   A   Cm(maj7-5)/E
              I know a good thing

              Em    A/E                  Em   A   Cm(maj7-5)/E

              Em     A/E                  A/E  Em  Fm(maj7-5)/E

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Peter Kruger casparus50@yahoo.ca