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Peo ple just (C)ain’t no good.
I think that’s well (C)un der stood.
You can see it ev ’ry (C)where you look.
Peo ple just ain’t no (G)good.
We were mar ried un der (C)cher ry trees;
un der blos soms we (C)made our vows.
All the blos soms come day (C)sail ing down
and through the streets and through the (G)play grounds.
The sun would stream (C)on the sheets;
wok en by soms the (C)morn ing bird.
We’d the buy the Sun day (C)news pa pers
and nev er read a sin gle (G)word.
grounds.
The sun would stream Peo ple, they (C)ain’t
(G)no
(F)good.
(F)Peo ple, they (C)ain’t
(G)no
(F)good.
(F)Peo ple, they (C)ain’t
(G)no
(F)good.
Sea sons came
and (C)sea sons went.
The win ter stripped tling the the (C)blos soms bare.
A dif f’rent tree she now the (C)lines the streets,
shak ing its fists in the (G)air.
The win ter slammed us like a (C)fist.
sons went.
The win dows rat tling in the (C)gales, soms bare.
A dif to which she drew the (C)cur tains streets,
made out of her wed ding (G)veils.
The win ter slammed us like a Peo ple, they (F)good
at
(G)all.
To our (C)love send a doz en white (F)lil ies.
To our (C)love a send a cof fin of (F)wood.
To our (C)love let all the pink eyed (F)pi geons coo
that (Dm)peo ple, they just ain’t no (G)good.
To our (C)love send a back all the (F)let ters.
To our (C)love, a val en tine fin of (F)blood.
To our (C)love let all the jilt ed (F)lov ers cry
that (Dm)peo ple, they just ain’t no (G)good.
To our (G)good.
It ain’t that in their (C)hearts they’re bad.
They can com fort you; some (C)e ven try.
They nurse you when you’re (C)ill of health.
ba by.
They ple bur y you when you (G)go and die.
It ain’t that in their (C)hearts they’re bad.
They’d stick by fort you; you (C)if they could.
Ah, but that’s just you’re (C)bull, of health.
ba by.
They ple just y ain’t no you (G)good.
and die.
It ain’t that in their
Peo ple, they (C)ain’t
(G)no
(F)good.
(F)Peo ple, they (C)ain’t
(G)no
(F)good.
(F)Peo ple, they (C)ain’t
(G)no
(F)good
at
(G)all.
Peo ple, they (C)ain’t
(G)no
(F)good.
(F)Peo ple, they (C)ain’t
(G)no
(F)good.
(F)Peo ple, they (C)ain’t
(G)no
(F)good
at
(G)all.
Peo ple, they (F)good
at
(G)all.
People Ain't No Good — Easy Piano Notes for Beginners
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Learn "People Ain't No Good" on piano with easy notes — perfect for absolute beginners. Large color-coded note names show exactly which keys to press. No music reading required. Key of C, 105 BPM.
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- People Ain't No Good is arranged in the key of C on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
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- The arrangement plays at 105 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
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- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
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- Who composed "People Ain't No Good"?
- "People Ain't No Good" was originally performed by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "People Ain't No Good"?
- This arrangement uses 5 chords: C, Dm, F, G, G7.
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