Lyrics
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 Sun 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 come 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
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,
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.
(G)ba by.
They Peo 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.
(G)ba by.
They Peo 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 by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Easy piano arrangement in the key of C at 84 BPM. Difficulty: easy. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.
About “People Ain't No Good”
- What key is "People Ain't No Good" in?
- "People Ain't No Good" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds is in the key of C with a tempo of 84 BPM. Difficulty: easy.
- Is "People Ain't No Good" easy to play on piano?
- Yes — this arrangement is rated easy, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.
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- How long does it take to learn "People Ain't No Good" on piano?
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