David Bowie - God Knows I'm Good: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "God Knows I'm Good" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn God Knows I'm Good Guitar Chords and Lyrics by David Bowie

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "God Knows I'm Good" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

      Am                  Am7/G         Bm7         A7
I was walking through the counters of a national concern
      F/C                C              G     C
And a cash machine was spitting by my shoulder
      Am           Am7/G          Bm7                A7
And I saw the multitude of faces, honest, rich and clean
       F/C            C                 G    C
As the merchandise exchanged and money roared

       C              G           Am               Am7/G
And a woman hot with worry slyly slipped a tin of stewing steak
D/F#            C          G  C
Into the paper bag at her side
         C                   G                Am
And her face was white with fear in case her actions
     Am7/G
Were observed
       D/F#                C                    G  C
So she closed her eyes to keep her conscience blind

Chorus:
       Am            Am7/G
Crying God knows I'm good
D7/F#          F
God knows I'm good
 F             E
God knows I'm good
 Am              C/G          E
God may look the other way today
Am            Am7/G
God knows I'm good
D7/F#          F
God knows I'm good
 F             E
God knows I'm good
 Am              C/G          E
God may look the other way today

Then she moved toward the exit clutching
tightly at her paper bag
Perspiration trickled down her forehead
And her heart it leapt inside her as
the hand laid on her shoulder
She was led away bewildered and amazed

Through her deafened ears the cash machines
were shrieking on the counter
As her escort asked her softly for her name
And a crowd of honest people rushed to help a tired old lady
Who had fainted to the whirling wooden floor

Chorus::
Crying God knows I'm good
God knows I'm good
God knows I'm good
Surely God won't look the other way
God knows I'm good
God knows I'm good
God knows I'm good
Surely God won't look the other way
Hey!


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A7

Guitar chord A7

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D7

Guitar chord D7

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "God Knows I'm Good" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "God Knows I'm Good" by David Bowie.

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