Johnny Cash - No Earthly Good: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "No Earthly 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 No Earthly Good Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Johnny Cash

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 "No Earthly Good" smoothly on your guitar.

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

D                                G           D
Come hear me good brothers come heed one and all
                              E7            A7
Don't brag about standing or you'll surely fall

Chorus:
         D                      G            D
You're shining your light and shine it you should
                                      A7         D
You're so heavenly minded and you're no earthly good
 F                       C
No earthly good you are no earthly good
                                 D7         G7
You're so heavenly minded you're no earthly good
         C                          F            C
You're shining your light yes and shine it you should
                                         G7          C
But you're so heavenly minded and you're no earthly good

Come here me good sisters, you're salt of the earth
If your salt isn't salted, then what is it worth

Chorus

If you're holding heaven, then spread it around
There are hungry hands reaching up here from the ground

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A7

Guitar chord A7

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D7

Guitar chord D7

E7

Guitar chord E7

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

G7

Guitar chord G7

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 "No Earthly Good" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "No Earthly Good" by Johnny Cash.

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