MIKA - Good Wife: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Good Wife" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

F
Comes on over
Wants to drown his sorrows
Got a two-seater sofa
And some whiskey in a bottle
Dm
Broke and in tears
      A#                           C
With weight of the world on his shoulder

F
Oh my God Sam
What's happened to you
Says his wife's just left him
With his two year old daughter
    Dm                         A#
To live in Acapulco with some idiot
                       C
She only met a couple months ago
I wish I could tell you that

Gm
If it was me
C
I would be a good wife
F
I would never doubt you
Dm
Ours would be a good life
Gm
And we could be
C
Better than so many
F
I would never stress you
       A#                 C
About bringing home the plenty
F
For all these things
                          Dm
Another life I'll have to wait
Would have been perfect
If only God had wanted it
Gm
But you'll never know and we'll get old
 C
Let's not talk about it,
rest your head upon my shoulder

Chorus:
F
You'll never know, you'll never know
You'll never know the good life
                       Dm      A#
You'll never know the good life
                       F
You'll never know the good life

Somebody once told me that there are watchers
and there are do'ers in this world
Guess I'm a watcher, not by choice
It's just what I was hurled
We're just two friends
It's not a risky situation
I wish I could tell you that

If it was me I would be a good wife
I would never doubt you, ours would be a good life
And we could be better than so many
I would never stress you about bringing home the plenty
For all these things another life I'll have to wait
Would have been perfect if only God had wanted it
But you'll never know when we'll get old
Let's not talk about it, rest your head upon my shoulder

Chorus

Rest your head upon my shoulder
(I'm too tired, you can see)
Now that life's a little colder
(I could love you simply)
And even if you'll never know
(Wouldn't leave if it was me)
My love will never run away like the sunshine
Good time friend not just the good times

For all these things another life I'll have to wait
Would have been perfect if only God had wanted it
But you'll never know when we'll get old
Let's not talk about it, rest your head upon my shoulder

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Good Wife" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Good Wife" by MIKA.