Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - People Ain't No Good: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "People Ain't No Good" 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.
C G F People just ain't no good C G F A thing that's well understood C G F You can see it everywhere you look G G7 People just ain't no good We were married under cherry trees Under blossom we made our vows All the blossoms come sailing down Through the streets and through the playgrounds The sun would stream on the sheets Awoken by the morning bird We’d buy the Sunday newspapers Never read a single word Chorus: C G F People, they ain't no good C G F People, they ain't no good C G F G People, they ain't no good at all Seasons came, seasons went The winter stripped the blossoms bare A different tree now lines the streets Shaking its fists in the air The winter slammed us like a fist The windows rattling in the gales To which she drew the curtains Made out of her wedding veils Chorus C F To our love, send a dozen white lilies C F To our love, send a coffin of wood C F To our love, let all the pink-eyed pigeons coo Dm G That people, they just ain't no good To our love, send back all the letters To our love, a valentine of blood To our love, let all the jilted lovers cry That people, they just ain’t no good It ain’t that in their hearts they’re bad They can comfort you, some even try They nurse you when you’re ill of health They bury you when you go and die It ain’t that in their hearts they’re bad They’d stick by you if they could But that’s just bullshit baby People just ain’t no good Chorus You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC  Dm  F  G  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 "People Ain't No Good" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "People Ain't No Good" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.