OneRepublic - Good Life: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Good Life" 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#
Woke up in London yesterday
B
Found myself in the city near Piccadilly
D#m7
Don't really know how I got here
  C#
I got some pictures on my phone

New names and numbers that I don't know
Address to places like Abbey Road
Day turns to night, night turns to whatever we want
We're young enough to say

Chorus:

F#                        B
Oh this has gotta be the good life
                      D#m7
This has gotta be the good life
                        C#
This could really be a good life, good life

F#                                 B
Say oh, got this feeling that you can't fight
                     D#m7
Like this city is on fire tonight
                        C#
This could really be a good life.
A good, good life

To my friends in New York, I say hello
My friends in L.A., they don't know
Where I've been for the past few years or so
Paris to China to Colorado

Sometimes there's airplanes I can't jump out
Sometimes there's bullshit that don't work now
We all got our stories, but please tell me
What there's to complain about

When you're happy like a fool
Let it take you over
When everything is out
You got to take it in

Chorus:
Oh, this has gotta be the good life
This has gotta be the good life
This could really be a good life, good life
Say oh, got this feeling that you can't fight
Like this city is on fire tonight
This could really be a good life
A good, good life
Oh, a good, good life
Yeah
Oh, oh

       F#
Hopelessly
I feel like there might be something that I'll miss
Hopelessly
I feel like the window closes oh so quick
      D#m7
Hopelessly
I'm taking a mental picture of you now
             F#
'Cuz hopelessly
The hope is we have so much to feel good about

Chorus:
Oh, this has gotta be the good life
This has gotta be the good life
This could really be a good life, good life
Say oh, got this feeling that you can't fight
Like this city is on fire tonight
This could really be a good life
A good, good life

Oh, yeah
Good, good life
Good life
Ooh, ooh
Oh

Listen, to my friends in New York, I say hello
My friends in L.A., they don't know
Where I've been for the past few years or so
Paris to China to Colorado
Sometimes there's airplanes I can't jump out
Sometimes there's bullshit that don't work now
We all got our stories, but please tell me
What there's to complain about


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

D#m7

Guitar chord D#m7

F#

Guitar chord F#

B

Guitar chord B

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