Rush - Good News First: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Good News First" 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 Good News First Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Rush

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 "Good News First" smoothly on your guitar.

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

    Am
The best we can agree on
                           D#
Is it could have been worse
     Am
What happen to your old
                   F
Benevolent universe?
     Am
You know the one with stars
                       D#
That revolve around you
Am
Beaming down full of promises
                  F
To bring good news

Chorus:
    C                  D
You used to feel that way
     C                      D#
The saddest words you could ever say
 C                   D
But I know you'll remember that day
C             Em                     C       D
And the most beautiful words I could ever say
C             D#                     Am
And the most beautiful words I could ever say

The worst thing about it all
Is that you might've been right
And I'm still not really sure
What started that fight
But I still get this feeling
There's more trouble ahead
So never mind the bad news
Let's have the good news instead

Chorus:
You used to feel that way
The saddest words you could ever say
But I know you'll remember that day
And the most beautiful words I could ever say
And the most beautiful words

Am                          C
Some would said they never fear a thing
     Em  G
Well I do
   Am                      C
And I'm afraid enough for both of us
    Em        G
For me and you

Time, if nothing else, will do its worst
So do me that favor
And tell me the good news first
The good news first

Chorus:
You used to feel that way
The saddest words you could ever say
But I know you'll remember that day
And the most beautiful words I could ever say
And the most beautiful words I could ever say
Ooh, the most beautiful words I could ever say


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 News First" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Good News First" by Rush.

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