Mac Miller – Good News Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Mac Miller – Good News Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsEG#7C#m7AB

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This is the chords of Good News by Mac Miller on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
E G#7 C#m7 A C#m7 G#7 2x

[Verse 1]
E                          G#7                 C#m7
I spent the whole day in my head
A
Do a little spring cleanin’
C#m7                                      G#7
I’m always too busy dreamin’, yeah
E              G#7                          C#m7
Well, maybe I should wake up instead
A                          C#m7                          G#7
A lot of things I regret, but I just say, “I forget”
E
Why can’t it just be easy?
G#7              C#m7
Why does everybody need me to stay?
A
Oh, I hate the feeling
C#m7              G#7
When you’re high but you’re underneath the ceiling
E              G#7              C#m7
Got the cards in my hand, I hate dealing, yeah
A C#m7 G#7
Get everything I need then I’m gone, but it ain’t stealing
E
Can I get a break?
G#7 C#m7
I wish that I could just get out my goddamn way
A
What is there to say?
C#m7 G#7
There ain’t a better time than today
E G#7 C#m7 A
But maybe I’ll lay down for a little, yeah
C#m7 G#7
Instead of always trying to figure everything out
E G#7 C#m7 A
And all I do is say sorry
C#m7 G#7
Half the time I don’t even know what I’m saying it about

[Chorus]
E                          G#7
Good news, good news, good news
C#m7
That’s all they wanna hear
A              C#m7              G#7
No, they don’t like you when I’m down
E                          G#7
But when I’m flying, oh
C#m7
It make ’em so uncomfortable
A              C#m7              G#7
So different, what’s the difference?

[Verse 2]
E G#7
Well, it ain’t that bad
C#m7
It could always be worse
A
I’m running out of gas, hardly anything left
C#m7 G#7
Hope I make it home from work
E G#7 C#m7
Well, so tired of being so tired
A C#m7 G#7
Why I gotta build something beautiful just to go set it on fire?
E G#7
I’m no liar, but
C#m7 A
Sometimes the truth don’t sound like the truth.
A
Maybe ’cause it ain’t
E G#7
I just love the way it sound when I say it
C#m7 G#7
Yeah, it’s what I do
C#m7
If you know me, it ain’t anything new
A
Wake up to the moon, haven’t seen the sun in a while
C#m7 G#7
But I heard that the sky’s still blue, yeah
E G#7 C#m7
I heard they don’t talk about me too much no more
A C#m7 G#7
And that’s a problem with a closed door

[Chorus]
E G#7
Good news, good news, good news
C#m7
That’s all they wanna hear
A C#m7 G#7
No, they don’t like you when I’m down
E G#7
But when I’m flying, oh
C#m7
It make ’em so uncomfortable
A C#m7 G#7
So different, what’s the difference?

[Verse 3]
E G#7 C#m7
There’s a whole lot more for me waitin’ on the other side
A C#m7 G#7
I’m always wonderin’ if it feel like summer
E G#7 C#m7
I know maybe I’m too late, I could make it there some other time
A C#m7 G#7
I’ll finally discover
E G#7 C#m7
That there’s a whole lot more for me waitin’
A C#m7 G#7
That there’s a whole lot more for me waitin’
C#m7 G#7 C#m7 A
I know maybe I’m too late, I could make it there some other time
C#m7
Then I’ll finally discover
G#7 B C#m7 G#7
That it ain’t that bad, ain’t so bad
E G#7 C#m7
Well it ain’t that bad, mm
A C#m7 G#7
At least it don’t gotta be no more

[Outro]
E G#7 C#m7
No more, no more, no more, no more
A C#m7 G#7
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
E G#7 C#m7 A C#m7 G#7
Hey, hey Mm, hey, mm, mm, mm
E G#7 C#m7 A C#m7 G#7 4x

How to play Good News: key, chords and progression

Good News by Mac Miller sits in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), and you need 5 chords to play it: E, G#7, C#m7, A and B.

Listen for G#7 – C#m7 – A – C#m7 (III7 – vi7 – IV – vi7 in E major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is mi – lah – fah – lah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, E7, Am7, F, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
G#7 chord on guitar (464544)
G♯7G♯ B♯ D♯ F♯
C#m7 chord on guitar (x46454)
C♯m7C♯ E G♯ B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯

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Good News chords: questions

What key is Good News in?

Good News by Mac Miller is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Good News?

Good News uses 5 chords: E, G#7, C#m7, A, B.

What is the chord progression of Good News?

The main progression is G#7 – C#m7 – A – C#m7 (III7 – vi7 – IV – vi7).

Is Good News easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, E7, Am7, F, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

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