Oct252024

Olivia Ellen Lloyd – Every Good Man Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsG C D Em

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[Intro]
G  C  G  D
Em  C  G D G


[Verse 1]
G
We gave it up
without
          C
much of a fight
  G
I wish that we
could say
             D
we tried our best
But now I'm
Em
packing up
what's left of
       C
my old life
          G
Go on and find
somebody
D
else to haul
    G
the rest
A little house on
cinderblock
    C
foundation
        G
Someone brought
in on a
               D
flatbed years ago
         Em
All that trouble
started
right after we
C
moved in
          G
It'd been brewing
for a
D              G
while, we both know

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[Chorus]
G
Behind every
C
good man
          G
There's a woman
      D
who's tired
She's keeping the
C
lights on and
G
putting out your
D
fires
       Em
And if that is all
 you wanted,
oh if anyone
      C
would do
And I hope you
G
find someone
   D            G
as desperate as you



[Verse 2]
G
I wasn't taught
 to covet
      C
fancy things
If it ain't
G
borrowed then
you know it's
      D
secondhand
        Em
So I'll gladly
give you back
           C
my wedding rings
              G
Now could you get
me back
    D
the time I
       G
wish I had
And my mama
looks at me
like I've gone
C
crazy
      G
Oh my darlin'
this is just
               D
part of the deal
             Em
First you'll work
and clean
the house then
raise
     C
some babies
And don't you
G
leave that
     D
 man looking for
         G
his next meal


[Chorus]
G            C
Behind every good
 man
          G
There's a woman
      D
who's tired
She's keeping the
C
lights on and
G
putting out your
D
fires
       Em
And if that is
 all
you wanted,
oh if anyone
      C
would do
           G
I hope you find
 someone as
D            G
desperate as you


[Bridge]
          C
What do I do with
 all this
G               D
love I have for you?
       C
When I know I'm
better
G
off now that
      D
we're through
 And when you
Em
helped me
move my things
I said
"I hope life treats
    C
you well"
           G
When we're handing
off the house keys
you said
 D
"You could rot
   G
in hell"

[Chorus]
G            C
Behind every good
man
          G
There's a woman
      D
who's tired
She's keeping the
C
lights on and
G
putting out your
D
fires
       Em
And if that
 is all
you wanted,
oh if anyone
      C
would do
           G
I hope you found
 someone
   D            G
as desperate as you

Watch: Every Good Man

From Olivia Ellen Lloyd - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Every Good Man: key, chords and progression

Every Good Man by Olivia Ellen Lloyd is written in G major (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 4 chords: G, C, D and Em.

Most of the song cycles through G – C – G – D (I – IV – I – V in G major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – doh – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.