Good News chords by Randy Newman

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Intro 1
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Verse 1
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 (C major) Once upon a time there was a vulture and a hog
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 (F major) Livin' in a house upon a  (C major) hill
Had this little boy who lived
with them
And they worked him like a dog
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 (A minor) With  (D major) any luck,
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they'd have him up there still  (G major) 
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'Long came a  (C major) magic
man with a magic bag
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Full of  (F major) nasty little green things
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in a funky  (F sharpdim) old rag
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He said,  (C major) "Boy you may not  (A flatdim) know it  but this
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here's  (A minor) salvation you  (F major) see."
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Son,  (F sharpdim) you're going down  (A minor) in  (D major) history  (G major) 
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Verse 2

Good news is

blowin' in your window

Good news is knockin' on your door

Good news is comin' round the corner

Good news is rollin' 'round your floor

Verse 3
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 (C major) Where can all my  (G minor) troubles  (C major)  (G minor) be?  (C major) 
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 (F major) Must be good news  (F sharpdim) chasin' me
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 (C major) Good enough  (E major) to set everybody  (A minor) free  (F major) 
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 (F sharpdim) Good      (C major) news, good  (G major) news,
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good  (C major) news
(Good news)

Verse 4
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There were  (C major) bugs in the garden
Didn't have a clue
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That  (F major) everyday their life was on the line
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 (C major) They wanted to get outta
there
But they didn't know what to do
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Their  (D major) little brains is workin' overtime  (G major) 
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 (C major) That all changed one sunny day
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 (F major) That little boy dropped  (F sharpdim) by       to say
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If we  (C major) all work togeth (A flatdim) er,
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 (E major) we  (A minor) make out okay  (F major) 
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 (F sharpdim) Good      (Gsus4) news      (C major) , good  (Gsus4) news,
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 (G major) good  (C major) news (E major) 

Verse 5
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Gotta  (A minor) roll down a mountain
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 (F major) Flew over the sea  (C major) 
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 (F major) Facin' death and  (G major) danger on their  (C major) way
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 (A minor) But together they had made it
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And they're  (F major) where they wanna be  (C major) 
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They  (D major) love each other more
and more each day
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They care about each  (C major) other
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Good news is sweep (E major) in' cross the coun

Verse 6
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try  (C major) 
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 (F major) Good news is spread (F sharpdim) in' all around  (C major)  (G major) 
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 (C major) Good news is  (E major) hittin' in the city  (A minor) 
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 (F sharpdim) Good news has sprung up in the town  (G major) 

Verse 7
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 (C major) The things that used to hurt before
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 (F major) They don't hurt  (F sharpdim) 'em  (F major) anymore  (C major) 
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'Cause they know  (E major) there's
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somethin'  (A minor) good  (C major) in store  (F major) 
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Good  (Gsus4) news     (Good  (C major) news)
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Good news  (G major) (Good news)
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Good  (C major) news (Good  (F major) news (C major) )
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Good news (Good  (G major)  (C major) news)
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Good news ( (A minor) Good news)
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Good news  (F major) 
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 (F sharpdim) Good news (C major) 

Verse 8
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Good news  (C major)  (A minor)  (D major)  (G major)  (C major)  (A minor)  (F major) 
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 (F sharpdim)  (Gsus4)  (C major)  (Gsus4)  (C major) 
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Comin' down the chim (F major) ney
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Good  (C major) news
Knockin' on my door
Good news
Leavin' through the window
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Can't take no  (B flat major) more
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Good  (C major) news
Spreadin' o'er the country
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For the young and old
Good news
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Goin'  (F major) round the world,  (F sharpdim) now
Good news
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 (A minor) Too  (B flat major) hot to hold  (C major) back  (F major)  (C major) 
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Verse 9
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Good  (C major) news  (F major) (Good  (C major) news)  (F major)  (C major) 
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 (B flat major) Good  (C major) news  (F major)  (C major)  (F major)  (C major)  (F major)  (C major) 
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 (A minor)  (B flat major) (Good  (C major) news)  (G major) 
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 (C major) Good  (A minor) news  (C major) (Good  (F major) news (D major) )
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Good  (F major) news  (G minor) (Good  (C major) news)
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Good news (F major)  (F sharpdim)  (C major) (
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Good news)  (F major) 
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 (C major) Good news
Good news
Good news!