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If you can't be good, be good at it chords by
Neal Mccoy
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Key: G major•
Verse 1
G
G

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C
C

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Alright,
Cm
Cm
3

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Cdim
Cdim
3

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Cm
Cm
3

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C
C

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now let this be a lesson to you
Verse 2
C
C

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Mama never raised any smart mouth kid

She told us once and that was it
G
G

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She said, son sit down,
Gm
Gm
3

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G
G

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son that's enough

Mama really loved us but she sure was tough
C
C

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Could never get away with
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G

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callin' her bluff
Verse 3
C
C

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You been runnin' all night,

chasin' those skirts

You ought to be ashamed,

late again for work
G
G

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Boy, don't you know you're

on the wrong track
Gm
Gm
3

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G
G

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And throwin' it away,

you never get it back
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C

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G
G

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Hard lovin' mamas don't cut you no slack
F
F

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But
Verse 4

my old man was a little bit more
C
C

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inclined to understand
F
F

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'Cause daddies know,
C
C

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when to hang on and when to let go
G
G

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He said, "Bein' addicted

to love's a real bad habit
Cm
Cm
3

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C
C

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If you can't be good, son,
D
D

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C

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be good at it"
Verse 5
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C

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Now mama's still on me 'bout

wrong and right

Hopin' one day I might see the light
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G

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My heart's been broke, I make mistakes
C
C

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I still try to give 'em as much as I take
G
G

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Now old habits are hard to break
Verse 6
F
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But my old man was a little bit
Dm
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F
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more in clined to understand
C
C

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F

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'Cause daddies know,
C
C

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now when to hang on and when to let go
G
G

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He said, "Bein' addicted

to love's a real bad habit
Cm
Cm
3

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C
C

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G
G

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If you can't be good, son, be good at it
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C

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G
G

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If you can't be good,
D
D

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C
C

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be good at it"
Interlude 1
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Dm
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G

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Cm
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Verse 7
F
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But my old man was a little bit more
Cm
Cm
3

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C
C

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inclined to under stand
F
F

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'Cause daddies know,
C
C

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Cm
Cm
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when to hang on and when to let go
C
C

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G
G

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He said, "Now bein' addicted

to love's a real bad habit
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C

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If you can't be good, son, be good at it
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G

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If you can't be good, be good at it"
Verse 8
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Well, if you can't be good, be good at it
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Take that to your old man, son

Don't worry about bein' good,
F
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F
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C
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C
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I'll show you how
Outro 1

it's done
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • C

  • Cm

    3

  • Cdim

    3

  • Gm

    3

  • F

  • D

  • Dm

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of If you can't be good, be good at it by Neal mccoy is G major.

The primary chords used in If you can't be good, be good at it are G, C, Cm, Cdim, Gm, F.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, C, Cm, Cdim, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of If you can't be good, be good at it is approximately 150 beats per minute.

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