Joe Pug How Good You Are From the record Messenger Words and music by Joe Pug Tabs by Tim Prizer (tim_prizer@yahoo.com) CAPO 2 Note 1: *riff the riff in the intro and chorus is simply lifting off of the 2nd string Am Fmaj7 C/G and then the third string on both the and the before transitioning to . Am So, on the , play the chord as usual, then play it with the second string open, Fmaj7 then play 2-0 on the third string, and do the exact same thing on the before C/G playing the . AGCGAGC/G Note 2: the verses consist of a continuous pattern, in G which the is played only on the fifth and sixth strings and is stroked for just one Am C/G quick beat each time you transition between and . Listen to get the timing. Chords used (with capo on 2): Am : 0-1-2-2-0-x----| Fmaj7 : 0-1-2-3-3-x-| C/G : 0-1-0-2-3-3---| G : x-x-x-o-2-3-----| AFCC/G INTRO: (w/ *riff) x2 W/ HARMONICA: AFC/G7 FAC/G CAm CAm FAC/G GAm G C/G GAm I was born into A circus G C/G GAm But I ran off to join a home G C/G They said that I was worthless Fmaj7 C/G That my family died unknown GAm G C/G GAm So it gets, and so it goes G C/G GAm Thats what you get I suppose 
 G C/G For wanting something more Fmaj7 C/G Than a life of walking rows GAGC/G FAC/G CAm CAm FAC/G GAm C/G GAm All the Christians left behind G C/G GAm At the crossroads of your town G C/G Ah, theyre playing truth or dare
 Fmaj7 C/G Beneath the sanctuary now GAm Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/joe_pug/how_good_you_are_crd.html G C/G GAm Some wish they had the truth G C/G GAm Some wish they had the gold G C/G But theyre aint no sense in leaving
 Fmaj7 C/G From the only game you know CHORUS AFC/G7 (w/ *riff) C/G Oh I know how good you are Am FC/G7 How hard it is C/G How good you are AFC/G7 (w/ *riff) FAC/G CAm CAm FAC/G GAm G C/G GAm Theres A butler in your hallway G C/G GAm He is troublesome and old G C/G He repeats the word alive Fmaj7 C/G To describe your family gold GAm G C/G GAm You ask him please to go G C/G GAm But theres one thing you dont know G C/G He carved April 7th, 65 Fmaj7 C/G Into the side of your piano CHORUS AFC/G7 (w/ *riff) C/G Oh I know how good you are Am FC/G7 How hard it is C/G How good you are AFC/G7 (w/ *riff) FAC/G CAm CAm FAC/G GAm G C/G GAm Everything that you were meant for G C/G GAm Everything that you were born to do G C/G Does not need you to do it Fmaj7 C/G Someone else was born to do it too
 GAm G C/G GAm Now like A half grown man G C/G GAm You barely learn how to stand G C/G If you shut up with what youve chosen Fmaj7 C/G Youll hear something choosing you CHORUS AFC/G7 (w/ *riff) C/G Oh I know how good you are Am FC/G7 How hard it is C/G How good you are AFC/G7