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Version 1Credit goes to Hebealmeida C G F People just ain't no good C G F A thing that's well understood C G F You can see it everywhere you look G G7 People just ain't no good C G F We were married under cherry trees C G F Under blossom we made our vows C G F All the blossoms come sailing down G G7 Through the streets and through the playgrounds C G F The sun would stream on the sheets C G F Awoken by the morning bird C G F We'd buy the Sunday newspapers G G7 Never read a single word [Chorus] C G F People, they ain't no good C G F People, they ain't no good C G F G People, they ain't no good at all C G F Seasons came, seasons went C G F The winter stripped the blossoms bare C G F A different tree now lines the streets G G7 Shaking its fists in the air C G F The winter slammed us like a fist C G F The windows rattling in the gales C G F To which she drew the curtains G G7 Made out of her wedding veils [Chorus] C G F People, they ain't no good C G F People, they ain't no good C G F G People, they ain't no good at all C F To our love, send a dozen white lilies C F To our love, send a coffin of wood C F To our love, let all the pink-eyed pigeons coo Dm G That people, they just ain't no good C F To our love, send back all the letters C F To our love, a valentine of blood C F To our love, let all the jilted lovers cry Dm G That people, they just ain't no good C G F It ainât that in their hearts they're bad C G F They can comfort you, some even try C G F They nurse you when you're ill of health G G7 They bury you when you go and die C G F It ain't that in their hearts theyâre bad C G F They'd stick by you if they could C G F But that's just bullshit G G7 People just ain't no good [Chorus] C G F People, they ain't no good C G F People, they ain't no good C G F G People, they ain't no good at all