GOOD MAN
As recorded by Cody Jinks
(2026 release)
Tune down 1/2 step
Chorus
[F]
A harmless man is not a good man
[C]
No, a good man is a dangerous man
[G]
That practices self-discipline
[Am] [Am]
Young man, are you listenin'?
Verse 1
[Am]
I've been a poor man
[Am]
When all I had was my last name
[Em]
And it ain't fancy
[Em]
But it's mine just the same
[G]
If you'd asked me
[G]
I wouldn't have changed a thing
[Dm]
Ain't that strange?
Verse 2
[Am]
I've been a rich man
[Em]
And I've seen wealth untold and I've seen fancy
[Em]
It's something to behold, let me tell you
[D]
It ain't good for the soul, fire melts gold
Chorus
[C] [G]
Rich or poor, all roads end the same
[Dm]
Not doing nothing about it
[F]
Don't exempt you from the flame
[G] [F]
A harmless man is not a good man
[C]
No good man is a dangerous man
[G]
That practices self-discipline
[Am]
Young man, are you listenin'?
[F] [C]
Only speak the truth to you for you
[G]
I've bled these lessons learned
[Am]
Will you believe or will you burn?
Verse 3
[Am]
I'm an old man
[Em]
And I pray I make it there that I've left behind me
[G]
My awards and my affairs are all in order
[Dm]
Sure as you're sittin' right there in that chair
[Am]
You're goin' look back
[Em]
And see memories on a shelf and some were happy
[G]
Some you're mad as hell but just remember
[Dm]
Each conversation you've had with yourself
Chorus
[C] [G]
Rich or poor, all roads end the same
[Dm]
Not doing nothing about it
[F] [G]
Don't exempt you from the flame
[F]
A harmless man is not a good man
[C]
No good man is a dangerous man
[G]
That practices self-discipline
[Am]
Young man, are you listenin'?
[F] [C]
Only speak the truth to you for you
[G]
I've bled these lessons learned
[Am]
Will you believe or will you burn?
[Instrumental Break]
[Am7] [Em7] [G] [Am]
Bridge
[C] [G]
It's okay to take the long way to get home
[Dm] [F] [G]
The harder way comes easy when it's all you've ever known
Chorus
[F]
A harmless man is not a good man
[C]
No good man is a dangerous man
[G]
That practices self-discipline
[Am]
Young man, are you listenin'?
[F] [C]
Only speak the truth to you for you
[G]
I've bled these lessons learned
Verse 4
[F] [C]
Game of life you play a dangerous game, you'll pay a heavy price to play
[G]
You'll make mistakes that you can't fix
[Am]
Young man, are you listenin'?
[F] [C] [G]
Someday soon, you'll be the man you'll see when you take your turn
[Out-Chorus]
[F]
A harmless man is not a good man
[C]
No, a good man is a dangerous man
[G]
That practices self-discipline
[Am]
Young man, are you listenin'?
[F] [C]
Only speak the truth to you for you
[G]
I've bled these lessons learned
[Am]
Will you believe or will you burn?
