People Ain't No Good

Words and Music by Nick Cave

Slow Waltz

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ple. they

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good.

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ain't

no

good.

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and

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the in

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us

like

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good

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our

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ies. ters. -

To To

our our

love love.

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of
of

wood. blood.

To To

our our

love love

let let

all all

the the

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cry I

that

peo

ple,

they

just

ain't

no-

good.

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ain't

that

in

their

hearts hearts

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bad. bad. -

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corn by

fort

you:

some You

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ven they

try. could

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nurse but

you that'>

when you're just

ill of bull,

health. ba
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ple

bur just

you ain't

when no

you

go good.

and

die.

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ain't

that

in

their

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