D5 A5 G5 People just ain't no good D5 A5 G5 I think that's well understood D5 A5 G5 You can see it everywhere you look A5 People just ain't no good D5 A5 G5 We were married under cherry trees D5 A5 G5 Under blossom we made our vows D5 A5 G5 All the blossoms come sailing down A5 Through the streets and through the playgrounds D5 A5 G5 The sun would stream on the sheets D5 A5 G5 Awoken by the morning bird D5 A5 G5 We'd buy the Sunday newspapers A5 And never read a single word D5 A5 G5 People they ain't no good D5 A5 G5 People they ain't no good D5 A5 G5 People they ain't no good D5 A5 G5 Seasons came, seasons went D5 A5 G5 The winter stripped the blossoms bare D5 A5 G5 A different tree now lines the streets A5 Shaking its fists in the air D5 A5 G5 The winter slammed us like a fist D5 A5 G5 The windows rattling in the gales D5 A5 G5 To which she drew the curtains A5 Made out of her wedding veils D5 A5 G5 People they ain't no good D5 A5 G5 People they ain't no good D5 A5 G5 People they ain't no good D5 G5 To our love send a dozen white lilies D5 G5 To our love send a coffin of wood D5 G5 To our love let all the pink-eyed pigeons coo E5 A5 That people they just ain't no good D5 G5 To our love send back all the letters D5 G5 To our love a valentine of blood D5 G5 To our love let all the jilted lovers cry E5 A5 That people they just ain't no good D5 A5 G5 It ain't in their hearts they're bad D5 A5 G5 They can comfort you, some even try D5 A5 G5 They nurse you when you're ill of health A5 They bury you when you go and die D5 A5 G5 It ain't that in their hearts they're bad D5 A5 G5 They'd stick by you if they could D5 A5 G5 But that's just bullshit A5 People just ain't no good D5 A5 G5 People they ain't no good D5 A5 G5 People they ain't no good D5 A5 G5 People they ain't no good D5 A5 G5 People they ain't no good