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A Good Time by John Prine
A Good Time
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:3rd fret
Tuning: Standard
[Verse 1]
D G D
Time was once just a clock to me
D G A
And life was just a book a biography
D G D
Success was something you just had to be
D G A
And I would spend myself unknowingly
[Chorus]
G A D
And you know that I could have me a million more friends
G A
And all Id have to lose is my point of view
D G
But I had no idea what a good time would cost
A D
Till last night when I sat and talked with you.
[Verse 2]
D G D
An apple will spoil if its been abused
D G A
A candle disappears when its been used
D G D
A rainbow may follow up a hurricane
D G A
And I can't leave forever on a train
[Chorus]
G A D
And you know that Id survive if I never spoke again
G A
And all Id have to lose is my vanity
D G
But I had no idea what a good time would cost
A D
Till last night when you sat and talked with me.
[Solo]
D G D
D G A
D G D
D G A
G A D
G A
D G
A D
[Verse 3]
D G D
You can smile for the lack of something else to do
D G A
And no one will laugh and point at you
D G D
If your tears didnt always make me feel so bad
D G A
Would you still cry every time that you felt sad?
[Chorus]
G A D
I thought Id heard and seen enough to get along
G A
Till you said something neither of us knew
D G
And I had no idea what a good time would cost
A D G D A D
Till last night when I sat and talked with you.
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:5th fret
[Verse 1]
[Walk in] Time was once just a clock to me
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And
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life a book, a biography Suc-
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E|----------------|1-------1---1---|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
C F G G
cess was something you just had to be
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E|--------3-------|1-------1-------|--------3-------|--------3-------|
C/G F C/G C/G
And I would spend myself unkowingly And you
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E|----------------|1-------1---1---|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
C F G G
[Chorus]
know that I could have me a million more friends And all I'd
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F G C C F
have to
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lose is my point of view But I
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E|1-------1-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
F G G
[Bridge]
had no i- dea what a good time would cost Till last night
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C C F F C
when I
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sat and talked with you An
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A|----------------|3-------3-------|3-------0---2---|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|----3-----------|
G C
[Verse 2]
apple will spoil if it's been abused A
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B|--1-------1-----|----------1-----|--1-------1---1-|--1-------1---1-|
G|----0-------0---|------2-------2-|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
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A|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E|--------3-------|1-------1-------|--------3-------|--------3-------|
C/G F C/G C/G
candle disappears when it's been used A
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B|--1-------1-----|----------1-----|--0-------0-----|0-1---3---------|
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E|----------------|1-------1---1---|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
C F G G
rainbow may follow up a hurricane And
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G|----0-------0---|------2-------2-|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
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A|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E|--------3-------|1-------1-------|--------3-------|--------3-------|
C/G F C/G C/G
I can't leave forever on a train And you
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G|----0-------0---|------2-------0-|------0---------|----------------|
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A|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|1-------1---1---|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
C F G G
[Chorus]
know that I'd survive if I never spoke again And all I'd have
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G|--2-------2-----|--0-------0-----|--0-------0-----|--0-------0-----|--2-------2
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F G C C F
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to lose is my vanity But I
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F G G
[Bridge]
had no i- dea what a good time would cost Till last night
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C C F F C
when you
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sat and talked with me You can
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A|----------------|3-------3-------|3-------0---2---|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|----3-----------|
G C
[Verse 3]
smile for the lack of something else to do And
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C/G F C/G C/G
no one will laugh and point at you If
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A|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|1-------1---1---|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
C F G G
your tears don't always make me feel so bad Would you
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G|----0-------0---|------2-------2-|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
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C/G F C/G C/G
still cry every time that you felt sad? I
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A|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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C F G G
[Chorus]
thought I'd heard and seen enough to get along Till you said something
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G|--2-------2-----|--0-------0-----|--0-------0-----|--0-------0-----|--2-------2
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F G C C F
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neither of us knew And I
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F G G
[Bridge]
had no idea what a good time would cost Till last
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G|--0-------0-----|--0-------0-----|--2-------2-----|--2-------2-----|--0-------0
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A|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|3-------3--
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C C F F C
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night when I sat and talked with you
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A|----------------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3---0---3---3---|
E|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G C
Time was once just a clock to me
And life was just a book a biography
Success was something you just had to be
And I would spend myself unknowingly
And you know that I could have me a million more friends
And all I'd have to lose is my point of view
But I had no idea what a good time would cost
Till last night when I sat and talked with you.
An apple will spoil if it's been abused
A candle disappears when its been used
A rainbow may follow up a hurricane
And I can't leave forever on a train
And you know that I'd survive if I never spoke again
And all I'd have to lose is my vanity
But I had no idea what a good time would cost
Till last night when you sat and talked with me.
You can smile for the lack of something else to do
And no one will laugh and point at you
If your tears didn't always make me feel so bad
Would you still cry every time that you felt sad?
I thought I'd heard and seen enough to get along
Till you said something neither of us knew
And I had no idea what a good time would cost
Till last night when I sat and talked with you.
| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| t Tapping
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| s Slap
| P Pop
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| N Tremolo
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