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Subject: Re: REQ:Green Day (Time of your life)
From: DBruce
Date: 3/22/2001
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab
Here is the Tab. Good Riddance is the actual name of the song.
Gsus2 Em Cadd9 D C
--3-----0--------0-------2------0---
--3-----0--------3-------3------3---
--0-----0--------0-------2------0---
--0-----2--------2-------0------2---
--2-----2--------3-------x------3---
--3-----0--------x-------x------x---
Gsus2
e--------------------------------------------------------------
A--------0--------------------0--------------------------------
D-----0-----0-------------0------0-----------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
E--3------------------3----------------------------------------
BJ makes a mistake while playing this, and is not very pleased.
Then the song really starts.
Gsus2 Cadd9 D
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------3----------------3----------------3---------------3-------
D-------0-----0----------0-----0----------0-----0---------2-----2----
G------------------------------------------------------0-----------0-
B------------------------------------3---------------3---------------
E----3-------------3-3------------3----------------------------------
play 4 times(2,3,4th time the same, but substitute the first 3 on the
E-string for a 0 on the D string)
first and second time without singing
3:another turning point a fork stuck in the road
4:Time grabs you by the wrist directs you where to go
Em D C D
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------0-------------3-------------1-----------------3------------
D------0-----0-------2-----2-------2-----2-----------2-----2---------
G---2-----------2-0----------0--------------------0-----------0------
B------------------------------3----------------3--------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
play 2 times
1:So make the best of this test and dont ask why
2:It's not a question but a lesson learned in time
Em Gsus2 Em Gsus2
e---------------------------------------------------------------
A-------0------------------3---------------0-------------3------
D----0-----0------------0-----0---------0-----0-------0-----0---
G-2----------------2----------------2-------------2-------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------3-----------3-----------------3---------3-
It's something unpredictable, but in the end its right,
Em D
e------------------------------------------------------------
A---------0-----------------3--------------------------------
D------0-----0-----------2-----2-----------------------------
G----2--------------2-0-----------0--------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
I hope you had the Time of your
Now play in same rythem, but now play the chords totaly.
Gsus2 Gsus2 Cadd9 D
Live
Gsus2 Gsus2 Cadd9 D
Gsus2 Gsus2 Cadd9 D
So take the fotographs and still frames in your mind
Gsus2 Gsus2 Cadd9 D
Hang it on a shelf of good health amd good time
Em D C D
Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial
Em D C D
For wat it's worth it was worth all the while
Em Gsus2 Em Gsus2
It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right
Em D Gsus2
I hope you had the time of your live
Now a bridge starts, with the violin
Gsus2 Gsus2 Cadd9 D (4 times)
Em C D Gsus2(2 times)
Em Gsus2 Em Gsus2
It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right
Em D Gsus2
I hope you had the time of your live
Gsus2 Gsus2 Cadd9 D (2 times)
Now The end:
Em Gsus2 Em Gsus2
e---------------------------------------------------------------
A-------0------------------3---------------0-------------3------
D----0-----0------------0-----0---------0-----0-------0-----0---
G-2----------------2----------------2-------------2-------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------3-----------3-----------------3---------3-
It's something unpredictable, but in the end its right,
Em D
e----------------------------------------------------------------
A---------0-----------------3------------------------------------
D------0-----0-----------2-----2---------------------------------
G----2--------------2-0-----------0------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
I hope you had the Time of your
Gsus2 Gsus2 Cadd9 D
e----------------------------------------------------------------
B-------3------------3-------------3------------3----------------
G----0-----0------0-----0-------0----0-------2-----2-------------
D-----------------------------------------0-----------0----------
A----------------------------3----------3------------------------
E-3----------3-3-----------3-------------------------------------
Live
Gsus2 Gsus2 Cadd9 D Gsus2
e------------------------------------------------------------3--
B-------3------------3-------------3------------3-----------3---
G----0-----0------0-----0-------0----0-------2-----2-------0----
D-----------------------------------------0-----------0----0----
A----------------------------3----------3-----------------2-----
E-3----------3-3-----------3------------------------------3-----
Thats it
Last Gsus2 is a slowely downward stroke on the strings
G G C9 D
Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
G G C9 D
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
e D C G
So make the best of this test and don't ask why
e D C G
It's not a question but a lesson learned in time
Chorus
------
e G e G
It's something unpredictable but in the end is right
e D G G C9 D [start struming chords from G
with e muted]
I hope you had the time of your life
G G C9 D
Verse 2 [strum chords with e muted]
-------
G G C9 D
So take the photographs and still frames in your mind
G G C9 D
Hang them on a shelf in good health and good time
e D C G
Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial
e D C G
For what it's worth it was worth all the while
Chorus
------
e G e G
It's something unpredictable but in the end is right
e D G G C9 D [start struming chords from G
without e muted]
I hope you had the time of your life
G G C9 D
Interlude [strum full chords]
---------
G G C9 D x2
e D C G x2
Chorus [strum full chords]
------
e G e G
It's something unpredictable but in the end is right
e D G G C9 D
I hope you had the time of your life
G G C9 D
[play with the same picking as the first chorus]
e G e G
It's something unpredictable but in the end is right
e D G G C9 D
I hope you had the time of your life
G G C9 D
G
"Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)" - Green Day
Nimrod
1997
this is the intro/verse, the rest of the song is more strumming the chords
32003x
x3203x
xx023x
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-----------3---------------3---------------3-------|
|-------0---0-------0---0-----------0---0----2---2--2-|
|----------0-----------0--------2------2----0-------0---|
|---2-----------2-------------3----------------------------|
|-3-----------3---------------------------------------------|
G Cadd9 D
Another turning point a fork stuck in the road
G Cadd9 D
Time grabs you by the wrist directs you where to go
Em D C G
So make the best of this test and don't ask why
Em D C G
It's not a question but a lesson learned in time
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHORUS
Em G Em G
It's something unpredictable but in the end is right
Em D G
I hope you had the time of your life
play intro figure 2x
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
So take the photographs and still frames in your mind
Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time
Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial
For what it's worth it was worth all the while
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHORUS
It's something unpredictable but in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INSTRUMENTAL VERSE
INSTRUMENTAL CHORUS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHORUS
It's something unpredictable but in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
play intro figure 2x
It's something unpredictable but in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
play intro figure 2x
end on G
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHORDS:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G 320033
Cadd9 x32033
D xx0232
Em 022000