Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) – Green Day
INFO:
CHORDS:
G – 320033 C9 - x32033 D – xx0232 Em – 022000 C – x32010
Note the exact fingering of the cords, partially that of the G cord, I know that at least in the millions of cord books I get for Christmas every year that the cords shown are generally the easiest. I would advise that you forget everything printed in a book you’ve ever committed to memory before learning this song, the figures used in cord books may also through you. If however, you are an advanced musician, teacher, or just incredibly cocky, feel free to consider the above a waste of your time.
STRUMMING:
This is the general rhythm used throughout the song for picking and strumming to be honest.
__ _3_
| | | | | |
|--?---?--?--?-?-?--|
I haven’t shown the rhythm in the strumming part of the song to keep the tab easy to read.
INTRO:
The studio recording of starts with Billie “missing” the first plucked notes of the G cord, what notes he hits instead can vary, he will occasionally get it “right” first time as well so I haven’t bothered to tab it.
G G C9 D x2
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------3--------|--------3--------|--------3--------|--------3--------|
G|------0---0---0--|------0---0---0--|------0---0---0--|------2---2---2--|
D|------------0----|------------0----|------------2----|--0---------0----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|
E|--3--------------|--3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
VERSE:
G G C9 D
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------3--------|--------3--------|--------3--------|--------3--------|
G|------0---0---0--|------0---0---0--|------0---0---0--|------2---2---2--|
D|------------0----|------------0----|------------2----|--0---------0----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|
E|--3--------------|--3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Another turning point A fork stuck in the road |
G G C9 D
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------3--------|--------3--------|--------3--------|--------3--------|
G|------0---0---0--|------0---0---0--|------0---0---0--|------2---2---2--|
D|------------0----|------------0----|------------2----|--0---------0----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|
E|--3--------------|--3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Time grabs you by the wrist Directs you where to go |
PRE-CHORUS:
Em D C G
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------0--------|--------3--------|--------0--------|--------3--------|
G|------0---0---0--|------2---2---2--|------1---1---1--|------0---0---0--|
D|------------2----|--0---------0----|------------2----|------------0----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|
E|--0--------------|-----------------|-----------------|--3--------------|
| So make the best of this task and don’t ask why |
Em D C G
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------0--------|--------3--------|--------0--------|--------3--------|
G|------0---0---0--|------2---2---2--|------1---1---1--|------0---0---0--|
D|------------2----|--0---------0----|------------2----|------------0----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|
E|--0--------------|-----------------|-----------------|--3--------------|
| It’s not a question but a lesson learnt in time |
CHORUS:
Em G Em G x1
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------0--------|--------3--------|--------0--------|--------3--------|
G|------0---0---0--|------0---0---0--|------0---0---0--|------0---0---0--|
D|------------2----|------------0----|------------2----|------------0----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--0--------------|--3--------------|--0--------------|--3--------------|
| It’s something unpredictable But in the end is right |
Em D
E|------------------|------------------|
B|--------0---------|--------3---------|
G|------0---0---0---|------2---2---2---|
D|------------2-----|--0---------0-----|
A|------------------|------------------|
E|--0---------------|------------------|
|I hope you had the time of your life |
BRIDGE:
G G C9 D x2
E|--3--------------|--3--------------|--3--------------|--2--------------|
B|--3--------------|--3--------------|--3--------------|--3--------------|
G|--0--------------|--0--------------|--0--------------|--2--------------|
D|--0--------------|--0--------------|--2--------------|--0--------------|
A|--2--------------|--2--------------|--3--------------|-----------------|
E|--3--------------|--3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
VERSE:
G G C9 D
E|--3--------------|--3--------------|--3--------------|--2--------------|
B|--3--------------|--3--------------|--3--------------|--3--------------|
G|--0--------------|--0--------------|--0--------------|--2--------------|
D|--0--------------|--0--------------|--2--------------|--0--------------|
A|--2--------------|--2--------------|--3--------------|-----------------|
E|--3--------------|--3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| So take the photographs And still frames in your mind |
G G C9 D
E|--3--------------|--3--------------|--3--------------|--2--------------|
B|--3--------------|--3--------------|--3--------------|--3--------------|
G|--0--------------|--0--------------|--0--------------|--2--------------|
D|--0--------------|--0--------------|--2--------------|--0--------------|
A|--2--------------|--2--------------|--3--------------|-----------------|
E|--3--------------|--3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Hang it on a shelf In good health and good time |
PRE-CHORUS:
Em D C G
E|--0--------------|--2--------------|--0--------------|--3--------------|
B|--0--------------|--3--------------|--1--------------|--3--------------|
G|--0--------------|--2--------------|--0--------------|--0--------------|
D|--2--------------|--0--------------|--2--------------|--0--------------|
A|--2--------------|-----------------|--3--------------|--2--------------|
E|--0--------------|-----------------|-----------------|--3--------------|
| Tattoos and memories And dead skin on trial |
Em D C G
E|--0--------------|--2--------------|--0--------------|--3--------------|
B|--0--------------|--3--------------|--1--------------|--3--------------|
G|--0--------------|--2--------------|--0--------------|--0--------------|
D|--2--------------|--0--------------|--2--------------|--0--------------|
A|--2--------------|-----------------|--3--------------|--2--------------|
E|--0--------------|-----------------|-----------------|--3--------------|
| For what it’s worth it was worth It was worth it all the while |
CHORUS:
Em G Em G
E|--0--------------|--3--------------|--0--------------|--3--------------|
B|--0--------------|--3--------------|--0--------------|--3--------------|
G|--0--------------|--0--------------|--0--------------|--0--------------|
D|--2--------------|--0--------------|--2--------------|--0--------------|
A|--2--------------|--2--------------|--2--------------|--2--------------|
E|--0--------------|--3--------------|--0--------------|--3--------------|
| It’s something unpredictable But in the end is right |
Em D
E|--0---------------|--2---------------|
B|--0---------------|--3---------------|
G|--0---------------|--2---------------|
D|--2---------------|--0---------------|
A|--2---------------|------------------|
E|--0---------------|------------------|
|I hope you had the time of your life |
INTERLUDE:
G G C9 D x2
E|--3--------------|--3--------------|--3--------------|--2--------------|
B|--3--------------|--3--------------|--3--------------|--3--------------|
G|--0--------------|--0--------------|--0--------------|--2--------------|
D|--0--------------|--0--------------|--2--------------|--0--------------|
A|--2--------------|--2--------------|--3--------------|-----------------|
E|--3--------------|--3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G G C9 D x2
E|--3--------------|--3--------------|--3--------------|--2--------------|
B|--3--------------|--3--------------|--3--------------|--3--------------|
G|--0--------------|--0--------------|--0--------------|--2--------------|
D|--0--------------|--0--------------|--2--------------|--0--------------|
A|--2--------------|--2--------------|--3--------------|-----------------|
E|--3--------------|--3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Em D C G x2
E|--0--------------|--2--------------|--0--------------|--3--------------|
B|--0--------------|--3--------------|--1--------------|--3--------------|
G|--0--------------|--2--------------|--0--------------|--0--------------|
D|--2--------------|--0--------------|--2--------------|--0--------------|
A|--2--------------|-----------------|--3--------------|--2--------------|
E|--0--------------|-----------------|-----------------|--3--------------|
CHORUS:
Em G Em G
E|--0--------------|--3--------------|--0--------------|--3--------------|
B|--0--------------|--3--------------|--0--------------|--3--------------|
G|--0--------------|--0--------------|--0--------------|--0--------------|
D|--2--------------|--0--------------|--2--------------|--0--------------|
A|--2--------------|--2--------------|--2--------------|--2--------------|
E|--0--------------|--3--------------|--0--------------|--3--------------|
| It’s something unpredictable But in the end is right |
Em D
E|--0---------------|--2---------------|
B|--0---------------|--3---------------|
G|--0---------------|--2---------------|
D|--2---------------|--0---------------|
A|--2---------------|------------------|
E|--0---------------|------------------|
|I hope you had the time of your life |
BRIDGE:
G G C9 D x2
E|--3--------------|--3--------------|--3--------------|--2--------------|
B|--3--------------|--3--------------|--3--------------|--3--------------|
G|--0--------------|--0--------------|--0--------------|--2--------------|
D|--0--------------|--0--------------|--2--------------|--0--------------|
A|--2--------------|--2--------------|--3--------------|-----------------|
E|--3--------------|--3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
CHORUS:
Em G Em G x1
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------0--------|--------3--------|--------0--------|--------3--------|
G|------0---0---0--|------0---0---0--|------0---0---0--|------0---0---0--|
D|------------2----|------------0----|------------2----|------------0----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--0--------------|--3--------------|--0--------------|--3--------------|
| It’s something unpredictable But in the end is right |
Em D
E|------------------|------------------|
B|--------0---------|--------3---------|
G|------0---0---0---|------2---2---2---|
D|------------2-----|--0---------0-----|
A|------------------|------------------|
E|--0---------------|------------------|
|I hope you had the time of your life |
OUTRO:
G G C9 D
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------3--------|--------3--------|--------3--------|--------3--------|
G|------0---0---0--|------0---0---0--|------0---0---0--|------2---2---2--|
D|------------0----|------------0----|------------2----|--0---------0----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|
E|--3--------------|--3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G G C9 D
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------3--|
B|--------3--------|--------3--------|--------3--------|--------3--------3--|
G|------0---0---0--|------0---0---0--|------0---0---0--|------2---2-2----0--|
D|------------0----|------------0----|------------2----|--0-----------0--0--|
A|-----------------|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------2--|
E|--3--------------|--3--------------|-----------------|-----------------3--|
