FOR THE GOOD TIMES

Kris Kristoffersen

(Any copyright which may be vested in the original author of the song used in this lesson is acknowledged. Portions of the song are used here solely for educational purposes. Copyright in the material used in this lesson vests in the author of the material.)

Bm* is a barred chord which you will learn later. In the meanwhile D is a good substitute.
Gm* is also a barred chord. Meanwhile just stay on G which will sound fine.

D/               Em/ A7/           D/   Dmj7/
   Don't look so sad,   I know its over.
                 Em/              A7/                D/      Dmj7/    
   But life goes on, and this old world will keep on turning.
                G/               A7/             D/     Bm*/
   Lets just be glad we had some time to spend together.
              G/                Em/                A7sus/   A7/
   There's no need to watch the bridges that we're burning.

CHORUS:
            D/   /        A7/    /
   Lay your head  upon my pillow.
             /               /             D/    /
   Hold your warm and tender body close to mine.
            D7/            /
   Hear the whisper of the raindrops
           G/               Gm*/
   Blowing soft against the window
       Em/              /                A7sus/  A7/
   And make believe you love me one more time
           D/         /   /
   For the good times.

             Em/  A7/              D/     Dmj7/
   I'll get along,    you'll find another.
               Em/                A7/           D/      D7/     
   And I'll be here if you should find you ever need me.
               G/           A7/          D/   Bm*/
   Don't say a word about tomorrow or forever
               G/              Em/              A7sus/    A7/
   There'll be time enough for sadness when you leave me.

CHORUS.

Instructions

The chords and strum you require for this song are shown above. Click on each of them to hear how they should sound.

Click here to hear the song itself.

Bm* is a barred chord which you will come to later. In the meanwhile D is a good substitute.

Gm* is also a barred chord. Meanwhile just stay on G which will sound fine.

Dmj7 is an interesting filler chord. If you find it difficult, rather leave it out and stay on D.

The first beat of the strum sometimes comes just before the first word. For example:

       D/                Em/       A7/             D/         Dmj7/
Count: 1& 2&    3   & 4& 1& 2&3&4& 1& 2& 3   & 4&  1&2& 3&4&  1&
          Don't look  so sad          I  know  its o ver

If you find it difficult to learn the song with the new long strum, try it using thumb runs or the normal 4/4 strum initially. If you do this, remember that you will need two strums for each timing mark.