"For the Good Times" by Al Green {lyrics} Chords
Tempo:
86.375 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Am
C
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[Am]
[Em]
[Am] [D]
[B]
[Am]
[D]
I'm worn [G] it's over, but life [Am] goes on and [D] this world keeps [G] on turning.
Let's [C] just be glad [D] we had this time to spend [G] together.
There is [C] no need [Am] to watch the bridges that [D] will burn.
[B]
[C] [G]
[D]
There is no need to watch the bridges that will burn.
[F#m]
There is no need to watch the bridges that will burn.
[G]
[Am] You can
[G] [D] hear [G] the whisper of the raindrops [Dm] [C] rolling softly against [Cm] my window.
Hey, hey, [D#] holy night.
[D]
Make me believe you love me.
One more time.
[G] Hey, [D] hey, [G#] [B] for [G] the good times.
Hey, [Am] hey,
[D] [Bm] [G] for the good times.
[Am]
I'll get along [D]
and [G] I'm sure you'll find another.
[F#] But [Em] baby, please remember [G] that I'll [Am] be here.
I'm gonna stay [D] right here.
[G] If you should ever find you need [F#] me.
[Em]
Don't [G] say a [C] word about [Bm] tomorrow.
[D] [G] Forever and ever and ever and ever.
[Dm] [C] There'll be time enough [Am] for severance.
[Dm] [Am] [E] When [D] you leave [Am] me.
[B] Hey, hey, for [G] the good times.
Hey, [C] hey, [D] for the [G] good times.
[Am]
[D] Hey, [G]
hey, for [D] I'm here alone.
This is one time girl.
Hold your water.
And get that body [Bm] close to [G]
mine.
[Am]
Oh baby, [D] won't you [G] hear that whisper.
Hear that whisper of the raindrops.
Oh, the raindrops.
[C] Oh, it's all playing off right [Cm] against my window.
Oh, [Cm] [D] you gotta do this.
Oh, you gotta do this.
Make me believe you love me.
One more time.
Leave me.
[Bm]
[C] [G] For the good times.
[Am]
[G] For the good times.
[Am] Yes, what you're gonna do is make me [G] go again.
For [D] I'm here alone.
[F#m] [D] I just wanna hold you.
Oh, no.
And get that body [F#] close [G] to mine.
[Am]
[D] [G]
[Am]
[Em]
[Am] [D]
[B]
[Am]
[D]
I'm worn [G] it's over, but life [Am] goes on and [D] this world keeps [G] on turning.
Let's [C] just be glad [D] we had this time to spend [G] together.
There is [C] no need [Am] to watch the bridges that [D] will burn.
[B]
[C] [G]
[D]
There is no need to watch the bridges that will burn.
[F#m]
There is no need to watch the bridges that will burn.
[G]
[Am] You can
[G] [D] hear [G] the whisper of the raindrops [Dm] [C] rolling softly against [Cm] my window.
Hey, hey, [D#] holy night.
[D]
Make me believe you love me.
One more time.
[G] Hey, [D] hey, [G#] [B] for [G] the good times.
Hey, [Am] hey,
[D] [Bm] [G] for the good times.
[Am]
I'll get along [D]
and [G] I'm sure you'll find another.
[F#] But [Em] baby, please remember [G] that I'll [Am] be here.
I'm gonna stay [D] right here.
[G] If you should ever find you need [F#] me.
[Em]
Don't [G] say a [C] word about [Bm] tomorrow.
[D] [G] Forever and ever and ever and ever.
[Dm] [C] There'll be time enough [Am] for severance.
[Dm] [Am] [E] When [D] you leave [Am] me.
[B] Hey, hey, for [G] the good times.
Hey, [C] hey, [D] for the [G] good times.
[Am]
[D] Hey, [G]
hey, for [D] I'm here alone.
This is one time girl.
Hold your water.
And get that body [Bm] close to [G]
mine.
[Am]
Oh baby, [D] won't you [G] hear that whisper.
Hear that whisper of the raindrops.
Oh, the raindrops.
[C] Oh, it's all playing off right [Cm] against my window.
Oh, [Cm] [D] you gotta do this.
Oh, you gotta do this.
Make me believe you love me.
One more time.
Leave me.
[Bm]
[C] [G] For the good times.
[Am]
[G] For the good times.
[Am] Yes, what you're gonna do is make me [G] go again.
For [D] I'm here alone.
[F#m] [D] I just wanna hold you.
Oh, no.
And get that body [F#] close [G] to mine.
[Am]
[D] [G]
Key:
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _
I'm worn [G] it's over, _ _ _ _ _ but life [Am] goes on and _ _ [D] this world _ keeps [G] on turning. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Let's [C] just be glad _ _ [D] we had this time to spend [G] together. _
There _ _ _ _ is [C] no _ need [Am] _ to watch the bridges _ that [D] will burn. _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ There is no need to watch _ _ _ _ _ _
_ the bridges that will burn.
[F#m] _
There is no need to watch the bridges that will burn.
[G] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] You can _
[G] [D] hear [G] the whisper of _ the raindrops _ _ [Dm] [C] rolling softly against [Cm] my window.
Hey, hey, [D#] holy night.
[D] _
Make me believe you love me.
_ _ One more time.
_ _ [G] Hey, [D] hey, [G#] _ _ [B] for [G] the good times.
_ _ Hey, [Am] hey, _
[D] _ _ [Bm] [G] for the good times.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _
I'll get along _ _ [D] _
and [G] I'm sure you'll find another.
_ [F#] _ But [Em] baby, please remember _ [G] that I'll [Am] be here.
_ _ I'm gonna stay [D] right here.
[G] If you should ever find you need _ [F#] me.
_ _ [Em] _
Don't [G] say a [C] word _ _ about [Bm] tomorrow.
_ [D] _ _ [G] Forever and ever and ever and ever. _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] [C] There'll be time _ enough [Am] for severance.
[Dm] _ [Am] _ [E] When [D] you leave _ [Am] me.
[B] Hey, hey, _ _ _ for [G] the good times.
_ Hey, _ [C] hey, _ [D] for the [G] good _ _ times.
_ [Am] _ _
_ [D] Hey, _ [G] _
hey, _ _ _ for _ _ _ [D] I'm here alone.
This _ is one time girl.
_ _ Hold your water.
_ And get that body [Bm] close to [G] _
mine.
_ _ _ [Am] _
Oh baby, [D] won't you [G] hear that whisper.
Hear that whisper of the raindrops.
Oh, the raindrops.
[C] Oh, it's all playing off right [Cm] against my window.
Oh, _ [Cm] _ [D] you gotta do this.
Oh, you gotta do this.
Make me believe you love me.
One more time.
Leave me.
_ [Bm] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] For the good times.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [G] For the good times.
_ _ [Am] Yes, what you're gonna do is make me [G] go _ again. _ _ _ _ _
_ For [D] I'm here alone.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] I just wanna hold you.
Oh, no.
And get that body [F#] close [G] to mine. _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _
I'm worn [G] it's over, _ _ _ _ _ but life [Am] goes on and _ _ [D] this world _ keeps [G] on turning. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Let's [C] just be glad _ _ [D] we had this time to spend [G] together. _
There _ _ _ _ is [C] no _ need [Am] _ to watch the bridges _ that [D] will burn. _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ There is no need to watch _ _ _ _ _ _
_ the bridges that will burn.
[F#m] _
There is no need to watch the bridges that will burn.
[G] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] You can _
[G] [D] hear [G] the whisper of _ the raindrops _ _ [Dm] [C] rolling softly against [Cm] my window.
Hey, hey, [D#] holy night.
[D] _
Make me believe you love me.
_ _ One more time.
_ _ [G] Hey, [D] hey, [G#] _ _ [B] for [G] the good times.
_ _ Hey, [Am] hey, _
[D] _ _ [Bm] [G] for the good times.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _
I'll get along _ _ [D] _
and [G] I'm sure you'll find another.
_ [F#] _ But [Em] baby, please remember _ [G] that I'll [Am] be here.
_ _ I'm gonna stay [D] right here.
[G] If you should ever find you need _ [F#] me.
_ _ [Em] _
Don't [G] say a [C] word _ _ about [Bm] tomorrow.
_ [D] _ _ [G] Forever and ever and ever and ever. _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] [C] There'll be time _ enough [Am] for severance.
[Dm] _ [Am] _ [E] When [D] you leave _ [Am] me.
[B] Hey, hey, _ _ _ for [G] the good times.
_ Hey, _ [C] hey, _ [D] for the [G] good _ _ times.
_ [Am] _ _
_ [D] Hey, _ [G] _
hey, _ _ _ for _ _ _ [D] I'm here alone.
This _ is one time girl.
_ _ Hold your water.
_ And get that body [Bm] close to [G] _
mine.
_ _ _ [Am] _
Oh baby, [D] won't you [G] hear that whisper.
Hear that whisper of the raindrops.
Oh, the raindrops.
[C] Oh, it's all playing off right [Cm] against my window.
Oh, _ [Cm] _ [D] you gotta do this.
Oh, you gotta do this.
Make me believe you love me.
One more time.
Leave me.
_ [Bm] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] For the good times.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [G] For the good times.
_ _ [Am] Yes, what you're gonna do is make me [G] go _ again. _ _ _ _ _
_ For [D] I'm here alone.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] I just wanna hold you.
Oh, no.
And get that body [F#] close [G] to mine. _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _