When Times Were Good Chords by Merle Haggard

Tempo:
160.9 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

Dm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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When Times Were Good chords
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There's a place
[G] I [F] can go in [C] my memory
[G] Back to a life I chose to leave [C] behind
And
[G]
[C] sometimes I [E] [F] still need to [C] remember
[Dm] When times [C] were good
[G]
[C] and you were mine
I'm still living with [F] my reasons [C] for leaving
They [G]
must have seemed more important at the [C] time
Now I only [F] dream about [C] the two of us
When times were good
[G]
and you [C] were mine
I [G]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [F] still have everything that came [C] between us
[G] My old guitar and [Dm] [G] a weakness for the [C] wine
[G] So
[D]
[F] tonight I thought I'd write one for [C] the memory
When times were good and [G]
you [C] were mine
[F]
[C]
[G]
[C] [G]
[C]
[F]
[C]
[G]
[C]
There's a golden [F] eagle rolling [C] out of Memphis
And
[Em] a country [G]
singer still lost between [C] the lines
And I know that this [F] old road I'm on will never lead me
[G] [C] When times were good
[Cm] [G]
and [C] you were mine
I [F] still have everything that [C] came between us
My [G] old guitar [D]
and [G] a weakness for the [C] wine
So [Dm] tonight [Cm]
I thought [F] I'd write one [C] for the memory
[G]
When [C]
times were good
[G] and [C] you were mine
[G]
[C]
[F]
[C]
[G] [D]
[G]
[C]
[A]
[C]
[F] [C]
[G]
[C]
I [F] still have [Cm] [F] everything that came [C]
between us
[Am] Like my old [G]
guitar and this hunger for [C] the wine
[F] [C]
[Gm] [C] And [F] tonight
[Cm] I thought [F] I'd write [A] one for [C] the memory
When times were good
[A] [G]
and [C] you were mine
When [Am] [C] times were [A]
good [G]
and [F] you were mine
[F] [C]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Dm
2311
Cm
13421113
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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Let's start jamming Merle Haggard - When Times Were Good chords, practice the chord sequence F, C, F, C, G and C. Start with a comfortable 80 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 161. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C Major.

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There's a _ _ place _ _
[G] I [F] can go _ _ in [C] my memory _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Back to a life _ _ _ I chose _ _ to leave [C] behind
_ And _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ sometimes _ _ _ I [E] _ [F] still _ need _ to _ [C] remember _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] When times [C] were good _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] and you were mine
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm still living _ _ with _ [F] my _ _ _ reasons _ _ [C] for leaving _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ They [G] _
must have seemed _ _ _ more important _ at the [C] _ time _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now I _ only [F] _ _ dream _ _ about [C] the two of us _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ When times were good _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
and you [C] were mine
I [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] still _ _ have _ _ everything _ _ _ that came [C] between _ us
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] My old guitar _ and _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] a weakness _ for the [C] wine
_ [G] So _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [F] tonight _ I _ _ thought _ I'd write one for [C] the memory _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When times were good _ _ and _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ you [C] were mine _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There's a _ _ golden _ _ [F] eagle _ _ _ rolling _ [C] out of Memphis _ _
_ And _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] a country _ [G] _
singer _ still lost _ _ between [C] _ _ the _ _ lines
_ And _ _ _ _ I know _ that this [F] old road I'm on will never _ lead me
_ [G] _ [C] When _ _ _ _ _ _ times were good _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ and [C] you were mine
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I [F] still _ have _ _ _ everything _ _ _ _ that [C] came between us
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ My [G] old guitar _ _ [D]
and _ _ [G] _ a _ weakness for the [C] _ wine _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So [Dm] _ tonight _ [Cm] _ _
I thought [F] _ _ _ _ I'd write one [C] for the memory
_ _ [G] _
When [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ times were _ good _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ and _ _ [C] you were mine _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I [F] still _ have [Cm] _ _ _ [F] everything _ _ _ _ that came [C] _
between us _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] Like my old [G] _
guitar _ _ _ _ and this _ _ hunger for [C] the wine
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] And [F] tonight _ _
[Cm] _ I thought [F] I'd write _ _ [A] one for [C] the memory _ _
_ When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ times were good _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ and [C] you were mine _
_ _ _ _ _ _ When [Am] _ _ [C] times were _ _ [A] _
good [G] _ _ _ _ _
and [F] you were mine
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _