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Good Riddance

Good Riddance - Green Day

This is a great song by Green Day called 'Good Riddance.' In this song you will need to know a few chords. If you do not know them yet, I will put a chord diagram for each of them here.


      G9
  ____0_0____
  | | | | | |
  |_|_|_|_|_|
  | | | | | |
  |_1_|_|_|_|
  | | | | | |
  2_|_|_|_3_4       C9
  x_____0____
  | | | | | |
  |_|_|_|_|_|
  | | | | | |
  |_|_1_|_|_|
  | | | | | |
  |_2_|_|_3_4       D
  x_x_0______
  | | | | | |
  |_|_|_|_|_|
  | | | | | |
  |_|_|_1_|_2
  | | | | | |
  |_|_|_|_3_|       Em
  0_____0_0_0
  | | | | | |
  |_|_|_|_|_|
  | | | | | |
  |_2_3_|_|_|
  | | | | | |
  |_|_|_|_|_|    
      C
  x_____0___0
  | | | | | |
  |_|_|_|_1_|
  | | | | | |
  |_|_2_|_|_|
  | | | | | |
  |_3_|_|_|_|

For the beginning of the song, you should use the chord fingerings(shown above) and pick the strings the way the tab shows.(you can use your pick, or your fingers for this)




Tuning:EADGBe

Intro:
   
   G9                   
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------0-------------------0---|
D|----0---0---------------0---0-|
A|------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------3--------|


   G9                          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----------------------------------------| 


   G9                          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----------------------------------------| 


Verse:
   G9                          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

   G9                          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

   Em            D             C9            G9   
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0-------------3-------------3-------------3-------|
G|----0---0---0-----2---2---2-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-|
D|----------2----0--------0-------------2-------------0---|
A|-2---------------------------3--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------3------------|
  So make the best of this task and dont ask why

   Em            D             C9            G9
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0-------------3-------------3-------------3-------|
G|----0---0---0-----2---2---2-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-|
D|----------2----0--------0-------------2-------------0---|
A|-2---------------------------3--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------3------------|
  It's not a question but a lesson learned in time



Chorus:

   Em            G9            Em            G9
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|-2---------------------------2--------------------------|
E|---------------3---------------------------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|-2------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
  I hope you had the time of your life  
   




After the first chorus is when, on the recording, you start strumming.
-strum- 
 G9         C     D     
 G9         C     D


Verse:
 G9                      C                     D     
So take the photographs and still frames in your mind

 G9                      C                     D     
Hang it on the shelf with good health and good time

 Em        D             C          G9
Tattoos and memories and dead skin on trial

 Em        D             C             G9 
For what its worth, it was worth all the while


Chorus:
 Em           G9         
Its something unpredictable
 Em           G9  
but in the end is right
 Em                D             
I hope you had the time of your life


There are no words in the interlude, just guitar and a violin-type instrument. You are gonna have to
listen for the chord changes in the music, this shouldn't be too hard.

Interlude:

-strum-
 G9         C    D
 G9         C    D
 G9         C    D
 G9         C    D
 
 Em    D    C    G9
 Em    D    C    G9


Chorus:

 Em           G9         
Its something unpredictable
 Em           G9  
but in the end is right
 Em                D             
I hope you had the time of your life

-strum-
 G9         C    D
 G9         C    D

Chorus:

   Em            G9            Em            G9
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|-2---------------------------2--------------------------|
E|---------------3---------------------------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|-2------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
  I hope you had the time of your life  
   


Outtro:

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-|

There you have it, not too difficult of a song.