For The Good Times
Words and music by Kris Kristofferson
Also done by: Al Green, Billy Walker, Jim Reeves, Englebert Humperdink, Kenny Rogers, Dean Martin
Lynn Anderson, Perry Como, Ray Price, Sonny James, Tyrone Davis, Elvis Presley. Al Green
 

Midi 1(A107)   Midi 2(D96)*   Midi 3(D96)
Midi 4(Ab100)   Midi 5(F85)-harp   Midi 6(D96)*-harp
For diatonic harmonica
See YouTube videos below
Hilarious videos
Tabbed by Mark Purintun 11-06


 

 

 

 RR  4    -4   5    -4--->-5   5   -4    4 5---->
|  Don't look so | sad; |  I know it's | over; |
->r 4   -4    5    -4  3    4   -5   5  -4   3    4  -4    -5  5---->
|  But life goes | on and this old | world will keep on | turnin'. |
->  4     5   6    -5   4  -5  -6      6   3    4  -4
| Let's just be | glad we had some | time to spend to |
   -5 5---->  -4     5    -5   5   -5   5   5      -4  -3    4      4  -3
| gether, | there's no | need to watch the brid | ges that we're | burnin'. |

Chorus:
 
RR  4   -4    5--->      3 4  -5  5---> -4--->  6    6      6   6   6  6--->
|   Lay your head |     | upon my pil | low, | hold your | warm and tender |
->-6 6   -5   5-->  5    RRr   5   -5   6---> 6   6  5   -6--->  6     6 -6    6--->
| body close to | mine. |    Hear the whis | per of the rain | drops blowing soft |
->-5  -5    5     6  -5   3     -5   5  -5   5     -5  -4  4   -4   -3---->
|  against the | window, and | make believe you | love me one more time. |     |
 RRR  -3  4     -4    4      RRRR   RRRR   RRRR   RRRR
|    For the | good times. |      |      |      |      |

 RR 4    -4 5    -4--->  5 -5    5  -4 4 --> 5---> 4   -4   5   -4--> 3  4    -5
|  I'll get a | long; | you'll find anoth | er; | and I'll be here | if you should |
   5-4  3  4 -4    -5   5--->   4  5 6 -5    -5     4  -5 -6 6---> 3  4 -4  -5 5--->
| find you ever | need me. | Don't say  a | word 'bout tomorrow | or fo r | ever. |
->    -4    5  -5---> 5 -5   5   5---> -4    3   4    4---->-3
| There'll be time | enough for sad | ness when you leave | me. |

Chorus:|
 
RR  7   -8   78--->      6 7  -9  8---> -8--->  9    9      9   9   9  9--->
|   Lay your head |     | upon my pil | low, | hold your | warm and tender |
->-10 9   9   -9   8---->   RRR  5   -5     6  6   6  5---> -6   6     6 -6
| bod y close to mine. |   |   Hear the | whisper of the | raindrops blowing |
    6 r-5  -5   5     6  -5   3     -5   5  -5   5     -5  -4  4   -4   -3----->
| soft against the | window, and | make believe you | love me one more time. |     |
 RRR  -3  4   -4   r  4----->  -3  4     -4    4
|    For the good | times. |  For the | good times. |

Back to Country Songs Home Page 
Hit Counter From Nov 20, 2006

    
Kris Kristofferson                                                                                                               Elvis Presley

   
Dean Martin                                                                                         Perry Como

For more information on this song or artist(s), search the internet...

Google