"A Good Time (Live)" - John Prine Chords
Tempo:
105.2 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
C#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] Time was [A] once just [E] a clock to me, and life was [A] just a book, a [B] biography.
[E] Success [A] was something [E] you just had to be, and I would spend [F#m] myself [B] unknowingly.
[A] And you know that I could [B] have me [E] a million more friends, and all [A] I'd have to lose is
my point [B] of view.
But [E] I had no [B] idea what a [A] good time would cost, [B] till last night when I sat [D#m] and talked with [E] you.
An apple [A] will spoil [E] if it's been abused, a candle [A] disappears when [B] it's been used, [E] a rainbow
may [A] follow up [E] a hurricane, and I can't leave [A] forever on a [B] train.
But you [A] know that [B] I'd survive if I [E] never spoke again, and [A] all I'd have to lose is my vanity.
[B] [E] But I had no idea what a [A] good time would cost, [B] till last night when you sat [C#] and talked [E] with me.
You can smile for the [A] lack of [E] something else to do, and no one will [A] laugh point [B] at you.
If [E] your tears didn't [A] always make [E] me feel so bad, would you still cry [A] every time that you [B] felt sad?
[A] Well, I thought I'd heard [C#] and seen [E] enough to get along, till [A] you said something neither
of us [B] knew.
[E] And I had no idea [A] what a good time would cost, [B] till last night when I sat [C#] and talked with [A] you.
[E] [E] [N] [A#]
[E] Success [A] was something [E] you just had to be, and I would spend [F#m] myself [B] unknowingly.
[A] And you know that I could [B] have me [E] a million more friends, and all [A] I'd have to lose is
my point [B] of view.
But [E] I had no [B] idea what a [A] good time would cost, [B] till last night when I sat [D#m] and talked with [E] you.
An apple [A] will spoil [E] if it's been abused, a candle [A] disappears when [B] it's been used, [E] a rainbow
may [A] follow up [E] a hurricane, and I can't leave [A] forever on a [B] train.
But you [A] know that [B] I'd survive if I [E] never spoke again, and [A] all I'd have to lose is my vanity.
[B] [E] But I had no idea what a [A] good time would cost, [B] till last night when you sat [C#] and talked [E] with me.
You can smile for the [A] lack of [E] something else to do, and no one will [A] laugh point [B] at you.
If [E] your tears didn't [A] always make [E] me feel so bad, would you still cry [A] every time that you [B] felt sad?
[A] Well, I thought I'd heard [C#] and seen [E] enough to get along, till [A] you said something neither
of us [B] knew.
[E] And I had no idea [A] what a good time would cost, [B] till last night when I sat [C#] and talked with [A] you.
[E] [E] [N] [A#]
Key:
A
E
B
C#
F#m
A
E
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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ Time was [A] once just [E] a clock to me, and life was [A] just a book, a [B] biography. _ _
_ [E] Success [A] was something [E] you just had to be, and I would spend [F#m] myself [B] unknowingly.
_ _ _ [A] And you know that I could [B] have me [E] a million more friends, and all [A] I'd have to lose is
my point [B] of view. _ _
But [E] I had no [B] idea what a [A] good time would cost, [B] till last night when I sat [D#m] and talked with [E] you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
An apple [A] will spoil [E] if it's been abused, a candle [A] disappears when [B] it's been used, _ _ [E] a rainbow
may [A] follow up [E] a _ hurricane, and I can't leave [A] forever on a [B] train. _ _
But you [A] know that [B] I'd survive if I [E] never spoke again, and [A] all I'd have to lose is my vanity.
[B] _ _ _ [E] But I had no idea what a [A] good time would cost, [B] till last night when you sat [C#] and talked [E] with me. _ _ _
_ _ _ You can smile for the [A] lack of [E] something else to do, and no one will [A] laugh point [B] at you. _ _
If [E] your tears didn't [A] always make [E] me feel so bad, would you still cry [A] every time that you [B] felt sad?
_ _ [A] Well, I thought I'd heard [C#] and seen [E] enough to get along, till [A] you said something neither
of us [B] knew. _ _
[E] And I had no idea [A] what a good time would cost, [B] till last night when I sat [C#] and talked with [A] you.
_ [E] _ _ [E] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _
_ [E] Success [A] was something [E] you just had to be, and I would spend [F#m] myself [B] unknowingly.
_ _ _ [A] And you know that I could [B] have me [E] a million more friends, and all [A] I'd have to lose is
my point [B] of view. _ _
But [E] I had no [B] idea what a [A] good time would cost, [B] till last night when I sat [D#m] and talked with [E] you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
An apple [A] will spoil [E] if it's been abused, a candle [A] disappears when [B] it's been used, _ _ [E] a rainbow
may [A] follow up [E] a _ hurricane, and I can't leave [A] forever on a [B] train. _ _
But you [A] know that [B] I'd survive if I [E] never spoke again, and [A] all I'd have to lose is my vanity.
[B] _ _ _ [E] But I had no idea what a [A] good time would cost, [B] till last night when you sat [C#] and talked [E] with me. _ _ _
_ _ _ You can smile for the [A] lack of [E] something else to do, and no one will [A] laugh point [B] at you. _ _
If [E] your tears didn't [A] always make [E] me feel so bad, would you still cry [A] every time that you [B] felt sad?
_ _ [A] Well, I thought I'd heard [C#] and seen [E] enough to get along, till [A] you said something neither
of us [B] knew. _ _
[E] And I had no idea [A] what a good time would cost, [B] till last night when I sat [C#] and talked with [A] you.
_ [E] _ _ [E] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _
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