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Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) Chords

Chord reference G, C, D, Em
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G] [G] [C] [D] [G] [G] [C] [D] [G]Another turning point… a [C]fork stuck in the [D]road [G]Time grabs you by the wrist, di[C]rects you where to [D]go [Em]So make the [D]best of this [C]test and don’t ask [G]why [Em]It’s not a [D]question but a [C]lesson learned in [G]time

It’s [Em]something unpre[G]dictable But [Em]in the end it’s [G]right I [Em]hope you had the [D]time of your [G]life [G] [C] [D]

[G] [G] [C] [D] [G]So take the photographs and [C]still frames in your [D]mind [G]Hang it on a shelf… in [C]good health and good [D]time [Em]Tattoos and [D]memories and [C]dead skin on [G]trial [Em]For what it’s [D]worth it was [C]worth all the [G]while

It’s [Em]something unpre[G]dictable But [Em]in the end it’s [G]right I [Em]hope you had the [D]time of your [G]life [G] [C] [D]

[G] [G] [C] [D] [G] [G] [C] [D] [Em] [D] [C] [G] [Em] [D] [C] [G] It’s [Em]something unpre[G]dictable But [Em]in the end it’s [G]right I [Em]hope you had the [D]time of your [G]life [G] [C] [D]

It’s [Em]something unpre[G]dictable But [Em]in the end it’s [G]right I [Em]hope you had the [D]time of your [G]life [G] [C] [D]

[G] [G] [C] [D] [G]

Artist Green Day
Album Nimrod
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 1997
Key G

How to Play Good Riddance on Guitar?

Green Day - Good Riddance can be played in the key of G using the G, C, D, Em chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Good Riddance with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.