Good Riddance Time Of Your Life Tab

4,050,371 views, added to favorites 50,067 times

Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	Em
Capo:	no capo

Author meg42 [a] 122.

7 contributors total, last edit on May 29, 2023

We have an official Good Riddance Time Of Your Life tab made by UG professional guitarists.

Check out the tab

Artist: Green Day
Song: Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Tabbed by: meg42
Email: socrluv999@aol.com
 
 
[Intro]
   G                   G
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|------0-------------------0--------------|
D|---------0-------------------0-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-3--3----------------3--3----------------|
 
   G             G             Cadd9         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----------------------------------------| play twice
 
 
[Verse]
   G             G             Cadd9         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
 
   G             G             Cadd9         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             Cadd9         G
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 test and don't ask why
 
   Em            D             Cadd9         G
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            G             Em            G
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             G
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0-------------3-------------3---------------------|
G|----0---0---0-----2---2---2-----0---0---0---------------|
D|----------2----0--------0-------------0-----------------|
A|-2------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------3--------------------------|
  I hope you had the time of your life
 
OK, they start strumming here... Listen and play with the
actual song to get the right rhythms, etc.
      G    Cadd9   D     G   Cadd9   D
e|----3------3-----2-----3-----3-----2----|
B|----3------3-----3-----3-----3-----3----|
G|----0------0-----2-----0-----0-----2----|
D|----0------2-----0-----0-----2-----0----|
A|----2------3-----x-----2-----3-----x----|
E|----3------x-----x-----3-----x-----x----|
 
      G                     Cadd9                  D
e|----3-----------------------3--------------------2----|
B|----3-----------------------3--------------------3----|
G|----0-----------------------0--------------------2----|
D|----0-----------------------2--------------------0----|
A|----2-----------------------3--------------------x----|
E|----3-----------------------x--------------------x----|
  So take the photographs and still frames in your mind
 
      G                     Cadd9                  D
e|----3-----------------------3--------------------2----|
B|----3-----------------------3--------------------3----|
G|----0-----------------------0--------------------2----|
D|----0-----------------------2--------------------0----|
A|----2-----------------------3--------------------x----|
E|----3-----------------------x--------------------x----|
  Hang it on the shelf with good health and good time
 
      Em        D             C          G
e|----0---------2-------------0----------3-------|
B|----0---------3-------------1----------3-------|
G|----0---------2-------------0----------0-------|
D|----2---------0-------------2----------0-------|
A|----2---------x-------------3----------2-------|
E|----0---------x-------------x----------3-------|
  Tattoos and memories and dead skin on trial
 
      Em        D             C             G
e|----0---------2-------------0-------------3-------|
B|----0---------3-------------1-------------3-------|
G|----0---------2-------------0-------------0-------|
D|----2---------0-------------2-------------0-------|
A|----2---------x-------------3-------------2-------|
E|----0---------x-------------x-------------3-------|
  For what it's worth, it was worth all the while
 
      Em           G             Em           G
e|----0------------3-------------0------------3-------|
B|----0------------3-------------0------------3-------|
G|----0------------0-------------0------------0-------|
D|----2------------0-------------2------------0-------|
A|----2------------2-------------2------------2-------|
E|----0------------3-------------0------------3-------|
  It's something unpredictable but in the end is right
 
      Em                D             G  Cadd9  D    G  Cadd9  D
e|----0-----------------2-------------3----3----2----3----3----2---|
B|----0-----------------3-------------3----3----3----3----3----3---|
G|----0-----------------2-------------0----0----2----0----0----2---|
D|----2-----------------0-------------0----2----0----0----2----0---|
A|----2-----------------x-------------2----3----x----2----3----x---|
E|----0-----------------x-------------3----x----x----3----x----x---|
  I hope you had the time of your life (strum above chords until it reaches outro)
 
 
[Outro]
   G                                 Cadd9           D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------3---------------3---------|-------3---------------3---------|
G|-----------0---0---------------0-|-----0-----0---0-----2-----2---0-|
D|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----------------0-----------0---|
A|---------------------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|
E|-3---------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
 
   G                                 Cadd9           D   rit. -----|   G
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3---------------|
B|-------3-------3-------3---------|-------3---------------3---------|-3---------------|
G|-----------0---------------0---0-|-----0-----0---0-2---2-----2-2-0-|-0---------------|
D|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----------------0-------------0-|-0---------------|
A|---------------------------------|-3-----------3-------------------|-2---------------|
E|-3---------------3---------------|---------------------------------|-3---------------|
 
 
*************************
 
| x  Dead note
 
*************************
X

By helping UG you make the world better... and earn IQ

Create correction

Please rate this tab

Good Riddance Time Of Your Life – Green Day

How to play

"Good Riddance Time Of You…"

Font

337 comments

i think you mean g...but otherwise, kudos.

+51

the ending is not quite right. he picks out the chourus then has the ending.but apart from that, sweet tab

+12

for the most part its right but your intro is wrong: yours: its supposed to be: e-|-------------------- e-|------------------------- b-|-------------------- b-|------------------------- g-|-----0---------0---- g-|--------0-----------0---- d-|---0---0-----0---0-- d-|----------0-----------0-- a-|-------------------- a-|------------------------- e-|-3----------3------- e-|-(3)--3------(3)--3------ other than that its a good tab ;)

+12