I Had a Good Time Tabs & Lyrics by Boston
I Had a Good Time
guitar tabs lyrics
Last update on 6/30/2005
Written by:[email protected]
What can I say.....As usual Tom Scholz lays down multiple
guitar tracks and layers his riffs dripping with harmony.
Of course, it helps if you have all the SR&D equipment
to give you that Boston sound. ;)
(My comments)
(1:24) Shows the time line in the song where tab matches.
b = bent full note -the number in parenthesis is what you
should bend up to
p = pull off
h = hammer on
V = downward picking (listed above the fret board)
^ = upward picking (listed above the fret board)
~ = hand vibrato (shake that string :-)
< = volume pan/swell (he is using a volume pedal)
[] = artificial harmonic
^V^V^ = tremolo (use your whammy) :P
>Oooooh Ahhhh< = lyrics
Intro
>Oooooh....<
Lead Guitar
(intro chord here - every so slightly palm muted barre chord)
(gives you that thumpy/chunky sound)
Rythym Guitar Intro
e||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
e||-----------------------|
B||-----------------------|
G||-5-5-5-5-8-8-6-8-6-8-6-|
D||-6-6-6-6-8-8-6-8-6-8-6-|
A||-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-6-4-6-4-|
E||-4-4-4-4---------------|
e||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
e||-----------------------|
B||------9-9---8-9--[13]--|
G||-6----8-8---8-8--[13]--|
D||-6----6-6---8-6--------|
A||-4----6-6---6-6--------|
E||-----------------------|
Lead Guitar
e||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----------------5-|---------------2-|---------------6-|
D||---------6--8/10-6-|-------6--8/10-3-|-------6--8/10-6-|
A||-----------------6-|---------------3-|---------------4-|
E||-----------------4-|---------------1-|-----------------|
>Oooooh....<
>Ooooooh....<
>Hey, you can be so unfair<
(Bass guitar thumping for a while then on to the arpeggios)
>and you know, I will remember<
>you said you'd always be there when you go<
e||-----------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B||-----------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G||-----------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
D||---6-5-6---6---6-|-----6-|-----6-|-----6-|-----6-|
A||---------8---6---|---6---|---6---|---6---|---6---|
E||-----------------|-4-----|-6-----|-6-----|-8-----|
e||-------|-------|-------|-------|
B||-------|-------|-------|-------|
G||-------|-------|-------|-------|
D||-----6-|-----6-|-----6-|-----6-|
A||---6---|---6---|---6---|---6---|
E||-4-----|-6-----|-6-----|-8-----|
Chorus:
>Hey, I wanted you to know<
>I wish you were mine<
>And I, I just wanted you to know<
>I had a good time<
(this arpeggio repeats throughout the chorus)
e||-------|-------|-------|-------|
B||-------|-------|-------|-------|
G||-------|-------|-------|-------|
D||-----6-|-----6-|-----6-|-----6-|
A||---6---|---6---|---6---|---6---|
E||-4-----|-6-----|-6-----|-8-----|
>Ooh, I had a really good time<
(0:54)
V^ V^ V^ V^ V ^
e||-------------------|-------------------|
B||-------------------|-------------------|
G||-------------------|-------------------|
D||-66-66-66-66-8-10~-|-66-66-66-66-8-10~-|
A||-------------------|-------------------|
E||-------------------|-------------------|
(guitars heavily layered playing this lick in a different position on the neck)
e||-------------------|--------------|
B||-------------------|--------------|
G||-------------------V--------------|
D||-66-66-66-66-8-10-10-10H11P10-8~--|
A||----------------------------------|
E||----------------------------------|
>You can lie and I still believe it<
>It's Ok, it doesn't matter<
>I know that you really mean it<
>In your own way<
e||-----------------|---------|--------|--------|--------|
B||-----------------|---------|--------|--------|--------|
G||-----------------|---------|--------|--------|--------|
D||---6-5-6---6---6-|-------6-|------6-|------6-|------6-|
A||---------8---6---|-----6---|----6---|----6---|----6---|
E||-----------------|---4-----|--6-----|--6-----|--8-----|
e||-------|-------|--------|-------|
B||-------|-------|--------|-------|
G||-------|-------|--------|-------|
D||-----6-|-----6-|-----6--|-----6-|
A||---6---|---6---|---6----|---6---|
E||-4-----|-6-----|-6------|-8-----|
Chorus again
>I just wanted you to know<
>Hey! I had a really good time<
Lead Guitar
(1:39)
e||-------------------|-----------------|
B||-------------------|-----------------|
G||-6~~~8b(10)-8-6----|-8b(10)-8-6------|
D||---------------8~~-|-----------------|
A||-------------------|-----------------|
E||-------------------|-----------------|
e||-------------------------------|
B||-------------------------------|
G||-6-8-10-10-11-10H11P10-8---6-8-|
D||-------------------------------|
A||-------------------------------|
E||-------------------------------|
(1:48) (1:55)
e||-------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
B||-------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
G||-/13~~13-12-13-----|----18-17H18P17--|-15----15---13H15P13-12--|
D||---------------15--|-13--------------|----18-------------------|
A||-------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
E||-------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
(1:56 to 2:11)
(Spoken:)
>Hey, you know what you want<
>Well maybe love is blind<
>It's alright, it's cool<
>Just want you to know<
>I had a really good time<
(2:12)
e||-------------------|----------------|
B||-------------------|----------------|
G||-------------------|----------------|
D||--8b(10)-10-10-11--|-6-8~---6-8-8~~-|
A||-------------------|------8---------|
E||-------------------|----------------|
>Well, I've been in love<
>But nothing lasts forever<
>So just hold on long enough<
>And maybe you'll end up together<
>It's Alriiiiight Yeah Yeah Yeah<
(2:39)
e||---------------------|-----------------|
B||---------------------|-----------------|
G||-13~~-13-15-17-13----|-13-15-17-13~~---|
D||------------------15~|-----------------|
A||---------------------|-----------------|
E||---------------------|-----------------|
e||-------------|-------------|---------|
B||-------------|-------------|---------|
G||-13-15-17-17-|-17H18P17-15-|-12-13~~-|
D||-------------|-------------|---------|
A||-------------|-------------|---------|
E||-------------|-------------|---------|
(2:49)
e||-------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
B||-------------|-------------|----------------|-8--9-9--8-8-|
G||-13-15-17-13-|-13-15-17-13-|-13-17H18P17-15-|-8--8-8--8-8-|
D||-------------|-------------|----------------|-8--6-6--8-8-|
A||-------------|-------------|----------------|-6--6-6--6-6-|
E||-------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
>You can lie to my face and I'll believe it<
>It's OK, 'cause there's a feelin' you can't replace<
>You didn't mean it, anyway....<
e||-------|-------|--------|-------|
B||-------|-------|--------|-------|
G||-------|-------|--------|-------|
D||-----6-|-----6-|-----6--|-----6-|
A||---6---|---6---|---6----|---6---|
E||-4-----|-6-----|-6------|-8-----|
e||-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|---------6-4-------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|-----6-------6-5-5-|
D||------6-5-6------|------6-5-6------|---6---6---------6-|
A||----6------------|----6------------|-4---------------6-|
E||--4--------------|--6--------------|-----------------4-|
Chorus out
>Want to do it again?< (Kimberly Dahme's favorite part :)
