Good Times, Bad Times

Words & Music:

Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Jones & John Bonham

This is fully transcribed in the September 2005 issue of Guitar One. I've given the basic chords with the lyrics and included Brian Gelvin's tab below that.

In the days of my youth,

I was told what it means to be a man,

Now I've reached that age,

I've tried to do all those things the best I can.

No matter how I try,

I find my way into the same old jam.

CHORUS:

A G D A G D

Good Times, Bad Times, you know I had my share;

B A E

When my woman left home for a brown-eyed man,

E A5 B5 A5 B5 (slide from A5 to B50

You know, I still don't seem to care.

BRIDGE:

F#5

Sixteen, I fell in love with a girl as sweet as could be,

Only took a couple of days 'til she was rid of me.

She swore that she would be all mine and love me till the end,

But when I whispered in her ear, I lost another friend, oooh.

CHORUS:

OUTRO: [over verse riffs]

I know what it means to be alone, I sure do wish I was at home.

I don't care what the neighbors say,

I'm gonna love you each and every day.

You can feel the beat within my heart.

Realize, sweet babe, we ain't ever gonna part.

Good Times Bad Times Tab

Tabbed by Brian Gelvin

This is somewhat an easy song once you get the patern and speed right. The 2 guitar lines will not be completely lined up, but I'll do my best. There are 3 guitars elctric 6-strings 1, 2, and 3. Standard tuning.

Key:

\=slide down /=slide up BB=bend 2 full steps

B=bend a full step b=bend a half step Bb=bend 1 and a half step

^=bend one-forth step R=return bend ~=vibrato

x=finger mute H=hammer PM=palm mute

p=pull off

Intro:Guitar 1

|------------------------------------------------------------|

|9--9--------9--9--------9--9--------9--9--------9--9--------|

|7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------|

|------------------------------------------------------------|

| In the

|Guitar 2

|------------------------------------------------------------|

|9--9--------9--9--------9--9--------9--9--------------------|

|9--9--------9--9--------9--9--------9--9--------9--9--------|

|7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------|

|0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|

Verse 1:

|----------------------------------------------------|

|9--9\-----------7---7-------------------9--9\-------|

|9--9\---------7---7---7---4-7-----------9--9\-------|

|7--7\-------5-----------5-----4~~~5--6--7--7\-------|

|----------------------------------------------------|

|days of my youth I was told what it means to be a man.__

|----------------------------------------------------|

|9--9------------7---7-------------------9--9\-------|

|9--9----------7---7---7---4-7-----------9--9\-------|

|7--7--------5-----------5-----4~~~5--6--7--7\-------|

|0--0------------------------------------0--0\-------|

PM-|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----7---7-------------------9--9\---------------7-------------------|

|----7---7-------------------9--9\-----------7---7-7-----------------|

|--7---7---7---4-7-----------9--9\---------7---7---7---4-7-----------|

|5-----------5-----4~~~5--6--7--7\-------5-----------5-----4~~~5--6--|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

| And now I've reached that age I've tried to do all those things the best I

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----7---7-----------------------------------7---7-7-----------------|

|----7---7-------------------9--9\-----------7---7-7-----------------|

|--7---7---7---4-7-----------9--9\---------7---7-------4-7-----------|

|5-----------5-----4~~~5--6--7--7\-------5-----------5-----4~~~5--6--|

|----------------------------0--0------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|9--9^-----------------------------------9--9\-------------------------------------------|

|9--9^-----------7---7-------------------9--9\-----------7---7---------------------------|

|9--9^---------7---7---7---4-7-----------9--9\---------7---7---7---4-7-------------------|

|7--7^-------5-----------5-----4~~~5--6--7--7\-------5-----------5-----4~~~5/-6/-7~~~~~~-|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|can._ No mat-ter how I try find my way in-to the same old jam.

| PM|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------7------------------------------|

|9--9^-----------7---7-------------------9--9^-----------7-----------------------9--9^--|

|9--9^---------7---7---7-----7-----------9--9^---------7---7---7---4-7-----------9--9^--|

|7--7^-------5-----------5-0---4~~~5--6--7--7^-------5-------5---5-----4~~~5--6--7--7^--|

|0--0------------------------------------0--0------------------------------------0--0---|

Chorus:

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----7---7-----------------------2--------------------------------------------------------|

|-------7---7---4-7-------------------------------------------------------2-2--2----7\-5/7-|

|0-5H---------5-----4~~~5--6----------------------------------------------0-0--0--0--------|

|-----------------------------4/5---------------------------------------0------------------|

| Good times, bad times, you know I've had my share.___ Well, my

|----------------------------3/5--3--x-x----------------------------5\-x-x----10-----------|

|----------------------------3/5--5--x-x-7-12-12-10--10-10-0-3/5----5\-x-x-12-12----7-7-7\-|

|----7---7-------------------4/6--6--x-x-7-12-12-11--11-11-0-4/6----6\-x-x-12-12--7-7-7-7\-|

|0-7---7---7---4-7-----------5/7--7--x-x-7-12-12-12--12-12-0-5/7-7--7\-x-x-12-12--7-7-7-7\-|

|0-5---------5-----4~~~5--6--5/7--7--x-x-5-10-10-12--12-12-0-5/7-7--7\-x-x-10-10--5-5-5-5\-|

|----------------------------3/5--5------5-10-10-10--10-10---3/5-5--5\-----10--------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------4\------|

|7/-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7/9-9--9--9--7/9-9--9--9----------|

|--------------------------------------------------2\------|

|5/-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5/7-7--7--7--5/7-7--7--7----------|

|woman left home for a brown eyed man But I still don't seem to care.___

|--------7-----------------------------7-------------------|

|--------7--14--14-14--12-12-12--------7-------------------|

|--------8--14--14-14--13-13-13--------8-------------------|

|--------9--14--14-14--14-14-14--------9----9--9--9--9--9\-|

|7--7----9--12--12-12--14-14-14--9--9--9----9--9--9--9--9\-|

|9--9-------12--12-12--12-12-12--7--7-------7--7--7--7--7\-|

|__3__|

Guitars 1 & 2

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------11p9-11-x-4p2-4----------11p9-11--4p2-4p2-|

|4--4--------------------------4-------------------|

|2--2-----------------------2--2-------------------|

Six-teen I fell in love with a girl as sweet as could be. It

|----------------------------------------------------|

|--------11p9-11--4p2-4-x----------11p9-11--4p2--4p2-|

|---4---------------------------4--------------------|

|2--2------------------------2--2--------------------|

only took a couple of days 'till she was rid of me._ She

|---------------------------------------------------|

|--------11p9-11--4p2-4p2----------11p9-11--4p2-4p2-|

|---4---------------------------4-------------------|

|2--2------------------------2--2-------------------|

swore that she would be all mine and love me'till the end, but

|-----------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------*--|

|--------11p9-11--4-2-4-2----------11p9-11--4p2-4/(5)-|*Parenthesised notes

|--------11p9-11--4-2-4-2----------11p9-11--4p2-4/(5)-| are played by

|---4--------------------------4----------------------| Guitar 1 only.

|2--2-----------------------2--2----------------------|

when I whispered in her ear I lost another friend. Oh!

Guitar 1

|-------------------------------------------------------|

|4----4--4----------------------------------------------|

|4----4--4---2--2---1-1-----------4-4-----2-2-2---1-1---|

|4----4--4-2-2--2---2-2-0-4--4--4-4-4-0-2-2-2-2---2-2-0-|

|2----2--2-0------0-2-2---2--2--2-----0-0---0-0-2-2-2-0-|

|-----------------2-----------------------------0-------|

|Good times, bad times, you know I've had my share. Well, my

|Guitar 2

|-------------------------------------------0----0-0-0--|

|4-----4----4---2-2-2---0--------4----------2----0-0-0--|

|4-----4----4---2-2-2---1--------4-4-4-4----2----1-1-1--|

|4-----4----4---2-2-2---2--4--4--4-4-4-4----2----2-2-2--|

|2--2--2----2---0-0-0-2-2--2--2----2-2-2----0----2-2-2--|

|-------------0-------0-------------------0-----0-------|

|--------------7-7--------------------------------------------------------------|

|/6----6-------7-7----11-11-11-------------------------------------0------------|

|/6----6-------8-8----11-11-11--------------------------------------------------|

|/6----6----/9-9-9----11-11-11------------11--11--11--11----------------11------|

|/4----4----/9-9-9--9----9--9-----11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11\-------11------|

|-----------/7---7-------------9--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-\-------9-------|

|wo-man left home for a brown eyed man,__ but I still don't seem to care._____

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|4/6-6--6--6-6-12--x-10--10-10-10--------------------------------------------6--|

|4/6-6--6--6-6-11--x-11--11-11-11--------------------------------------------6--|

|4/6-6--6--6-6-11--x-11--11-11-11-9/11-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11----6--|

|2/4-4--4--4-4-9---x-9---9--9--9--9/11-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11----4--|

|---------------------------------7/9--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--------|

Solo:Guitar 1

|-------12--------12-12----12--------12-------------------|

|----12--------12-------12--------12----------------------|

|14B-------14B----------------14b-------14BR12H----14-12--|

|-----------------------------------------------14--------|

|---------------------------------------------------------|

|Guitar 2

|--------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------9-----------7--7--7---------------------|

|----------------9-----------7--7--7--7----7----7--------|

|7--------7------7---4/-5----5--5--5--7----7----7--------|

|0--------0---------------------------5----5----5--------|

|Guitar 3

|--------------------------------------------------------|

|*-------------------------------------------------------|

|9\------------------------------------------------------|

|7\------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|

*Gruadually slide on all of the guitar 3 parts.

|------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------15-------------------|

|------12^----12-14-12-14b-----14--12H-14-12--0--|

|14-14-----14------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|

|----------9-----------7---7---7-----------------|

|----------9-----------7---7---7---7---7---------|

|7------7--7---4/----5-5---5---5---7---7---------|

|0------0--------------------------5---5---------|

|------------------------------------------------|

|9\----------------------------------------------|

|7\----------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|

|_____*_______|

|--|-------------|------------------|

|20BB-------------17-17-17~~~20-17--|

|-----------------------------------| *hold the bend then evenly release it.

|-----------------------------------|

|------9-------7--7--7--------------|

|------9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

|7--7--7---4/5-5--5--5--7--7--7--7--|

|0--0-------------------5--5--5--5--|

|-----------------------------------|

|9\---------------------------------|

|7\---------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|

|____3___|

|---------------|*--*-*--|-------------------|

|20B--20--17----17-20-17H----17--------------|

|------------19-----------19----19-19B~x-x-x-| *these 3 notes are

|--------------------------------------x-x-x-| thirdy second

|--------------------------------------------| notes

|--------------------------------------------|

|--------9--------7--7--7--------------------|

|--------9--------7--7--7---7---7---7---7----|

|7---7---7----4/5-5--5--5---7---7---7---7----|

|0---0----------------------5---5---5---5----|

|--------------------------------------------|

|9\------------------------------------------|

|7\------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------12----12-|

|-------------------------------------------12----12-15p12-15-12-15----|

|-------------------------12----12-14p12-14----14----------------------|

|------12----12-14p12-14H-12-14----------------------------------------|

|14-14----14-----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------9------------7----7----7----------------------------------|

|------------9------------7----7----7----7----7----7----7--------------|

|7-----7-----7-------4/5--5----5----5----7----7----7----7--------------|

|0-----0---------------------------------5----5----5----5--------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|9\---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|7\---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

NOTE:The 2nd guitar is to be played

with guitar 1 evenly but the solo is

big and I can't fit all of guitar 1's

stuff to match the 2nd guitar.

|15B--15~15^~----------17b-17B-17b-17B-17b-17B-|

|------------17-15^-17-------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|---------9----------7---7---------------------|

|---------9----------7---7----7---7---7---7----|

|7----7---7----4/5---5---5----7---7---7---7----|

|0----0-----------------------5---5---5---5----|

|----------------------------------------------|

|9\--------------------------------------------|

|7\--------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|17B-15----15-17--17p16--17--16-17p16-17B-15b--|

|-------17-------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|-------------9----------------7--7------------|

|-------------9----------------7--7--7----7----|

|7------7-----7-------4-/-5----5--5--7----7----|

|0------0--------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|9\--------------------------------------------|

|7\--------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|

|17~~17~17~17-15B-17BB--------15~~~~~~~~-|

|----------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------|

|------9--------7--7--------------------|

|------9--------7--7---7----------------|

|7--7--7---4/5--5--5---7----------------|

|0--0------------------5----------------|

|---------------------------------------|

|9\-------------------------------------|

|7\-------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

|----------------------------------|

|7---7---7---7----------7---7/-5---|

|-------------------0--------------|

|----------------------------------|

|Good times, bad times,_____ you

|Guitar 2

|---5--5--x-x-----x-10------10-10--|

|---5--5--x-x-12--x-10------10-10--|

|---6--6--x-x-12--x-11------11-11--|

|---7--7--x-x-12--x-12------12-12--|

|7--7--7--x-x-10----12------12-12--|

|5--5--5------------10------10-10--|

|------------------------------------|

|----------------------2---2---2--2--|

|5-7H---7---7--7-------2---2---2--2--|

|------------------0-----------0--0--|

|------------------------------------|

|know I've had my share.__ Well, my

|-----5-5-x-x------------------------|

|-----5-5-x-x-12-12-12-12-10-10--10--|

|-----6-6-x-x-12-12-12-12-11-11--11--|

|-----7-7-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-12--12--|

|7----7-7-----10-10-10-10-12-12--12--|

|5------------------------10-10--10--|

|-----------------------------|

|-----------4~~~~~~4--4-4-4---|

|4--4-------4~~~~~~4--4-4-4---|

|2--2--2~~~~2~~~~~~2--2-2-2---|

|-----------------------------|

|woman left home for a brown eyed man,_ but I

|------7--x-x-------x-------x-|

|------7--x-x-14-14-x-12-12-x-|

|------8--x-x-14-14-x-13-13-x-|

|------9--x-x-14-14-x-14-14-x-|

|9--9--9------12-12---14-14---|

|7--7---------12-12---12-12---|

|----------------------------------|

|4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---------|

|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------|

|----------------------------------|

|still don't seem to care._________

|----------------------------------|

|7/-9------------------------------|

|7/-9--9--9--9--9--9--9------------|

|5/-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------|

|12-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---15p12----12----12-----------------------------------------------------|

|---------14----14----14-12-14Hp12----12----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------14----14p12-14p12----12----------------|

|----------------------------------------------------14----14p12-14p12p10-|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|9---9\-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|7---7\-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|0---0--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gruadually slide down

|-----------------------------------|

|12p10------------------------------|

|------12-10~~~~10-10~~~~~~~~10/11--|

|-----------------------------------|

|----7---7-7------------------------|

|--7---7-7-7---4-7------------------|

|5-----------5-----4~~~~5---6-------|

|-----------------------------------|

|-------------------15B--15B--15B--15B--15B--15~~~~-|

|17~~~~~~-----------15B--15B--15B--15B--15B--15~~~~-|

|---------------------------------------------------|

|I don't care__ what the neigh-bors____ say,______

|--------------------------------------------------|

|9--9----------------------7-----------------------|

|9--9----------------7---7---7---7---4-7-----------|

|7--7------------------5-------5---5-----4~~~~5--6-|

|0--0----------------------------------------------|

|15~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|I'm gon-na love____ you each and ev-'ry day.______

|--------------------------------------------------|

|9--9----------------------7---7-------------------|

|9--9--------------------7---7---7---4-7-----------|

|7--7------------------5-----------5-----4~~~~5--6-|

|0--0----------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------20B--20B-20b-20B-20b-20B-20b-20B-|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|12~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------------|

|I know what it means to be a-lone,____

|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|9--9-----------------------------7-----7----------------------|

|9--9-----------------------------7-7-7-----4-7----------------|

|7--7------------------------0-5H---------5-----4~~~~~~~5--6---|

|0--0----------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------0------------19BB-----------20BB----------|

|20B--20~~~~~~~---0---------------19Bb---20BB------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|I sure wish I was at home.____________

|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|9--9-------------------------------7--------------------------|

|9--9-----------------------------7---7---7---4-7--------------|

|7--7---------------------------5-------5---5-----4~~~~~5--6---|

|0--0----------------------------------------------------------|

Begin Fade

|14b---------------------14b-14b---14b-------------------------|

|----14B-14----14-14~~---14b-------14b--14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|

|-----------14--------14----------------14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~14---|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|

| You can feel the beat__ with-in__ my

|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|9--9-----------------------7---7------------------------------|

|9--9---------------------7---7---7---4-7----------------------|

|7--7-------------------5-----------5-----4~~~~~~4--5---6------|

|0--0----------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|15-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|---14p12-------14p12-----------------------------------------------|

|---------14-12-------14p12-14p12----12-----------------------------|

|---------------------------------14----14p12\10-12p10----10-12Hp10-|

|------------------------------------------------------12-----------|

|heart._______

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|9--9---------------------------------------------------------------|

|7--7---------------------------------------------------------------|

|0--0---------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|

|10~~~~~~~5b---5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|

|Realize sweet babe we ain't never gonna part.__

|------------------------------------------------|

|----7---7-------------------9--9----------------|

|--7---7---7---4-7-----------9--9----------------|

|5-----------5-----4~~~5--6--7--7----------------|

|----------------------------0--0----------------|

|--------17B--17\15----17-15-17-15-17--15-15/16~~~~~~~---|

|-------------------17-----------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|

| Fade out

|--------------------------------------------------------|

|-----7---7------------------------9---9-----------------|

|-------7---7---4-7----------------9---9-----------------|

|0-5H---------5-----4~~~~~~5---6---7---7-----------------|

|----------------------------------0---0-----------------|