A Good Time
John Prine
Recorded Key of F - Capo on 5
[C]Time was o[F]nce just a cl[C]ock to me
And life was just a b[F]ook - a biogra[G]phy [G7]
S[C]uccess was som[F]ething you just h[C]ad to be
And I would spend my[F]self unkowing[G]ly [G7]
And you k[F]now that I could ha[G]ve me a mil[C]lion more friends
And all I'[F]d have to lose is my point of vi[G]ew [G7]
But I h[C]ad no idea what a g[F]ood time would cost
Till last ni[G]ght when I sat and talked with y[C]ou
An a[C]pple will sp[F]oil if it's b[C]een abused
A candle disappe[F]ars when it's been u[G]sed [G7]
A ra[C]inbow may fo[F]llow up a [C]hurricane
And I can't leave for[F]ever on a tr[G]ain [G7]
And you k[F]now that I'd su[G]rvive if I ne[C]ver spoke again
And a[F]ll I'd have to lose is my van[G]ity [G7]
But I h[C]ad no idea what a g[F]ood time would cost
Till last ni[G]ght when you sat and talked with m[C]e
Instrumental:
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [G] [G7]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [G] [G7]
[F] [G] [C]
[F] [G] [G7]
[C] [F]
[G] [C]
You c[C]an smile for the la[F]ck of something e[C]lse to do
And no one will la[F]ugh and point at y[G]ou [G7]
If your t[C]ears didn't alw[F]ays make me f[C]eel so bad
Would you still cry everyt[F]ime that you felt s[G]ad [G7]
I tho[F]ught I'd heard and se[G]en en[C]ough to get along
Till y[F]ou said something neither of us kn[G]ew [G7]
And I h[C]ad no idea what a g[F]ood time would cost
Till last ni[G]ght when I sat and talked with y[C]ou
[C] [F] [C] [G] [C]
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