Artist: Green Day
Album: nimrod. 1997
Song: Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Track: 17
Lyrics by: Billie Joe Armstrong
Music by: Green Day

Tab transcribed by: Amanda 
Note: For exact strumming of the chords, listen to the song. 
 
Chords used:
 
   G  C  D   Em
e|-3--0--2--0--|
B|-3--1--3--0--|
G|-0--0--2--0--|
D|-0--2--0--2--|
A|-2--3--x--2--|
E|-3--x--x--0--|
 
Intro:
   
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----0--------0--------|
D|---0---0----0---0------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-3--------3------------|
                     F*ck

Verse: [[ 2x without lyrics, 2x with]]
 
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3------------3------------3------------3---------|
G|---0---0---0----0---0---0----0---0---3--2-2---2---2---|
D|---0-----0------0-----0-----------------0-------0-----|
A|---------------------------3-------3------------------|
E|-3------------3---------------------------------------|
 
  Another turning point      a fork stuck in the road,
  Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go,
 
Pre-Chorus: [[ 2x ]]
 
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----------3-----------3-----------3------------|
G|---0---0-----2-2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
D|-2-------2---0-------0-----------------0-----0--------|
A|-2-------2---------------3-------3--------------------|
E|-0-------0---------------------------3----------------|
 
  So make the best of this test and don't ask why,
  Its not a question but a lesson learned in time,
 
Chorus:
 
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0----------3-------------0----------3------------|
G|---0---0------0---0---0-----0---0------0---0---0------|
D|-2-------2----0-----0-----2-------2----0-----0--------|
A|-2-------2----------------2-------2-------------------|
E|-0-------0--3-------------0-------0--3----------------|
 
  Its something unpredictable, but in the end its right,
 
e|--------------------------------3---------------------|
B|-----0-----------------3--------3---------------------|
G|---0---0-----------2-2---2---0--0---------------------|
D|-2-------2---------0-------0----0---------------------|
A|-2-------2----------------------2---------------------|
E|-0-------0----------------------3---------------------|
  
  I hope you had the time of your life.
 
2nd Verse: [[chords]]

G  C  D  G  C  D

G                           C                    D
So take the photographs and still frames in your mind,
 
G                    C                    D
Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time,
 
Em         D            C            G
Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial, 
 
Em            D            C             G
For what it's worth it was worth all the while,
 
Em                 G             Em             G
Its something unpredictable, but in the end its right,
 
Em                 D            G
I hope you had the time of your life.
 

Bridge:
 
G  C  D  G  C  D  Em  D  C  G  Em  D  C  G  Em  G  Em  G  Em  D  C  G
 

Bridge Break:
 
 Em                 G             Em             G
 Its something unpredictable, but in the end its right,
 Em                 D            G
 I hope you had the time of your life.
 

G  C  D  G  C  D  
 

Ending:
 
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0----------3-------------0----------3------------|
G|---0---0------0---0---0-----0---0------0---0---0------|
D|-2-------2----0-----0-----2-------2----0-----0--------|
A|-2-------2----------------2-------2-------------------|
E|-0-------0--3-------------0-------0--3----------------|
 
  Its something unpredictable, but in the end its right,
 
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----------------3------------------------------|
G|---0---0-----------2-2---2---0------------------------|
D|-2-------2---------0-------0--------------------------|
A|-2-------2--------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------0--------------------------------------------|
  
  I hope you had the time of your life.
 				  [sung on the beginning of outro]

Outro:
 
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3------------3------------3------------3---------|
G|---0---0---0----0---0---0----0---0---3--2-2---2---2---|
D|---0-----0------0-----0-----------------0-------0-----|
A|---------------------------3-------3------------------|
E|-3------------3---------------------------------------|
 
[[ gradually slow down to final chord which is strummed slowly ]]
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3------------3------------3------------3--------3|
G|---0---0---0----0---0---0----0---0---3--2-2---2-2----0|
D|---0-----0------0-----0-----------------0---------0--0|
A|---------------------------3-------3-----------------2|
E|-3------------3--------------------------------------3|
 
I feel this is one of the best and correct "Good Riddance" tabs out there.  Any questions/comments, let me know!  [email protected] 
-Amanda