For the Good Times Chords by Al Green

[Start]

[Intro]
G Am Em D Am
■ ■  ■  ■ ■ 


[Verse]
                  D
Don't look so sad ■
  G             
I know it's over
         Am     
But life goes on
D              G                    
And this world keeps on turning yeah
G7            C      
■  Let's just be glad
D                    G             
We have this time to spend together
            C   
There is no need
Am                        D            
To watch the bridges that we're burning


[Chorus]
B7          G   
■  Lay your head
   D               D7     
On my pillow sweet ■  baby
D                             
Hold your warm and tender body
         G    Am7 D
Close to mine ■   ■


[Verse]
G                G7              
Hear the whisper of the raindrops
C                               
Blowin' softly against my window
           D    
Oh late at night


[Chorus]
     D                  
Make believe you love me
         D7   Em
One more time ■ 
G                  Am7
For the good times ■  
D7 G                 
■  For the good times


[Verse]
Am                D
■  I'll get along ■
                    G    Gmaj7  
And I'm sure you'll find another
                         G
But baby please remember ■
Am          
I'll be here
          D              
I'm gonna stay right here
                       G             Gmaj7  
And if you should ever find you need me yeah
G           C    Em    D       
Don't say a word about tomorrow
    G                                 
Ahh forever and ever and ever and ever


[Chorus]
C                Am                   Am7      D           
There'll be time enough for severance ■   when you leave me
          G Am7 D G                  Am D    G   
Ehehehehe ■ ■   ■ For the good times ■  ■ oh yeah


[Verse]
G                 
For the good times
D            
Lay your head
      D     
On my pillow


[Chorus]
        D               
Oh this is one time girl
D                             
Hold your warm and tender body
              D        
Close to mine ehehehehe
G       Am    D    
Oh baby won't ■ you


[Verse]
G                                  
Hear that whisper hear that whisper
G7                                  
■  Of the raindrops of the raindrops
C                    
Blowin' softly softly
Cm7               C
Against my window ■
D                                      
■ All ya gotta do is all ya gotta do is
                      D 
Make believe you love me
    D                    
One more time for me baby


[Chorus]
G            Am   
For the good times
G                 
For the good times
    Am                    D7    G  D
And here's what you ought ■  to do ■
                    D     
Lay your head on my pillow
  D         
I just wanna
               D             
Hold your warm hold your warm
           G   
And tender body
N.C.         
close to mine


[Outro]