Boston - I Had A Good Time Chords & Tabs

Last update on 6/30/2005

Written by:mikementen@myeastern.com

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||-------------------|-------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/boston/i_had_a_good_time_tab_ver_3.html ]
(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 :)