The Good Life Uke tab by Weezer

8 Chords used in the song: G, D, Am, E, B7, C, Em, Am7

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Year:  1996
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3.63
(Intermediate)
Key: G, Am, EmChords
G G                  D D     Am Am                 E E
When I look in the mirror I can't believe what I see
G G D D Am Am E E
Tell me, who's that funky dude starin' back at me?
G G D D Am Am E E
Broken, beaten down can't even get around
G G D D Am Am E E
without an old-man cane I fall and hit the ground
G G D D Am Am B7 B7
Shivering in the cold, I'm bitter and alone

G G D D Am Am E E
Excuse the bitchin' - I shouldn't complain
G G D D Am Am E E
I should have no feeling, 'cuz feeling is pain
G G D D Am Am E E
As everything I need is denied me
G G D D Am Am E E
And everything I want is taken away from me
G G D D Am Am B7 B7 (quick transistion)
But who do I got to blame? Nobody but me

B7 B7 C C
I don't wanna be a old man anymore
D D G G Em Em
It's been a year or two since I was out on the floor
Em Em Am Am D D
Shakin' booty, makin' sweet love all the night
D D G G Em Em
It's time I got back to the good life
Em Em Am7 Am7 D D
It's time I got back, it's time I got back
D D G G Em Em
'n I don't even know how I got off the track
Em Em Am Am D D
I wanna go back, yeah!

G G D D Am Am E E
Screw this crap, I've had it! I ain't no Mr. cool
G G D D Am Am E E
I'm a pig, I'm a dog, so 'scuse me if I drool
G G D D Am Am E E
I ain't gonna hurt nobody, ain't gonna cause a scene
G G D D Am Am E E
I just need to admit I want sugar in my tea
G G D D Am Am B7 B7
Hear me? Hear me? I want sugar in my tea!

B7 B7 C C
I don't wanna be a old man anymore
D D G G Em Em
It's been a year or two since I was out on the floor
Em Em Am Am D D
Shakin' booty, makin' sweet love all the night
D D G G Em Em
It's time I got back to the good life
Em Em Am Am D D
It's time I got back, it's time I got back
D D G G Em Em
'n I don't even know how I got off the track
Em Em Am Am D D
I wanna go back, yeah!

Solo
G G D D Am Am E E
G G D D Am Am E E
Bridge
Am Am E E G G D D
Am Am E E G G D D

Am Am
I wanna go back
D D
I wanna go back
G G Em Em
And I don't even know how I got off the track
Am Am
It's time I got back
D D
It's time I got back
G G Em Em
And I don't even know how I got off the track
Am Am D D
I wanna go back.... Yeah!

B7 B7 C C
I don't wanna be a old man anymore
D D G G Em Em
It's been a year or two since I was out on the floor
Em Em Am Am D D
Shakin' booty, makin' sweet love all the night
D D G G Em Em
It's time I got back to the good life
Em Em Am Am D D
It's time I got back, it's time I got back
D D G G Em Em
'n I don't even know how I got off the track
Em Em Am Am D D
It's time I got back, it's time I got back
D D G G Em Em
'n I don't even know how I got off the track

Em Em Am Am D D
I wanna go back.... I wanna go back

Uke tab by , 06 Nov 2009

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jmmelko avatar
hum... I have a naïve question...

Do I have to tune the uku half a step down (F#-B-D#-G#) and play the original chords patterns, or should I keep the standard C tuning (GCEA) and transpose the music sheet (using the tool provided by the website) ?
23 Feb 2019
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Woody avatar
should be tuned half step down.
17 Mar 2010
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"The Good Life" is the second single off the second album Pinkerton by Weezer. It came out in 1997. It was rush-released by the record company to try to save the commercially-failing album, but was not successful.

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