Artist: Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Song: Got a good day
Album: Love and negotiation
Tabbed by: DJ
26th Mar 2015
CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in the key of B)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
Amaj7 = x02120 A = x02220
G = 320022 E = 022100
D = xx0232 Bm = x24432
Album version at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnZf_CuM0Ik&index=16&list=PL0A5B68C0B42E668D
Solo performance video, with slightly altered verses,
at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE8GIwyCag0
N.B. The Amaj7 chords are suggested by the pedal steel guitar
accompaniment and vocals, but I think Caroline just plays
straight A major chords, she certainly does when performing solo.
Looks like she plays the A as a barre, and not hitting the top string,
she adds some lift by hammering-on chords.
In the bridge there's a couple of chords played,
but mostly just mute the strings and keep the rhythm going.
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[Intro]
Amaj7 G D Amaj7 G D
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[Verse 1]
Amaj7
A full tank, a hot day, ice cold gas station lemonade,
G D A
Mmm-----, just to cool me--- off,
Amaj7
My girl friend on the phone,
Amaj7
Giving me the skinny on the brand new beau,
G D A
I can always count on her to know what's going on,
G D A
Tom Petty's singing me,'Free----- Fallin'',
G D E
And I hear the summertime a -calling!
[Verse 2]
E E A D
And I got the sun - shine, and the blue sky up above,
E A D
I got the black -top under my wheels,
E A D
And I got big dreams, and I got people that I love,
Bm
And there ain't nothing wrong,
G D Amaj7 G D
I got a good day going on-------! | / / / / |
Amaj7 G D
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[Verse 3]
Amaj7
My window's a -way down, smelling sweet honeysuckle all around,
G D A
Mmm------, I just have to breathe it in,
Amaj7
I look left, I look right,
Amaj7
I look to see the scenery, it's outta sight,
G D A
Oh, it just doesn't get better than ...this,
G D Amaj7
No sense of time, no clear di - rection,
G D E
Just gonna bask in this per - fection!
[Verse 4]
E E A D
And I got the sun - shine, and the blue sky up above,
E A D Dsus2
I got the black -top under my wheels,
E A D
And I got big dreams, and I got people that I love,
Bm G D
And there ain't nothing wrong--------, I got a good day going...
Dsus2 Amaj7 G D
...on------------------------------------------------, yeah - heh,
(Got a good, got a good, got a good day ...going on!)
Amaj7
Yeah - heh!-----------------------------------------,
(Got a good, got a good, got a good day!)
G D
(Got a good, got a good, got a good day!)
Amaj7 G D Asus2 G D
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[Bridge]
A A
I said, hey, hey, throw your hands up,
^ ^
G
If you're feeling the beat and you're having some fun,
A A
I said, hey, hey, throw your hands up,
^ ^
If you got a good day going on!
[Verse 5]
E A D
I got the sun - shine, and the blue sky up above,
E A D
I got the black -top under my wheels,
E A D
And I got big dreams, and I got people that I love,
Bm
And there ain't nothing wrong, oh, no,
G D
I got a good day going...
[Coda -Repeat and improvise]
Amaj7
||: ...on------------------------------------------------,
(Got a good, got a good, got a good day!)
G D
Yeah!
(Got a good, got a good, got a good day!)
Amaj7
(Got a good, got a good, got a good day!)
G D
(Got a good, got a good, got a good day!)
Amaj7
I got a good day-------------,
(Got a good, got a good, got a good day!)
G D
I got a good day going...
(Got a good, got a good, got a good day!) :||