All The Good Times Are Past And Gone
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All The Good Times Are Past And Gone
Bill Monroe
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Chord Chart
Verse / Chorus
GG
GG
CC
GG
GG
GG
DD
GG
GG
GG
CC
GG
GG
DD
GG
GG
Chords used:
C
D
G
Lyrics
I wish to the Lord I’d never been born
Or died when I was young
I never woulda seen your sparkling blue eyes
Or heard your lying tongue
All the good times are past and gone
All the good times are over
All the good times are past and gone
Little darling don’t you weep no more.
Now don’t you see that turtle dove
Flying from pine to pine
It’s mourning for its own true love
Just like I mourn for mine.
Come back, come back my own true love
And stay a while with me
For if ever I’ve had a friend in this world
You’ve been a friend to meDemo Videos
About This Song
All The Good Times Are Past And Gone is from the Father of Bluegrass himself, Bill Monroe. It's typically played in G. With just 3 chords (a 1-4-5 song), it's one of the more accessible tunes in the bluegrass repertoire and a great choice for newer players joining their first jam sessions.