Good While It Lasted Jason Isbell

Good While It Lasted

Jason Isbell

Bluesy

121
Tuning DADGAD (D A D G A D)
Beat 4/4
Key: G
Capo:
Fret 5
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
| Em7add11 | Gsus2 | D5 | Dsus2 |
| Em7add11 | Gsus2 | D5 |

[Verse 1]
Dsus2           Em7add11
     You're like        sleep,
           Gsus2
take what I     can get
         D5                   Csus2
But I've gotta make some sense     of this,
            Gadd9/B
so here the fuck   I sit
       Em7add11          Gsus2
At 3 a.m.,     trying way     too hard
       D5             Csus2
To find  the words to slow my sweet,
     Gadd9/B
addicted heart
           Em7add11
You're like        sleep,
                Gsus2
I can't get near     enough
         D5                    Csus2
And I pretend that I don't need     you when I'm out
  Gadd9/B
doing    stuff
       Em7add11
Went so        deep,
             Gsus2
a lucky young     man's dream
         D5                  Csus2           Gadd9/B
And last time I tried this sober, I was seventeen

[Chorus]
D5                  Dsus2                 Em7add11
  And all that I needed was all that I had
                        Gsus2
It was good while it lasted
D5                            Dsus2            Em7add11
  You let me kiss you on Broadway in a black Cadillac
                            Gsus2
And it was good while it lasted
D5                         Dsus2
  Last night I didn't sleep     at all,
                   Em7add11
I found another empty      wall
                       Gsus2
And I couldn't get past     it
D5                          Dsus2
  And for a minute in the afternoon,
                     Em7add11
I almost didn't think        of you
                        Gsus2
It was good while it lasted

[Verse 2]
               Em7add11          Gsus2
It's more than real,   a plastic universe
      D5                 Csus2              Gadd9/B
And I wanna know your secrets, even when it hurts
            Em7add11
You speak so        soft,
                          Gsus2
but there's something dark     in there
      D5                     Csus2                   Gadd9/B
And I think I'll ask for more     than just a love affair
           Em7add11
You're like        sleep,
                     Gsus2
and the nights are adding up
Well,
  D5                  Csus2            Gadd9/B
I wish I still smoked cigarettes and acted    tough

[Chorus]
D5                  Dsus2                  Em7add11
  And all that I had     was all that I needed
                        Gsus2
It was good while it lasted
D5                          Dsus2                  Em7add11
  With your head on my shoulder, my soldiers retreated
                        Gsus2
It was good while it lasted
D5                    Dsus2
  A mattress on the palace floor and a light I'd never
    Em7add11
seen        before
                       Gsus2
And I couldn't get past     it
D5                              Dsus2
  And for a little while this afternoon,
                            Em7add11
I dreamed that I was in your        room
                            Gsus2
And it was good while it lasted

[Bridge]
  Em7add11        Em7add11/F#
Baby, let me learn
Gsus2
     from you
     Em7add11            Em7add11/F#     Gsus2
How'd        you get that           shade     of blue?
      Em7add11             Em7add11/F#          Gsus2
What's        it like from where      you stand?
   Em7add11            Em7add11/F#      Gsus2
Let        me hold your           steady     hand

[Chorus]
D5                  Dsus2
  And all that I wanted was all that I had
Em7add11                            Gsus2
        And it was good while it lasted
D5                     Dsus2                        Em7add11
  Now I feel like a boy     who got caught being bad
                            Gsus2
And it was good while it lasted
D5                              Dsus2
  That night you came and stayed     with me,
             Em7add11
painted on my        memory
                   Gsus2
I'll never get past     it
D5                     Dsus2
  I got to hold a piece     of you in the evening on the
 Em7add11
avenue
                        Gsus2
It was good while it lasted

[Outro]
| Em7add11 | Gsus2 | D5 | Dsus2 |
| Em7add11 | Gsus2 | D5 | Dsus2 |

Bars

[Intro]
| Em7add11 | Gsus2 | D5 | Dsus2 |
| Em7add11 | Gsus2 | D5 |

[Verse 1]
                                  | Dsus2   - |
| Em7add11 - | Gsus2 - | D5 Csus2 | Gadd9/B - |
| Em7add11 - | Gsus2 - | D5 Csus2 | Gadd9/B - |
| Em7add11 - | Gsus2 - | D5 Csus2 | Gadd9/B - |
| Em7add11 - | Gsus2 - | D5 Csus2 | Gadd9/B - |

You're like        sleep,
take what I     can get
But I've gotta make some sense     of this,
so here the fuck   I sit
At 3 a.m.,     trying way     too hard
To find  the words to slow my sweet,
addicted heart
You're like        sleep,
I can't get near     enough
And I pretend that I don't need     you when I'm out
doing    stuff
Went so        deep,
a lucky young     man's dream
And last time I tried this sober, I was seventeen

[Chorus]
| D5 | Dsus2 | Em7add11 | Gsus2 |
| D5 | Dsus2 | Em7add11 | Gsus2 |
| D5 | Dsus2 | Em7add11 | Gsus2 |
| D5 | Dsus2 | Em7add11 | Gsus2 |
| -  |

And all that I needed was all that I had
It was good while it lasted
You let me kiss you on Broadway in a black Cadillac
And it was good while it lasted
Last night I didn't sleep     at all,
I found another empty      wall
And I couldn't get past     it
And for a minute in the afternoon,
I almost didn't think        of you
It was good while it lasted

[Verse 2]
            | Em7add11 - | Gsus2 - | D5 Csus2 |
| Gadd9/B - | Em7add11 - | Gsus2 - | D5 Csus2 |
| Gadd9/B - | Em7add11 - | Gsus2 - | D5 Csus2 |
| Gadd9/B - |

It's more than real,   a plastic universe
And I wanna know your secrets, even when it hurts
You speak so        soft,
but there's something dark     in there
And I think I'll ask for more     than just a love affair
You're like        sleep,
and the nights are adding up
Well,
I wish I still smoked cigarettes and acted    tough

[Chorus]
        | D5 | Dsus2 | Em7add11 |
| Gsus2 | D5 | Dsus2 | Em7add11 |
| Gsus2 | D5 | Dsus2 | Em7add11 |
| Gsus2 | D5 | Dsus2 | Em7add11 |
| Gsus2 | -  |

And all that I had     was all that I needed
It was good while it lasted
With your head on my shoulder, my soldiers retreated
It was good while it lasted
A mattress on the palace floor and a light I'd never
seen        before
And I couldn't get past     it
And for a little while this afternoon,
I dreamed that I was in your        room
And it was good while it lasted

[Bridge]
                                 | Em7add11 Em7add11/F# | Gsus2 - |
| Em7add11 Em7add11/F# | Gsus2 - | Em7add11 Em7add11/F# | Gsus2 - |
| Em7add11 Em7add11/F# | Gsus2 - | -        -           |

Baby, let me learn
from you
How'd        you get that           shade     of blue?
What's        it like from where      you stand?
Let        me hold your           steady     hand

[Chorus]
                           | D5 |
| Dsus2 | Em7add11 | Gsus2 | D5 |
| Dsus2 | Em7add11 | Gsus2 | D5 |
| Dsus2 | Em7add11 | Gsus2 | D5 |
| Dsus2 | Em7add11 | Gsus2 | -  |

And all that I wanted was all that I had
And it was good while it lasted
Now I feel like a boy     who got caught being bad
And it was good while it lasted
That night you came and stayed     with me,
painted on my        memory
I'll never get past     it
I got to hold a piece     of you in the evening on the
avenue
It was good while it lasted

[Outro]
| Em7add11 | Gsus2 | D5 | Dsus2 |
| Em7add11 | Gsus2 | D5 | Dsus2 |

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