Have A Good Time

Words & Music by Boudleaux Bryant & Felice Bryant
Recorded by Tony Bennett, 1952 (#16)

 D9  G  G/F#   Em7            Edim
Goodbye,     I hate to see you go

    Am7         D7      Gdim    D7
But have a good time 

E7 Am   Am+7      Am7               Cdim
So long,     I'll miss you, dear, I know

    G9           G    D7/9   G    G/F#
But have a good time 

Bm7-5      E7       Dm   D9   Dm  D9   Dm
Have your fling, be gay with your new love

Am   E    Esus4 E   Am 
I'm set - ting you free

Cdim      E7/9      Cdim          B7
Dance and sing, pretend that it's true love

 A7   Em7    Gdim D7
Don't worry 'bout me


D9  G  G/F#      Em7            Edim
I know     that tears will only drive you

 Am7     D7      Gdim    D7
Farther away 

E7   Am   Am+7    Am7           Cdim
Just go,       forget that I'm alive

      G9      G    D7/9   G    G/F#
It's your holiday 

Bm7-5        E7             Dm     D9  Dm   D9    Dm
When you're tired of being reck - less and care - free

Am   E7   E7sus4 E7   A7 
Re - mem -  ber  that I'll 

Cm7-5  G           Bm7-5      Fdim  Am7    
  Be  wait - ing to wel - come you home

    D9 Am7 Cdim  G
So have a  good time. 


(Instrumental Interlude - first four lines of verse)

Bm7-5        E7             Dm     D9  Dm   D9    Dm
When you're tired of being reck - less and care - free

Am   E7   E7sus4 E7   A7 
Re - mem -  ber  that I'll 

Cm7-5  G           Bm7-5      Fdim  Am7    
  Be  wait - ing to wel - come you home

    D9 Am7 Cdim  G
So have a  good time.


Suggested and transcribed by Ron Hontz (Ronhontz@att.net ). It's easy to forget that Boudleaux & Felice Bryant were successful and well-respected songwriters independent of The Everly Brothers. Phil and Don certainly benefitted greatly from the Bryants' songwriting skills, but so did many other recording artists.


 
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