Good Lovin' chords by Grateful Dead (Official Version)

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Intro 1
C 
F 
G 
F 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
F 
G 
F 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
F 
G 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major) 
F 
G 
F 
 (F major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
F 
G 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major) 

Verse 1
C 
Well, I was  (C major) feelin'
F 
G 
 (F major)  (G major) 
F 
C 
 (F major) so bad,  (C major) 
F 
G 
F 
 (F major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
F 
G 
so I  (C major) asked my  (F major) family  (G major) doctor
F 
C 
F 
G 
'bout  (F major) what I had,  (C major)  (F major)  (G major) 
F 
C 
F 
G 
 (F major) I  said,  (C major) "doc,  (F major) (doc (G major) tor)
F 
C 
F 
G 
mister  (F major) M (C major) D,  (F major) (doc (G major) tor)
F 
C 
F 
G 
 (F major) can you  (C major) tell,  (F major) (doc (G major) tor)
F 
C 
F 
G 
 (F major) what's ailing  (C major) me?"  (F major) (doc (G major) tor)
F 
 (F major) He said, "Yeah,

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Pre-chorus 1

yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

All you need, all you really need:

Chorus 1
C 
F 
G 
F 
(good  (C major) lovin')  (F major) Because you  (G major) got to have  (F major) lovin'
C 
F 
G 
F 
(good  (C major) lovin') Eve (F major) rybody  (G major) got to have  (F major) lovin'
C 
F 
G 
F 
(good  (C major) lovin') A  (F major) little good  (G major) lovin' now  (F major) baby,
C 
F 
G 
good  (C major) lovin'  (F major)  (G major) 
F 
G 
F 
 (F major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
F 
G 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major) 

Verse 2
C 
F 
G 
So come on baby,  (C major)  (F major)  (G major) 
F 
C 
F 
G 
F 
 (F major) squeeze me  (C major) tight  (F major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
F 
G 
So don't you,  (C major) don't you  (F major) want your  (G major) daddy
F 
C 
F 
G 
to  (F major) be all  (C major) right?  (F major)  (G major) 
F 
C 
F 
G 
 (F major) I  said now  (C major) baby,  (F major) (ba (G major) by)
F 
C 
F 
G 
now  (F major) it's for  (C major) sure  (F major) (ba (G major) by)
F 
C 
F 
G 
I've  (F major) got the  (C major) fever,  (F major) (ba (G major) by)
F 
C 
F 
G 
 (F major) you got the  (C major) cure  (F major) (ba (G major) by)
F 
 (F major) She said, "Yeah,

Pre-chorus 2

yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

All you need, all you really need:

Chorus 2
C 
F 
G 
F 
(good  (C major) lovin')  (F major) Because you  (G major) got to have  (F major) lovin'
C 
F 
G 
F 
(good  (C major) lovin') Eve (F major) rybody  (G major) got to have  (F major) lovin'
C 
F 
G 
F 
(good  (C major) lovin') A  (F major) little good  (G major) lovin' now  (F major) baby,
C 
F 
G 
good  (C major) lovin'  (F major)  (G major) 
F 
G 
F 
 (F major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
F 
G 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major) 

Solo 1
C 
F 
G 
F 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
F 
G 
F 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
F 
G 
F 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
F 
G 
F 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
F 
G 
F 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
F 
G 
F 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
F 
G 
F 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
F 
G 
F 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
F/C 
C 
F/C 
C 
 (C major)  (F/C)  (C major)  (F/C)  (C major) 
C 
F/C 
C 
F/C 
C 
 (C major)  (F/C)  (C major)  (F/C)  (C major) 
D7 
D7 
G7 
G7 
 (D7)  (D7)  (G7)  (G7) 

Chorus 3
C 
F 
G 
(good  (C major) lovin')  (F major) Hey,  (G major) 
F 
C 
F 
G 
got  (F major) to have  (C major) lovin'  (F major)  (G major) 
F 
C 
F 
G 
Well, you got  (F major) to have  (C major) lovin'  (F major)  (G major) 
F 
C 
Come on now and  (F major) give good  (C major) lovin'
F 
G 
F 
G 
F 
 (F major)  (G major)  (F major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
F 
G 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major) 

Verse 3
C 
F 
G 
Well, I was feelin'  (C major)  (F major)  (G major) 
F 
C 
 (F major) sort of bad  (C major) now
F 
G 
F 
 (F major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
F 
G 
So I  (C major) asked my  (F major) family  (G major) doctor
F 
C 
F 
G 
'bout  (F major) what I had  (C major)  (F major)  (G major) 
F 
C 
F 
G 
I  (F major) said now  (C major) "doc,  (F major) (doc (G major) tor)
F 
C 
F 
G 
mister  (F major) M (C major) D,  (F major) (doc (G major) tor)
F 
C 
F 
G 
 (F major) can you  (C major) tell,  (F major) (doc (G major) tor)
F 
C 
F 
G 
 (F major) what's ailing  (C major) me?"  (F major) (doc (G major) tor)
F 
 (F major) He said, "Yeah,

Pre-chorus 3

yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

All you need, all you really need:

Chorus 4
C 
F 
G 
F 
(good  (C major) lovin')  (F major) Hey, now you  (G major) got to have  (F major) lovin'
C 
(good  (C major) lovin')
F 
G 
F 
Cause eve (F major) rybody  (G major) got to have  (F major) lovin'
C 
F 
G 
(good  (C major) lovin')  (F major) Gimme, gim (G major) me,
F 
gimme some  (F major) lovin'
C 
F 
G 
good  (C major) lovin'  (F major)  (G major) 
F 
G 
F 
 (F major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
F 
G 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major) 

Outro 1
C 
F 
G 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major) 
F 
C 
F 
G 
F 
Got  (F major) to have  (C major) lovin'  (F major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
F 
G 
F 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
F 
G 
F 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
F 
G 
F 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major) (Got to have  (F major) lovin´)
C 
F 
G 
F 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major) (Got to have  (F major) lovin´)
[Repeat and fade]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: C majorBPM: 159

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1

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This is the definitive original version of Good Lovin' by Grateful Dead, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Good Lovin' the way Grateful Dead intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.