Good Timin'

Original Album

L.A. (Light Album)

Single

Good Timin' / Love Surrounds Me

Written By

Brian Wilson/Carl Wilson

Produced By

Bruce Johnston/The Beach Boys/Jim Guercio

Lead Vocals

Carl

Recorded On

Started Fall 1974, completed Jul-Nov 1978

Length

2:13

Notes

Generally regarded as the best song on the Light Album. Great vocals, great melody and a lyrical phrase "you need good timin'" that could easily be describing the ups and downs of Brian and the Beach Boys.

Lyrics: Good good timin'
Good good timin'
Ahhhh Ahhhh
You need good timin'
Good good timin'

All us people
Now we're just livin'
The world keeps turnin'
And we're all learnin'

About
Good good timin'
Good good timin'
Ahhhh Ahhhh
You need good timin'
It takes good timin'
You need good timin'
Good good timin'

We're all goin' places
Sharin' each other
A celebration
Of being together

I love
Good good timin'
Good good timin'
Ahhhh Ahhhh
You need good timin'
It takes good timin'
You need good timin'
Yeah
Good good timin'

Dow dow
Dow dow dow
Dow dow
Dow dow dow dow
You need good timin'
It takes good timin'
You need good timin'
Yeah
Good good timin'

Chords: D.................F#m7/C#....Bm7....D/A
Good good timin'
............................G........D/F#
You need good timin'
........................G.........D/F#
It takes good timin'
...........................G........D/F#
You need good timin'
Gm6...........Em7/A
Good good timin'

D........F#m7/C#....Em
All us people
D.......................F#m7/C#.....Em
Now we're just livin'
G...........................D........Em
The world keeps turnin'
G......................D.......Em7...Em7/A
And we're all learnin' about

D.......................F#m7/C#....Em
We're all goin' places
D...................F#m7/C#....Em
Sharin' each other
G...........D......Em
A celebration
G..................D.....Em7...Em7/A
Of being together, I love

Chart prepared by Francis Greene