"Good Times, Bad Times" was the B-side of their fourth U.K. single, "It's All Over Now" (it … "Good Times, Bad Times" was the B-side of their fourth U.K. single, "It's All Over Now" (it would also be the B-side of "It's All Over Now" in the States). Simply arranged with 12-string acoustic guitar, harmonica, and bass drum, it's very much a pastiche of Delta country blues, competently done though without much of an identity of its own. On their second through their fifth British singles in 1963 and 1964, the Rolling Stones used the B-sides to try out some of their early songwriting efforts, tentatively moving toward a blues-rock fusion that really wouldn't coalesce until 1965.

Perhaps the most striking part of the number is the opening guitar figure, which runs through a rapid series of chords that don't stick to the usual 12-bar blues progression, though this promising avenue isn't pursued over the rest of the song.

The Rolling Stones' "Good Times, Bad Times," incidentally, is completely unrelated to the song of the same name that appears on Led Zeppelin's first album. # #-----# Good Times, Bad Times chords The Rolling Stones G7 C C7 G G7 There've been good times. More importantly, perhaps, it's really the first original song by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards to draw on acoustic American rural blues traditions, rather than the more electrified, R&B-influenced urban variety.

The Rolling Stones - Good Times, Bad Times* Lyrics. Label: London Records - 45 LON 9687 • Format: Vinyl 7 The Rolling Stones - It's All Over Now / Good Times Bad Times (1964, Vinyl) | Discogs View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1964 Vinyl release of It's All Over Now / Good Times Bad Times on Discogs. There've been good times There've been bad times I have my share of hard times, too But I lost my faith in the world Honey, when I lost you Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Runout stamp side A): 6 AA 15024 1F 1 670 119 In truth, the track is a little meandering, though the sincere love the Stones felt for this roots music certainly comes through. More Hot Rocks (Big Hits and Fazed Cookies), The Complete Singles Collection: The London Years. The Rolling Stones - It's All Over Now / Good Times, Bad Times has the gradient in red only. It was valued highly enough to be included on the group's first American greatest-hits collection, Big Hits: High Tide and Green Grass, though perhaps that was just a way of fattening their royalty coffers. While it's nothing special, it's a clear improvement over their two previous self-penned B-sides, "Stoned" and "Little By Little." Watch the video for Good Times, Bad Times from The Rolling Stones's Big Hits (High Tide …