{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1707007,"song":"There Was A Time","artist":"Tom Pacheo","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11359435-there-was-a-time-chords-by-tom-pacheo/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1707007?type=chord","rating":4.77523,"votes":3,"content":"There Was A Time\r\nTom Pacheo\r\n\r\nWebsite: tompacheco.com\r\n\r\n(Capo 2, orig key of E)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch] \r\nThere was a time, when rivers ran clear[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd birds in the wind, were all you could hear[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe air was so sweet, in the morning sunshine[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nEach day was a treat, there was a time[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere was a time, when people would share[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhatever they had, with friends who were there[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey’d sit on the grass, on an evening sublime[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd drink from one glass, there was a time[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere was a time, when school was a place[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]Bm[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhere knowledge was gained, and classrooms were safe[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe playgrounds were fun, young voices in rhyme[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith no fear of guns, there was a time[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere was a time, when people could trust[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe ones they’d elect, to watch over us[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey’d never pull strings, they’d not take a dime[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFrom corporate kings, there was a time[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere was a time, your job was secure[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                          [ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe plant would not move, to Kuala Lumpur[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe unions were strong, your benefits fine[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou felt you belonged, there was a time[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere was a time, when love would endure[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou’d marry for life, for rich and for poor[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd no matter how steep, the cliffs you might climb[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou’d share every leap, there was a time[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere was a time, they measured your worth[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOn what good you did, while you were on earth[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBefore money ruled, and success was defined[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBy celebrity fools, there was a time[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere was a time, you’d pick up your mail[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe letters were ships, the stamps were the sails[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd you never had fear, of what you might find[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHidden inside, there was a time[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere was a time, when people would stand[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd fight for their rights, they’d march hand-in-hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBefore the big sleep, well planned and designed[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTo turn lions to sheep, there was a time[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere was a time, not long in the past[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen everything changed, too much and too fast[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI stand by the sea, and treasure its wine[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIts waves remind me, there once was a time[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere once was a time[/tab]","plain_text":"There Was A Time\nTom Pacheo\n\nWebsite: tompacheco.com\n\n(Capo 2, orig key of E)","chords":["A","E","D","Em","Bm","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}