{"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":71899,"song":"I Got By In Time","artist":"The Jam","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11545327-i-got-by-in-time-chords-by-the-jam/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/71899?type=chord","rating":4.71899,"votes":13,"content":"I GOT BY IN TIME\r\n(Paul Weller)\r\n\r\nTuning: [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Ab[/ch] [ch]Db[/ch] [ch]Gb[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][Chords]\r\nB      = 799877 or x24442                C#m = 9-11-11-9-9-9[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]      = 577655                          [ch]D#m[/ch] = 11-13-13-11-11-11\r\nG#m    = 466444 or x-11-13-13-12-11      B7  = xx9875\r\nG#m/F# = x-9-13-13-12-x                  D#  = 11-13-13-12-11-11\r\nB/A    = x04442 or xx7877                E*  = 12-14-14-13-12-12\r\nE      = 022100 or x7999x                F#7 = x-9-11-9-11-9-9[/tab]\r\n[ch]G#m7[/ch]   = 466474\r\n\r\nNote: The G#m/F# is implied by the bass, so I've put it in brackets, but if you want to play it on the guitar,\r\nit's much easier to start by playing the G#m at the 11th fret then moving your index finger to the 9th fret.\r\n\r\nAnother option that mimics that descending sound is to play G#m/F# as G#m7 = 464444 and B/A as B7 = 797877.\r\n\r\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]B[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G#m[/ch] ([ch]G#m/F#[/ch])  x2\r\n\r\n[ch]B[/ch] ([ch]B/A[/ch]) [ch]G#m[/ch] ([ch]G#m/F#[/ch])\r\n\r\n[ch]B[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G#m[/ch] ([ch]G#m/F#[/ch])  [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]      ([ch]B/A[/ch])        [ch]G#m[/ch]    ([ch]G#m/F#[/ch])\r\n  Saw a girl that I used to know[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]B[/ch]      ([ch]B/A[/ch])           [ch]G#m[/ch]  ([ch]G#m/F#[/ch])\r\nI was deep in thought at the time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G#m[/ch]    ([ch]G#m/F#[/ch])\r\n  Didn't recognise her face at first[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G#m[/ch]  ([ch]G#m/F#[/ch])\r\n'Cause I was probably lookin' at mine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYeah, but she was the only girl I've ever loved,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]B[/ch]           ([ch]B/A[/ch])       [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nBut my folks didn't dig her so much[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI was young (young), it was serious,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd to me she was the world (she was my world, now)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  I thought I'd never live without her, but[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]G#m[/ch]   [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n  I got by in time[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]      ([ch]B/A[/ch])       [ch]G#m[/ch]    ([ch]G#m/F#[/ch])\r\n  Saw a guy that I used to know[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]        ([ch]B/A[/ch])       [ch]G#m[/ch]  ([ch]G#m/F#[/ch])\r\nMan, he's changed so much[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G#m[/ch]   ([ch]G#m/F#[/ch])\r\n  I think it hurt him to say hello[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G#m[/ch]   ([ch]G#m/F#[/ch])\r\nHe hardly opened his mouth[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYeah, well, he was my best friend a few years ago,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]               [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\n  Truly inseparable[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe were young (young) and full of ideas[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe were gonna rule this whole world,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut something happened, I did't know why, and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                             [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\n  Well, that's the way that it goes[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C#m[/ch]           [ch]D#m[/ch]\r\nI suppose... what you say, what you do[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]B[/ch]                        [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nDon't mean nothing, nothing at all (nothing at all), yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]                     [ch]D#m[/ch]\r\n  And all the bonds you make between you can be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                    [ch]B7[/ch]\r\n  Broken anytime you want, now[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D#[/ch]                        [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\n  Please tell me if my philosphy's wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D#[/ch]              [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nI've got to know the truth[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]*                [ch]B[/ch]\r\n  I don't mean to fail anyone, but[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]                         [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\n  You know it's somethin' I do, oh-oh-oh[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G#m[/ch]     ([ch]G#m/F#[/ch])\r\n  So nice to see ya tonight, and I'm[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]G#m[/ch]  ([ch]G#m/F#[/ch])\r\n  So glad that you came[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]             ([ch]B/A[/ch])       [ch]G#m[/ch]        ([ch]G#m/F#[/ch])\r\n  I'm sure the people all standin' outside say,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]        ([ch]B/A[/ch])     [ch]G#m[/ch]  ([ch]G#m/F#[/ch])\r\n \"Sure, I feel the same,\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYeah, my point is, in a roundabout way,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]B[/ch]             ([ch]B/A[/ch])   [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nGiven time, you will always forget[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F#[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\n'Cause the memories (memories) that are shouting me on[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTo me they're... everything (they're everything, now)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  I know they always will be mine, and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                      [ch]G#m[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  No one can take them away[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]B[/ch] ([ch]B/A[/ch]) [ch]G#m[/ch] ([ch]G#m/F#[/ch]) x4\r\n\r\n[ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]","plain_text":"I GOT BY IN TIME\n(Paul Weller)\n\nTuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb\n\n\n\nG#m7   = 466474\n\nNote: The G#m/F# is implied by the bass, so I've put it in brackets, but if you want to play it on the guitar,\nit's much easier to start by playing the G#m at the 11th fret then moving your index finger to the 9th fret.\n\nAnother option that mimics that descending sound is to play G#m/F# as G#m7 = 464444 and B/A as B7 = 797877.\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n[Intro]\n\nB   A   G#m (G#m/F#)  x2\n\nB (B/A) G#m (G#m/F#)\n\nB   A   G#m (G#m/F#)  F#\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nB (B/A) G#m (G#m/F#) x4\n\nF#   B","chords":["Eb","Ab","Db","Gb","Bb","B","C#m","A","D#m","G#m","B7","G#m/F","D","B/A","E","F#7","G#m7","G#","G#m/F#","F#","D#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}