{"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":2458478,"song":"This Is The Time","artist":"Billy Joel","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2458478-this-is-the-time-chords-by-billy-joel/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2458478?type=chord","rating":4.67299,"votes":38,"content":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n                  This is the Time – Billy Joel\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nWritten by: Billy Joel\r\nFrom: \"The Bridge\" (1986)\r\n\r\nTabbed by: maguri\r\nTuning: Standard\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nCapo: 1st fret\r\nPlay: E\r\nKey:  F\r\n\r\nFor original chords transpose +1.\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[tab][Intro]\r\n [A               [B/A  [A         [A\r\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +\r\ne|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|\r\nB|2---------2-----|4-----5-5-------|------2--2--4-7-|7--6--4-6-------|\r\nG|2-------2-2-----|4-----6-6-------|----------------|----------------|\r\nD|2-----2---2-----|4-----7-7---2---|------2--2--4-7-|7--5--4-5---2---|\r\nA|0---------------|0-----0-0-------|0---------------|----------------|\r\nE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                         (triplets) (triplets)\r\n [A               [B/A  [A         [A\r\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +\r\ne|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|\r\nB|----------2-----|4-----5-5-------|---------2--4-7-|7--6--4-6---7---|\r\nG|--------2-2-----|4-----6-6-------|----------------|----------------|\r\nD|------2---2-----|4-----7-7---2---|------2--2--4-7-|7--5--4-5---7---|\r\nA|0---------------|0-----0-0-------|0---------------|----------------|\r\nE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|\r\n                                         (triplets) (triplets)[/tab]\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[tab]CHORDS\r\n         E-A-D-G-B-e\r\nB/A      x-0-4-4-4-x\r\nD6       x-x-0-2-0-2\r\nE/G#     4-x-2-1-0-0\r\nG6       3-x-0-0-0-0\r\nF#7sus4  2-4-4-4-2-0  or 2-4-2-4-2-2\r\nF#7      2-4-4-3-2-0  or 2-4-2-3-2-2[/tab]\r\n[tab]Faug     1-3-x-2-2-1\r\nF6       1-3-x-2-3-1\r\nA/E      0-2-2-2-2-0\r\nCdim7    x-3-4-2-4-x\r\nD#m7-5   x-x-1-2-2-2\r\nAadd9    x-0-2-4-2-0[/tab]\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]B/A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] | % |\r\n| [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]B/A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] | % |\r\n\r\n| [ch]C#m7[/ch]| [ch]D6[/ch] | [ch]E[/ch] | % |\r\n| [ch]C#m7[/ch]| [ch]D6[/ch] | [ch]E[/ch] | % |\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  We walked on the beach beside that old hotel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  They're tearing it down now, but it's just as well[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  I haven't shown you everything a man can do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  So stay with me baby, I've got plans for you (breaks)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E/G#[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThis is the time to remember[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCause it will not last forever[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]E/G#[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThese are the days to hold on to[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCause we won't, although we'll want to[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Post-Chorus]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThis is the time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G6[/ch]                  [ch]F#7sus4[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\n  But time is gonna change[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Faug[/ch] [ch]F6[/ch] [ch]F6[/ch]  [ [ch]Faug[/ch] [ch]F6[/ch] [ch]F6[/ch]   ]\r\nYou've given me the best of you[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A/E[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd now I need the rest of you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Did you know that before you came into my life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  It was some kind of miracle that I survived[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Some day we will both look back and have to laugh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  We lived through a lifetime and the aftermath (breaks)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E/G#[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThis is the time to remember[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCause it will not last forever[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]E/G#[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThese are the days to hold on to[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCause we won't, although we'll want to[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Post-Chorus]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThis is the time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G6[/ch]                  [ch]F#7sus4[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\n  But time is gonna change[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Faug[/ch] [ch]F6[/ch]  [ch]F6[/ch]  [ [ch]Faug[/ch] [ch]F6[/ch] [ch]F6[/ch]   ]\r\nI know we've got to move somehow[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A/E[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut I don't want to lose you now[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Middle 8]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]               [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n Sometimes it's so easy[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]Cdim7[/ch]\r\nTo let a day slip on by[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]           [ch]G#m7[/ch]                | [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] |\r\n  Without even seeing each other at all[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]              [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n  But this is the time you'll turn back[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m7[/ch]    [ch]D#m7-5[/ch] [ch]G#7[/ch]\r\nAnd so will I[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]                [ch]G#m7[/ch]                | [ch]Aadd9[/ch] | % |\r\n  And those will be days you can never recall[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n| [ch]C#m7[/ch] | [ch]D6[/ch] | [ch]E[/ch] | % |\r\n| [ch]C#m7[/ch] | [ch]D6[/ch] | [ch]E[/ch] | % |\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  And so we embrace again behind the dunes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  This beach is cold on winter afternoons[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  But holding you close is like holding the summer sun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  I'm warm from the memory of days to come[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E/G#[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThis is the time to remember[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCause it will not last forever[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]E/G#[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThese are the days to hold on to[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCause we won't, although we'll want to[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Post-Chorus]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThis is the time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G6[/ch]                  [ch]F#7sus4[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\n  But time is gonna change[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Faug[/ch] [ch]F6[/ch] [ch]F6[/ch]  [ [ch]Faug[/ch] [ch]F6[/ch] [ch]F6[/ch]   ]\r\nYou've given me the best of you[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A/E[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd now I need the rest of you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro] solo\r\n| [ch]C#m7[/ch] | [ch]D6[/ch] | [ch]E[/ch] | % |\r\n| [ch]C#m7[/ch] | [ch]D6[/ch] | [ch]E[/ch] | % |\r\n\r\n(repeat and fade)","plain_text":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n                  This is the Time – Billy Joel\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nWritten by: Billy Joel\nFrom: \"The Bridge\" (1986)\n\nTabbed by: maguri\nTuning: Standard\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nCapo: 1st fret\nPlay: E\nKey:  F\n\nFor original chords transpose +1.\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n[Intro]\n| A | B/A A | A | % |\n| A | B/A A | A | % |\n\n| C#m7| D6 | E | % |\n| C#m7| D6 | E | % |\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Post-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Post-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Middle 8]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n| C#m7 | D6 | E | % |\n| C#m7 | D6 | E | % |\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Post-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro] solo\n| C#m7 | D6 | E | % |\n| C#m7 | D6 | E | % |\n\n(repeat and 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