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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":991015,"song":"There Was A Time","artist":"Guns N' Roses","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/991015-there-was-a-time-chords-by-guns-n-roses/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/991015?type=chord","rating":4.8696,"votes":16,"content":"Guns N' Roses - There Was a Time\r\nAlbum: Chinese Democracy (2008)\r\nTranscribed by Jon Malmin (jogusmal@hotmail.com)\r\n\r\nThere doesn't seem to be any transcriptions of this song in standard E tuning. \r\nI find that for an acoustic version, E tuning is far better and makes it easier too,\r\nsince the song is in B minor and that's an easy key to play in.\r\n(Chord instructions are at the bottom of the page, for those interested)\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro:\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]Bm6[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]        \r\nBroken glass and cigarettes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nWritin' on the wall[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt was a bargain for the summer[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAnd I thought I had it all[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI was the one who gave you everything[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe one who took the fall[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou were the one who would do anything[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThe one who can't recall[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWhere she was while she was sleepin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn another women's bed[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOr the doctor's or the lawyer's[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]\r\nOr the stranger that she met[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nIf there's nothing I can gain from this[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOr anything at all[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt'd be the knowledge that you gave me[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen I thought I'd heard it all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]Fmaj7#11[/ch]\r\nIt was a long time for you[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G6[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]Fmaj7#11[/ch]\r\nIt was a long time for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G6[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]Fmaj7#11[/ch]    \r\nIt'd be a long time for anyone but[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Fmaj7#11[/ch]       [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nLooks like it's meant to be[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Same chords as last verse]\r\nSocial class and registers\r\nCocaine in the hall\r\nAll the way from California\r\nOn the way to your next call\r\nTo those non-negotiations\r\nTo simulate a cause\r\nFor the betterment of evils\r\nAnd your ways around the laws\r\nThat keep you up and sitting pretty\r\nOn a pedestal or bed\r\nAnd now you're sleeping like an angel\r\nNever mind who you gave head\r\nIf there's somethin' I can make of this\r\nOr anything at all\r\nIt'd be the devil hates a loser\r\nAnd you thought you had it all\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\nIt was the wrong time for you\r\nIt was the wrong time for me\r\nIt was the wrong time for anyone but\r\nLooks like I'm 'bout to see for myself\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nIf I could go back in time[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nTo the place in my soul[/tab]\r\nThere all alone\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nLonely teardrops, ooh[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAre callin' you[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I don't want to know it now[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nCause knowin' you[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nIt won't change a damn thing[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]Bm6[/ch]\r\nBut there was a time[/tab]\r\n\r\nSolo backing:\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch] (x2)\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYeah there was a time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nDidn't wanna know it all...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nDidn't wanna know it all...[/tab]\r\n[tab]    ([ch]E7[/ch])\r\nAnd I don't wanna know it now (Repeat once more)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Gtr. melody backing]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch] \r\nI would do anything for you[/tab]\r\nThere was a time\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI would do anything for you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]       \r\nI would do anything for you[/tab]\r\nThere was a time\r\n\r\n(Just keep playing Bm, A, E, (E7) throughout the rest of the song, with the\r\nlong solo and the crazy coda)\r\n\r\n\r\nWell, that's it for this song! Cheers y'all!\r\nChords used:\r\n\r\n[tab]A:           B:           Bm:          Bm6:         C#m:         D:\r\nx-0-2-2-2-0  x-2-4-4-4-2  x-2-4-4-3-2  x-2-0-1-0-x  x-4-6-6-5-4  x-x-0-2-3-2[/tab]\r\n[tab]E:           E7:          Fmaj7#11:    F#:          F#m:         G:\r\n0-2-2-1-0-0  0-2-2-1-3-0  1-3-3-2-0-0  2-4-4-3-2-2  2-4-4-2-2-2  3-2-0-0-3-3[/tab]\r\n[tab]G6:       \r\n3-5-5-4-0-0[/tab]","plain_text":"Guns N' Roses - There Was a Time\nAlbum: Chinese Democracy (2008)\nTranscribed by Jon Malmin (jogusmal@hotmail.com)\n\nThere doesn't seem to be any transcriptions of this song in standard E tuning. \nI find that for an acoustic version, E tuning is far better and makes it easier too,\nsince the song is in B minor and that's an easy key to play in.\n(Chord instructions are at the bottom of the page, for those interested)\n\n\nIntro:\nBm  F#m  E  Bm  Bm6\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Same chords as last verse]\nSocial class and registers\nCocaine in the hall\nAll the way from California\nOn the way to your next call\nTo those non-negotiations\nTo simulate a cause\nFor the betterment of evils\nAnd your ways around the laws\nThat keep you up and sitting pretty\nOn a pedestal or bed\nAnd now you're sleeping like an angel\nNever mind who you gave head\nIf there's somethin' I can make of this\nOr anything at all\nIt'd be the devil hates a loser\nAnd you thought you had it all\n\n[Chorus]\nIt was the wrong time for you\nIt was the wrong time for me\nIt was the wrong time for anyone but\nLooks like I'm 'bout to see for myself\n\n\n\nThere all alone\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSolo backing:\nBm  A  E  Bm (x2)\nBm  F#m  E  E7\nBm  A  E  E7\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Gtr. melody backing]\nBm  A  E  E7\n\n\nThere was a time\n\n\nThere was a time\n\n(Just keep playing Bm, A, E, (E7) throughout the rest of the song, with the\nlong solo and the crazy coda)\n\n\nWell, that's it for this song! Cheers y'all!\nChords used:","chords":["E","B","Bm","F#m","Bm6","A","Fmaj7#11","G6","D","C#m","E7","G","F#","F"],"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]},"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]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}