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Taking My Time
Ashton, Becker, and Dente
  B2
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  B2      D#m/A#       G#m        E2
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  B2      D#m/A#       G#m        E2  B/D#
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[Verse 1]
  C#mThe world is G#mturning F#telling me to hurry Bon
  C#mYou gotta run to G#mget ahead, try to Etake the things you F#want
But when the G#msun begins to D#mset so many Ethings I haven't done yet oh but
[Chorus]
BI won't worry 'cause D#m/A#there's no hurry, the G#mworld's not passing me EbyE  
'Cause the BLord He knows just where D#m/A#each day goes
I know G#mHe won't He leave me beEhind
And I Bwon't be bringing a D#m7single thing that my Emaj9heart can't carry C#m9inside
'Cause I'm Bgoing home and I'm Emaj7only tF#aking my Btime
[Verse 2]
  C#mThe weight of G#mworry is F#never worth the Bprice
  C#mOf a world of G#mtreasures that can Enever F#satisfy
But I know G#mheaven's up D#mahead where the Ebest is yet to come
[Chorus]
So BI won't worry 'cause D#m/A#there's no hurry, the G#mworld's not passing me EbyE  
'Cause the BLord He knows just where D#m/A#each day goes
I know G#mHe won't He leave me beEhind
And I Bwon't be bringing a D#m7single thing that my Emaj9heart can't carry C#m9inside
'Cause I'm Bgoing home and I'm Emaj7only tF#aking my time
C#m  G#m  F#
C#m  G#m  F#
G#mHe Ha He Ha Hoo
G#mHe Ha He Ha Hoo
F#
[Chorus]
So BI won't worry 'cause D#m/A#there's no hurry, the G#mworld's not passing me EbyE  
'Cause the BLord He knows just where D#m/A#each day goes
I know G#mHe won't He leave me beEhind
And I Bwon't be bringing a D#m7single thing that my Emaj9heart can't carry C#m9inside
'Cause I'm Bgoing home and I'm Emaj7only tF#aking my Btime
Christine Dente & Charlie Peacock
© 1994 Sparrow Song / Andi Beat Goes On Music (BMI)

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Taking My Time

by Christine Denté

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#m/A#

G#m

B/D#

C#m

D#m

D#m7

Emaj9

C#m9

Emaj7

Taking My Time

Ashton, Becker, and Dente

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B2 D#m/A# G#m E2

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B2 D#m/A# G#m E2 B/D#

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[Verse 1]

C#m G#m F# B

The world is turning telling me to hurry on

C#m G#m E F#

You gotta run to get ahead, try to take the things you want

G#m D#m E

But when the sun begins to set so many things I haven't done yet oh but

[Chorus]

B D#m/A# G#m E E

I won't worry 'cause there's no hurry, the world's not passing me by

B D#m/A#

'Cause the Lord He knows just where each day goes

G#m E

I know He won't He leave me behind

B D#m7 Emaj9 C#m9

And I won't be bringing a single thing that my heart can't carry inside

B Emaj7 F# B

'Cause I'm going home and I'm only taking my time

[Verse 2]

C#m G#m F# B

The weight of worry is never worth the price

C#m G#m E F#

Of a world of treasures that can never satisfy

G#m D#m E

But I know heaven's up ahead where the best is yet to come

[Chorus]

B D#m/A# G#m E E

So I won't worry 'cause there's no hurry, the world's not passing me by

B D#m/A#

'Cause the Lord He knows just where each day goes

G#m E

I know He won't He leave me behind

B D#m7 Emaj9 C#m9

And I won't be bringing a single thing that my heart can't carry inside

B Emaj7 F#

'Cause I'm going home and I'm only taking my time

C#m G#m F#

G#m

He Ha He Ha Hoo

G#m

He Ha He Ha Hoo

[Chorus]

B D#m/A# G#m E E

So I won't worry 'cause there's no hurry, the world's not passing me by

B D#m/A#

'Cause the Lord He knows just where each day goes

G#m E

I know He won't He leave me behind

B D#m7 Emaj9 C#m9

And I won't be bringing a single thing that my heart can't carry inside

B Emaj7 F# B

'Cause I'm going home and I'm only taking my time

Christine Dente & Charlie Peacock

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