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Nick Of Time

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[Intro]
Dm7 Em7   G Am7   Fmaj7  F/G G   C   C
[Verse 1]
Dm7A friend of mine she Em7cries at night, and she
Fmaj7calls me on the C/Gphone
Dm7Sees babies everywEm7here she goes and she
Fmaj7wants one of her C/Gown
Dm7She's waited long enEm7ough she says
and Fmaj7still he can't deciC/Gde
Dm7Pretty soon she'll Em7have to choose and it G#dimtears her up insiAmde
She's Dm7scared...scarC/Eed she'll rFun F/Gout of Ctime
[Verse 2]
Dm7I see my folks, they're Em7getting old,
Fmaj7and I watch their bodies cC/Ghange
Dm7I know they see the Em7same in me,
and it Fmaj7makes us both feel sC/Gtrange
Dm7No matter how you Em7tell yourself,
it's Fmaj7what we all go throuC/Ggh
Dm7Those lines are pretty Em7hard to take when they're G#dimstarin' back at AmyouFmaj7  
Dm7Scared C/Eyou'll Frun F/Gout of Ctime
[Bridge]
BbWhen did the choices gFet so hard?
With Cso much more at stake
Dm7Life gets mighty pEm7recious when there's G#dimless of it to Amwaste
Fmaj7Hmmmmm...SF/Gcared to run Gout of timCe
[Verse 3]
Dm7Just when I thought I'd Em7had enough
Fmaj7and all my tears were shedC/G  
Dm7No promise left unbrEm7oken,
there were no Fmaj7painful words unC/Gsaid
Dm7You came along and shEm7owed me
how tFmaj7o leave it all behinC/Gd
Dm7You opened up my Em7heart again and then G#dimmuch to my surprAmise
I found lDm7ove, love C/Ein tFhe F/Gnick of Ctime
[Outro]
 Dm7   Em7|  G   Am7|  Fmaj7|  C/G    G  C  

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The story behind the song

This heartland rock song explores the poignant reality of aging and the increasing preciousness of time. Bonnie Raitt wrote most of it during a retreat, inspired by observations of those around her and her own family. The lyrics touch on a friend's desire for a baby as middle age approaches and reflect on the aging of her own parents. At its heart, it's a meditation on how time feels more valuable as we grow older.

AI-written from these sources:Nick of Time (song) — Wikipedia ↗Bonnie Raitt — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Nick Of Time

by Bonnie Raitt

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Em7

Am7

Fmaj7

F/G

C/G

G#dim

C/E

[Intro]

Dm7 Em7 G Am7 Fmaj7 F/G G C C

[Verse 1]

Dm7 Em7

A friend of mine she cries at night, and she

Fmaj7 C/G

calls me on the phone

Dm7 Em7

Sees babies everywhere she goes and she

Fmaj7 C/G

wants one of her own

Dm7 Em7

She's waited long enough she says

Fmaj7 C/G

and still he can't decide

Dm7 Em7 G#dim Am

Pretty soon she'll have to choose and it tears her up inside

Dm7 C/E F F/G C

She's scared...scared she'll run out of time

[Verse 2]

Dm7 Em7

I see my folks, they're getting old,

Fmaj7 C/G

and I watch their bodies change

Dm7 Em7

I know they see the same in me,

Fmaj7 C/G

and it makes us both feel strange

Dm7 Em7

No matter how you tell yourself,

Fmaj7 C/G

it's what we all go through

Dm7 Em7 G#dim Am Fmaj7

Those lines are pretty hard to take when they're starin' back at you

Dm7 C/E F F/G C

Scared you'll run out of time

[Bridge]

Bb F

When did the choices get so hard?

With so much more at stake

Dm7 Em7 G#dim Am

Life gets mighty precious when there's less of it to waste

Fmaj7 F/G G C

Hmmmmm...Scared to run out of time

[Verse 3]

Dm7 Em7

Just when I thought I'd had enough

Fmaj7 C/G

and all my tears were shed

Dm7 Em7

No promise left unbroken,

Fmaj7 C/G

there were no painful words unsaid

Dm7 Em7

You came along and showed me

Fmaj7 C/G

how to leave it all behind

Dm7 Em7 G#dim Am

You opened up my heart again and then much to my surprise

Dm7 C/E F F/G C

I found love, love in the nick of time

[Outro]

Dm7 Em7 G Am7 Fmaj7 C/G G C

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About Nick Of Time Chords by Bonnie Raitt

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