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[Intro]
e|-Dm1-------------------C0-------------8-----8-----8\--|
B|-3----3/8-8-5-8-5\---1---------8h10--8h10--8h10----|
G|-2-------------------0-----------------------------|
D|-0-------------------2-----------------------------|
A|---------------------3-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-Dm1-----------8----------C3---G3--------|
B|-3-----3/8-10--10-8-5\--5---0--------|
G|-2----------------------5---0--------|
D|-0----------------------5---0--------|
A|------------------------3---2--------|
E|------------------------3---3--------|
[Verse 1]
Dmwell someday's gone
Cwell someday's come quicker than you
Dmwould have liked to
Cyou know, time can be thin
but it's always thicker when you tDmhink that it's slow
Can hour's pass is only as fast as you let Dmyourself let them go
CmmmG  
[Chorus]
DmI had a day, still Ga week, a week, a year
CI feel the months are jumbled into just one dFay
Dmand when I thought about it I decided when I trGied it I could Cmake time go awFay
GbuGt you gotta make time for time
Fyou Fcan't fast forward no
GyoGu definitely can't rewind
Fthat's how I know you gotta live for nDmow
(Intro tab)
[Verse 2]
Dmwell some nights last
Cand other times I'll find my mind let's them Dmgo way too fast
Cit's just the kind of thing that really gets me going when I Dmcan't find a piece of past
Cthe memories cap this disease like sand when it Dmsees a piece of glass
CmmmG  
(Chorus)
(Intro tab)
[Bridge]
Dmit's early evening, Fafternoon and pretty soon before you Cknow it time's telling you itG's gone
Dmdamn time can't be Fdefined by on all the liCnes of conclusions that Gcan't be drawn
(Chorus)
instead of Dm, do D
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| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
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Live For Now

by Daphne Willis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Dm C

e|-1-------------------0-------------8-----8-----8\--|

B|-3----3/8-8-5-8-5\---1---------8h10--8h10--8h10----|

G|-2-------------------0-----------------------------|

D|-0-------------------2-----------------------------|

A|---------------------3-----------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------|

Dm C G

e|-1-----------8----------3---3--------|

B|-3-----3/8-10--10-8-5\--5---0--------|

G|-2----------------------5---0--------|

D|-0----------------------5---0--------|

A|------------------------3---2--------|

E|------------------------3---3--------|

[Verse 1]

well someday's gone

well someday's come quicker than you

would have liked to

you know, time can be thin

but it's always thicker when you think that it's slow

C Dm

an hour's pass is only as fast as you let yourself let them go

C G

mmm

[Chorus]

Dm G

I had a day, still a week, a week, a year

C F

I feel the months are jumbled into just one day

Dm G C F

and when I thought about it I decided when I tried it I could make time go away

G G

but you gotta make time for time

F F

you can't fast forward no

G G

you definitely can't rewind

F Dm

that's how I know you gotta live for now

(Intro tab)

[Verse 2]

well some nights last

C Dm

and other times I'll find my mind let's them go way too fast

C Dm

it's just the kind of thing that really gets me going when I can't find a piece of past

C Dm

the memories cap this disease like sand when it sees a piece of glass

C G

mmm

(Chorus)

(Intro tab)

[Bridge]

Dm F C G

it's early evening, afternoon and pretty soon before you know it time's telling you it's gone

Dm F C G

damn time can't be defined by on all the lines of conclusions that can't be drawn

(Chorus)

instead of Dm, do D

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| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| h Hammer-on

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