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Key: G
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 G-   320033
 D-   xx0232
 Em-  022000
 C-   x32010
 Am-  x02210
 Bm-  x24432
 B-   x24442
 F-   133211
Intro:
When GI get the Dtime
I'd Clike to sit down
and write a little
Grhyme for Byou FJust
a couple Emfew I'd Amtell
you Cwhat you mean to Dme
Interlude: G-D-C--D- x2
Verse 1:
When GI get the Dtime
I'd Clike to sit down
and write a Dlittle
Grhyme for Byou FJust
a couple Emfew I'd Amtell
you Cwhat you mean to Dme
Verse 2:
When GI get the Dtime I'd
  Cput it all down And pick
Dyou Gup I'd Bsay Fthrow it
all aEmway The Amworld
is Cme and you toDnight
Chorus 1:
  BmWill there Emcome a day
With Bmnothing standing
in Emmy way CLiving that
dream GWithin your  AmarmsD  
Well CI'll make
it Ghappen Dsome
day yeah CI'll make
it Ghappen Dsome day
AmI'll make it
Bmhappen CI'll make
it happen Dsome day
When I get the GtimeD  C  
I gotta get Dthe GtimeD  C  
I get the DtimeG  D  C  D  G  D  C  D  
Verse 3:
I Glook in your Deyes
Warm Cplaces inside
I've neDver Gbeen
beBmfore FI gotta find
some Emmore yeah I Amknow you
don't Cowe me anyDthing
Verse 4:
When GI get the Dtime
When CI get the guts
To live Dmy Glife for
Bmme And Fdo what I
want to Emdo I'd Ambe
the friend that Cyou
said you once Dknew
Chorus 2:
  BmWill there Emcome a day
When Bmwe give up and
Emturn away CAnd I'd have
Gnothing left AmNothing
left exDcept I'd
Chave all the
Gtime in the Dworld
Call the Gtime
in the Dworld
AmTime to reBmmember
CLook through the
to Dcry Time
to GcryD  C  
Dthe GtimeD  C  
I find the Gtime?D  C  
find Dthe GtimeD  
C           D G(hold)

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Get The Time

by Descendents

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Key: G

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 320033

- xx0232

- 022000

- x32010

- x02210

- x24432

- x24442

- 133211

Intro:

G D

When I get the time

I'd like to sit down

and write a little

G B F

rhyme for you Just

Em Am

a couple few I'd tell

C D

you what you mean to me

Interlude: G-D-C--D- x2

Verse 1:

G D

When I get the time

I'd like to sit down

and write a little

G B F

rhyme for you Just

Em Am

a couple few I'd tell

C D

you what you mean to me

Verse 2:

G D

When I get the time I'd

put it all down And pick

D G B F

you up I'd say throw it

Em Am

all away The world

C D

is me and you tonight

Chorus 1:

Bm Em

Will there come a day

With nothing standing

Em C

in my way Living that

G Am D

dream Within your arms

Well I'll make

G D

it happen some

day yeah I'll make

G D

it happen some day

I'll make it

Bm C

happen I'll make

it happen some day

G D C

When I get the time

D G D C

I gotta get the time

D G D C D G D C D

I get the time

Verse 3:

G D

I look in your eyes

Warm places inside

D G

I've never been

Bm F

before I gotta find

Em Am

some more yeah I know you

C D

don't owe me anything

Verse 4:

G D

When I get the time

When I get the guts

D G

To live my life for

Bm F

me And do what I

Em Am

want to do I'd be

the friend that you

said you once knew

Chorus 2:

Bm Em

Will there come a day

When we give up and

Em C

turn away And I'd have

G Am

nothing left Nothing

left except I'd

have all the

G D

time in the world

C G

all the time

in the world

Am Bm

Time to remember

Look through the

to cry Time

G D C

to cry

D G D C

the time

G D C

I find the time?

D G D

find the time

C D G(hold)

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