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Thanks to dcarmor927 for your tab and to jumptheshark101 for suggesting playing the song a whole step down.
This way sounds very similar to the recording and is easy to play.
This song is played a whole step down with the following chords:
Chords:
               C          C/B         Am       F   Gor G  
d|----0----------0---------0--------1-----3----3-----------------------------------|
A|----1----------1---------1--------1-----0----3-----------------------------------|
F|----0----------0---------2--------2-----0----4-----------------------------------|
C|----2----------0---------2--------3-----0----5-----------------------------------|
G|----3----------2---------0--------3-----2----5-----------------------------------|
D|---(3)---------x---------x--------1-----3----3-----------------------------------|
( )optional notes    x   Mute note 
For the transition from C--> Am emphasize the root note going 3-2-0, one beat for each.
C[Muted strum opening]
C[8 bars]
CI don’t like time, time is making me old 
but I’C/Bm doiAmng alright C/Bcause I will still be Cyoung tomorrow 
Cand I can’t stand working all day work is wearing out my soul 
I C/BthinAmk I’ll go out tonight C/Band I will call in sick Ctomorrow 
C/B[TraAmnsition into chorus]
AmI get so down about this wCorld sometimes 
C/BI cannot understand peoplCe, no C/Bnot aAmt all 
but, I hope to see a Fchange in man 
CI hope to see uC/Bs love one another anAmd I know
        C/B  Cwe can 
CMy bank account is runnin’ out 
CI’m paying fees for overdrafts but when C/BI wiAmn the lottery 
C/BI’ll tell BofA that they caCn kiss my ass 
Ccause I don’t like time, time’s ticking away my life 
So I live the way I wanFt to live and I will live this way tilCl I am dead
CWhen life gets hard you’ve got remember who you are 
and forget C/Babout what Ampeople think 
C/Bjust be who yCou want to be 
C/B[TraFnsition into slightly different chorus]
FDon’t you Gwant to Csee how C/Bgood life can Ambe? 
lets Fmake a harmoC/Bny and life will Csing 
Cand I wait for you to come home 
CI haven’t seen you in so long I don’t remember whC/Bat yoAmu look like 
C/BSo I will see you for the first Ctime
CI’ve been dreaming of the open road 
CI’ve got this feeling like I won’t be coming home anytime sooFn 
lets go around this world and Cmake it new 
CAnd I say Ohh let's get lost, lets walk into the dark and forget about our Fsorrows 
we’ll learn to Clet go 
Amsingin’ C/Boh I know wCe can C/B  F  
        F               G         CC/b            Am  
Don’t you want to see how good life can be? 
Flets make a harmony and
[last three, single strums]      
C/Blife    C/Bwill    sCing

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Time

by The Mowgli's

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C/B

Thanks to dcarmor927 for your tab and to jumptheshark101 for suggesting playing the song a whole step down.

This way sounds very similar to the recording and is easy to play.

This song is played a whole step down with the following chords:

Chords:

C C/B Am F G G

d|----0----------0---------0--------1-----3----3-----------------------------------|

A|----1----------1---------1--------1-----0----3-----------------------------------|

F|----0----------0---------2--------2-----0----4-----------------------------------|

C|----2----------0---------2--------3-----0----5-----------------------------------|

G|----3----------2---------0--------3-----2----5-----------------------------------|

D|---(3)---------x---------x--------1-----3----3-----------------------------------|

( )optional notes x Mute note

For the transition from C--> Am emphasize the root note going 3-2-0, one beat for each.

[Muted strum opening]

[8 bars]

I don’t like time, time is making me old

C/B Am C/B C

but I’m doing alright cause I will still be young tomorrow

and I can’t stand working all day work is wearing out my soul

C/B Am C/B C

I think I’ll go out tonight and I will call in sick tomorrow

C/B Am

[Transition into chorus]

Am C

I get so down about this world sometimes

C/B C C/B Am

I cannot understand people, no not at all

but, I hope to see a change in man

C C/B Am

I hope to see us love one another and I know

C/B C

we can

My bank account is runnin’ out

C C/B Am

I’m paying fees for overdrafts but when I win the lottery

C/B C

I’ll tell BofA that they can kiss my ass

cause I don’t like time, time’s ticking away my life

F C

So I live the way I want to live and I will live this way till I am dead

When life gets hard you’ve got remember who you are

C/B Am

and forget about what people think

C/B C

just be who you want to be

C/B F

[Transition into slightly different chorus]

F G C C/B Am

Don’t you want to see how good life can be?

F C/B C

lets make a harmony and life will sing

and I wait for you to come home

C C/B Am

I haven’t seen you in so long I don’t remember what you look like

C/B C

So I will see you for the first time

I’ve been dreaming of the open road

C F

I’ve got this feeling like I won’t be coming home anytime soon

lets go around this world and make it new

C F

And I say Ohh let's get lost, lets walk into the dark and forget about our sorrows

we’ll learn to let go

Am C/B C C/B F

singin’ oh I know we can

F G C Am

C/b

Don’t you want to see how good life can be?

lets make a harmony and

[last three, single strums]

C/B C/B C

life will sing

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