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from the Time musical by Dave Clark(1986)
CHORUS:
GTime G/F#waits for EmnoboG7dy
CTime Amwaits for Dnobody
We all must Gplan our hopes Bmtogether
Or we'll have Emno more future at G7all
CTiA7me Dwaits for Gnobody
#1
We Gmight as well be Amdeaf and dumb and Bmblind
G7I know that sounds CunkinA7d
But it Cseems to me we've not Dlistened to
Or Emspoken about it at Eall
The fact that Amtime is running Aout for us Dall
CHORUS:
GTime waits for Emnobody
CTime waits for Dno-one
We've got to Gbuild this world Bmtogether
Or we'll have Emno more future at G7all
Because Ctime D- it waits for Gnobody
#2
You Gdon't need me to Dtell you what's gone Bmwrong (gone wrong gone wrong)
You B7know what's going Con
But it Cseems to me we've not Dcared enough
Or conEmfided in each other at Eall (confided in each other at all)
It seems that Amwe've all got our Abacks against the Dwall
Bridge:
(Time) A#Time waits for Gmnobody
(DmTime) Fwaits for Gno-one
We've got to Ctrust in one Ganother
Or there'll be Amno more future at G7all
F(TF#mime)G  
Final Chorus:
Yeah - CTime waits for Amnobody
No no - DmTime don't wait for Gno-one
Let's learn to be Cfriends with one Emanother
Or there'll be Amno more future at GallF  E  
AmTime (time) G#time (time) Cwaits for nobody C7Mwaits for nobody
C7Time time time time Gwaits for nobody at Call
Time waits for Amnobody - yeah
DmTime don't wait - waits for Gno-one
Let us Cfree this world for Emever
And build a Ambrand new future for Gus all
CTime waits for nobody nobody nobody
For no-one

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Time

by Freddie Mercury

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

F#m

C7M

from the Time musical by Dave Clark(1986)

CHORUS:

G G/F# Em G7

Time waits for nobody

C Am D

Time waits for nobody

G Bm

We all must plan our hopes together

Em G7

Or we'll have no more future at all

C A7 D G

Time waits for nobody

G Am Bm

We might as well be deaf and dumb and blind

G7 C A7

I know that sounds unkind

C D

But it seems to me we've not listened to

Em E

Or spoken about it at all

Am A D

The fact that time is running out for us all

CHORUS:

G Em

Time waits for nobody

C D

Time waits for no-one

G Bm

We've got to build this world together

Em G7

Or we'll have no more future at all

C D G

Because time - it waits for nobody

G D Bm

You don't need me to tell you what's gone wrong (gone wrong gone wrong)

B7 C

You know what's going on

C D

But it seems to me we've not cared enough

Em E

Or confided in each other at all (confided in each other at all)

Am A D

It seems that we've all got our backs against the wall

Bridge:

A# Gm

(Time) Time waits for nobody

Dm F G

(Time) waits for no-one

C G

We've got to trust in one another

Am G7

Or there'll be no more future at all

F F#m G

(Time)

Final Chorus:

C Am

Yeah - Time waits for nobody

Dm G

No no - Time don't wait for no-one

C Em

Let's learn to be friends with one another

Am G F E

Or there'll be no more future at all

Am G# C C7M

Time (time) time (time) waits for nobody waits for nobody

C7 G C

Time time time time waits for nobody at all

Time waits for nobody - yeah

Dm G

Time don't wait - waits for no-one

C Em

Let us free this world for ever

Am G

And build a brand new future for us all

Time waits for nobody nobody nobody

For no-one

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