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Time Will End All Sorrow

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Key: C Major
Time: 4/4
CAPO: 5
G........................[3xx00x]
G/B......................[x2x03x]
C........................[x3xx10]
CMaj7/G..................332000  
D/F#.....................[2x023x]
Em7......................[0x003x]
B7/F#....................[2x120x]
|  G   G/B   G   C   G|  C/G| % |  G%  C/G   G|
|  G   G/B   G   C   G|  C/G| %  D/F#|  G%  C/G   G|
The cGampfG/Bires have bGeen lCit alG/Bong the rC/Giver
You wouldn’t know of trC6oublCe anywhGereC/G  G  
SGomeG/Bone iGs plCaying G/Ba concertC/Gina
Some old famD/F#iliar GairC/G  G  
It tGakes mG/Be back GintCo anG/Bother lC/Gifetime
Before we ever fought in fields of mGudC/G  G  
Where lGives lG/Bike autGumn lCeaves are tG/Bossed and scC/Gattered
And lost CMaj7/Gin the swD/F#irling flGoodC/G  G  
But how a sGong cG/Ban heCal a wD/F#eary hGeart
And brC/Ging you closer tGo me where I lD/F#ieEm7  D/F#  
A sEmong can hCeal a wB7/F#eary heEmart
TC/Gime will end all sGorrow bG/Cy and bGyC/G  G  C/G  G  
The mGoon G/Bis layGing sCoft upG/Bon the wC/Gater
Smoke comes drifting gC6entlCy from the hGillC/G  G  
They tGell G/Bus that thGis wCar will sG/Boon be C/Gover
Maybe in another lD/F#ifetime it wGillC/G  G  
But how a sGong cC/Gan heCal a wD/F#eary hGeart
And brC/Ging you closer tGo me where I lD/F#ieEm7  D/F#  
A sEmong can hCeal a wB7eary hEmeart
TC/Gime will end all sGorrow bC/Gy and bGy
TC/Gime will end all sGorrow bC/Gy and bGyC/G  
|  G|

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Time Will End All Sorrow

by Mark Knopfler

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

C/G

D/F#

CMaj7/G

Em7

B7/F#

G/C

Key: C Major

Time: 4/4

CAPO: 5

G........................[3xx00x]

G/B......................[x2x03x]

C........................[x3xx10]

332000

CMaj7/G..................

D/F#.....................[2x023x]

Em7......................[0x003x]

B7/F#....................[2x120x]

G G/B G C G C/G G C/G G

| | | % | % |

G G/B G C G C/G D/F# G C/G G

| | | % | % |

G G/B G C G/B C/G

The campfires have been lit along the river

C6 C G C/G G

You wouldn’t know of trouble anywhere

G G/B G C G/B C/G

Someone is playing a concertina

D/F# G C/G G

Some old familiar air

G G/B G C G/B C/G

It takes me back into another lifetime

G C/G G

Before we ever fought in fields of mud

G G/B G C G/B C/G

Where lives like autumn leaves are tossed and scattered

CMaj7/G D/F# G C/G G

And lost in the swirling flood

G G/B C D/F# G

But how a song can heal a weary heart

C/G G D/F# Em7 D/F#

And bring you closer to me where I lie

Em C B7/F# Em

A song can heal a weary heart

C/G G G/C G C/G G C/G G

Time will end all sorrow by and by

G G/B G C G/B C/G

The moon is laying soft upon the water

C6 C G C/G G

Smoke comes drifting gently from the hill

G G/B G C G/B C/G

They tell us that this war will soon be over

D/F# G C/G G

Maybe in another lifetime it will

G C/G C D/F# G

But how a song can heal a weary heart

C/G G D/F# Em7 D/F#

And bring you closer to me where I lie

Em C B7 Em

A song can heal a weary heart

C/G G C/G G

Time will end all sorrow by and by

C/G G C/G G C/G

Time will end all sorrow by and by

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