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Time Was: Canned Heat
Album - Halleujah - on LIBERTY Records in 1969
C6: x35555
[Verse]
C6Time was when we Dgot aAlong.
C6Time was when we Dgot aAlong.
GIt's too bad, Dthat the feeling's Agone.
[Verse]
C6Time was when we Dcould Aagree.
C6Time was when we Dcould Aagree.
GThat time's gone, Dnow you find fault 
with Ame.
[Instrumental]
   C6   D   Ax2
GI've got time, Dthings will work out 
Amfine.
[Verse]
C6Trouble will not Dwreck my Alife.
C6Trouble will not Dwreck my Alife.
GSomeday you'll like, Dwhat I'm putting 
Adown.
[Outro]
   C6   D   Ax8
(fade)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Time Was

by Canned Heat

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Time Was: Canned Heat

Album - Halleujah - on LIBERTY Records in 1969

C6: x35555

[Verse]

C6 D A

Time was when we got along.

C6 D A

Time was when we got along.

G D A

It's too bad, that the feeling's gone.

[Verse]

C6 D A

Time was when we could agree.

C6 D A

Time was when we could agree.

G D

That time's gone, now you find fault

with me.

[Instrumental]

C6 D A

G D

I've got time, things will work out

fine.

[Verse]

C6 D A

Trouble will not wreck my life.

C6 D A

Trouble will not wreck my life.

G D

Someday you'll like, what I'm putting

down.

[Outro]

C6 D A

(fade)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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