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Lindisfarne - Take Your Time
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[INTRO:]      G  G/B-    D       G  G/B-  D     C     Em  D  
[VERSE 1:]
When you Gcan't find your place in the Emhuman rat-race
And you Gfeel like giving up the Emghost
You try Gsmiling at the world and it Emspits in your face
And you Chate all the things you love the Emmost
[VERSE 2:]
Well, I Gknow your young body is Emeager and free
And it's Gasking which way to Emgo
You Glook in the mirror, Emwhat do you see
The big Cquestion, I don't Emknow
[CHORUS:]
Take your Gtime, Emwill ya
Take your Gtime_Bm__
Take your Gtime, Emwill ya
Take your Gtime_C___G___Em___D  
[VERSE 3:]
When your Gmind questions why things are Emmade like they are
And you Gsee no sense in it Emall
There's a Gplace somewhere and it's Emnot too far
But Cfirst you got to climb the Emwall
[VERSE 4:]
And the Gwall is so high and it's Emmade of stone
There's no Gladder here at Emhand
And in that Gmoment you know you're all aEmlone
That's the Cmoment you underEmstand
[CHORUS:]
Take your Gtime, Emwill ya
Take your Gtime_Bm__
Take your Gtime, Emwill ya
Take your Gtime_C___G___Em___D  
[INSTRUMENTAL:]      G  G/B-    D       G  G/B-  D     C     Em  D  
[VERSE 5:]
So Glook at yourself from a Emdifferent point of view
It's not Galways wrong or Emright
You're the Gonly one here who Emknows what to do
Through Cdarkness, there is Emlight
[CHORUS:]
Take your Gtime, Emwill ya
Take your Gtime_Bm__
Take your Gtime, Emwill ya
Take your Gtime_C___G___Em___D  
[CHORUS:]
Take your Gtime, Emwill ya
Take your Gtime_Bm__
Take your Gtime, Emwill ya
Take your Gtime_C___G___Em___D  
[OUTRO:]      G  G/B-   D     C  Em  

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Take Your Time

by Lindisfarne

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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G/B

Lindisfarne - Take Your Time

CAPO: 2nd Fret

G G/B D G G/B D C Em D

[INTRO:] - -

[VERSE 1:]

G Em

When you can't find your place in the human rat-race

G Em

And you feel like giving up the ghost

G Em

You try smiling at the world and it spits in your face

C Em

And you hate all the things you love the most

[VERSE 2:]

G Em

Well, I know your young body is eager and free

G Em

And it's asking which way to go

G Em

You look in the mirror, what do you see

C Em

The big question, I don't know

[CHORUS:]

G Em

Take your time, will ya

G Bm

Take your time___

G Em

Take your time, will ya

G C G Em D

Take your time__________

[VERSE 3:]

G Em

When your mind questions why things are made like they are

G Em

And you see no sense in it all

G Em

There's a place somewhere and it's not too far

C Em

But first you got to climb the wall

[VERSE 4:]

G Em

And the wall is so high and it's made of stone

G Em

There's no ladder here at hand

G Em

And in that moment you know you're all alone

C Em

That's the moment you understand

[CHORUS:]

G Em

Take your time, will ya

G Bm

Take your time___

G Em

Take your time, will ya

G C G Em D

Take your time__________

G G/B D G G/B D C Em D

[INSTRUMENTAL:] - -

[VERSE 5:]

G Em

So look at yourself from a different point of view

G Em

It's not always wrong or right

G Em

You're the only one here who knows what to do

C Em

Through darkness, there is light

[CHORUS:]

G Em

Take your time, will ya

G Bm

Take your time___

G Em

Take your time, will ya

G C G Em D

Take your time__________

[CHORUS:]

G Em

Take your time, will ya

G Bm

Take your time___

G Em

Take your time, will ya

G C G Em D

Take your time__________

G G/B D C Em

[OUTRO:] -

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