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Time Passes On
 (capo on 4th fret)
 C  Em Am F G      C Em Am F G
CTime Gpasses Amon EmliFke a river that must Amalways Grun;
Cnow Gyou are AmgoEmne Fbut I will have you till Gtime is done.
FYou can nGever Ctake away
Fthe love you gGave me Cyesterday,
Fand I don't Ghave to caCpture yAmou
'Gcause you'rFe here in mGy Fmemory.
CMy lGife goes Amon EmliFke a song that is Amnever Gstill;
CI'll sGing that AmsoEmng Fto the emptiness I'll nGever fill.
FI don't nGeed your pChotograph
Fto see your fGace in Cfront of me.
FWe may Gnever tCouch agaAm7in
but you're hFere in this GmeFlody.
What once Fwas will always Embe,
and you've lFeft your imprint on Emme.
Sometimes I tFhink it's the spark of Emconflict
with which we aDmaj7ffect most heavily.
But I Fhope if you think Em7of me
you'll reFmember only haEm7rmony Gand
Ctime pasGses Amon EmliFke a river that must aAmlways Grun;
Cnow you aGre AmgoEmne Fbut I will have you till tiGme is done.
FYou can nGever tCake away
Fthe love you gGave me Cyesterday,
Fand I don't hGave to Am7capture Cyou
'cause you're Fhere in my GmFemory.

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Time Passes On

by Orleans

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Dmaj7

Em7

Time Passes On

(capo on 4th fret)

C Em Am F G C Em Am F G

C G Am Em F Am G

Time passes on like a river that must always run;

C G Am Em F G

now you are gone but I will have you till time is done.

F G C

You can never take away

F G C

the love you gave me yesterday,

F G C Am

and I don't have to capture you

G F G F

'cause you're here in my memory.

C G Am Em F Am G

My life goes on like a song that is never still;

C G Am Em F G

I'll sing that song to the emptiness I'll never fill.

F G C

I don't need your photograph

F G C

to see your face in front of me.

F G C Am7

We may never touch again

F G F

but you're here in this melody.

F Em

What once was will always be,

F Em

and you've left your imprint on me.

F Em

Sometimes I think it's the spark of conflict

Dmaj7

with which we affect most heavily.

F Em7

But I hope if you think of me

F Em7 G

you'll remember only harmony and

C G Am Em F Am G

time passes on like a river that must always run;

C G Am Em F G

now you are gone but I will have you till time is done.

F G C

You can never take away

F G C

the love you gave me yesterday,

F G Am7 C

and I don't have to capture you

F G F

'cause you're here in my memory.

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