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Time Stand Still

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[Intro]
  B    Asus2x3
[Verse 1]
C#mI turn my back to the wind
Asus2To catch my breath before I start oEff again
Driven on without a Bmoment to speBsus4nd      To pass Ban evening
With a dAsus2rink and a friendB  
C#mI let my skin get too thin
Asus2I'd like to pause no matter wEhat I pretend
Like some pilgrim whBo learns to tBsus4ranscendB  
Learns to live as if each Asus2step was the enBd
[Chorus]
Asus2       E
C#m
Asus2(Time stand Estill)
C#mI'm not looking back
But I wBant to look around me Asus2now (Time stand sEtill)
See mC#more of the people
And the pBlaces that surround me nowB  
Asus2Time stand Bstill
Asus2
[Bridge]
EFreeze this mC#moment
A little bit lBongeBsus4r
Asus2Make each sensF#mation
A little bit stEronger
DExperience sAlips aEway
DExperience sAlips aBway
Asus2Time stand Bstill
Asus2
[Verse 2]
C#mI turn my face to the sun
Asus2Close my eyes
Let my defenses Edown
All those wounds
That I Bcan't geBsus4t unwound
C#mI let my past go too fast
Asus2No time to pause
If  I could sElow it all down
Like some captain
Whose sBhip runs aground
I can wait until the tAsus2ide comes aroundB  
[Chorus]
Asus2(Time stand Estill)
C#mI'm not looking back
But I wBant to look around me Asus2now (Time stand sEtill)
See mC#more of the people
And the pBlaces that surround me noBwAsus2  E  
[Bridge]
EFreeze this mC#moment
A little bit lBongeBsus4r
Asus2Make each sensF#mation
A little bit stEronger
EMake each iC#mmpression
A little bit sBtronger
Asus2Freeze this mF#motion
A little bit lEonger
DThe innocence sAlips aEway
DThe innocence sAlips aBway
Asus2Time stand Bstill
Asus2Time stand still
[Solo]
   C#m     Bx6
Aadd9  Badd11
[Chorus]
Asus2     E
C#mI'm not looking back
But I wBant to look around me Asus2nowE  
See mC#more of the people
And the pBlaces that surround me now
[Solo]
[Bridge]
ESummer's goC#ming fast
Nights growing cBolder
Asus2Children growing F#mup
Old friends growing oElder
EFreeze this mC#moment
A little bit lBonger
Asus2Make each sensF#mation
A little bit stEronger
DExperience sAlips aEway
DExperience sAlips aEway
DThe innocence sAlips aBway
A  A  B

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Time Stand Still

by Rush

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

C#m

Bsus4

F#m

Aadd9

Badd11

[Intro]

B Asus2

[Verse 1]

C#m

I turn my back to the wind

Asus2 E

To catch my breath before I start off again

B Bsus4 B

Driven on without a moment to spend To pass an evening

Asus2 B

With a drink and a friend

C#m

I let my skin get too thin

Asus2 E

I'd like to pause no matter what I pretend

B Bsus4 B

Like some pilgrim who learns to transcend

Asus2 B

Learns to live as if each step was the end

[Chorus]

Asus2 E

C#m

Asus2 E

(Time stand still)

C#m

I'm not looking back

B Asus2 E

But I want to look around me now (Time stand still)

C#m

See more of the people

B B

And the places that surround me now

Asus2 B

Time stand still

Asus2

[Bridge]

E C#m

Freeze this moment

B Bsus4

A little bit longer

Asus2 F#m

Make each sensation

A little bit stronger

D A E

Experience slips away

D A B

Experience slips away

Asus2 B

Time stand still

Asus2

[Verse 2]

C#m

I turn my face to the sun

Asus2

Close my eyes

Let my defenses down

All those wounds

B Bsus4

That I can't get unwound

C#m

I let my past go too fast

Asus2

No time to pause

If I could slow it all down

Like some captain

Whose ship runs aground

Asus2 B

I can wait until the tide comes around

[Chorus]

Asus2 E

(Time stand still)

C#m

I'm not looking back

B Asus2 E

But I want to look around me now (Time stand still)

C#m

See more of the people

B B Asus2 E

And the places that surround me now

[Bridge]

E C#m

Freeze this moment

B Bsus4

A little bit longer

Asus2 F#m

Make each sensation

A little bit stronger

E C#m

Make each impression

A little bit stronger

Asus2 F#m

Freeze this motion

A little bit longer

D A E

The innocence slips away

D A B

The innocence slips away

Asus2 B

Time stand still

Asus2

Time stand still

[Solo]

C#m B

Aadd9 Badd11

[Chorus]

Asus2 E

C#m

I'm not looking back

B Asus2 E

But I want to look around me now

C#m

See more of the people

And the places that surround me now

[Solo]

[Bridge]

E C#m

Summer's going fast

Nights growing colder

Asus2 F#m

Children growing up

Old friends growing older

E C#m

Freeze this moment

A little bit longer

Asus2 F#m

Make each sensation

A little bit stronger

D A E

Experience slips away

D A E

Experience slips away

D A B

The innocence slips away

A A B

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