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CAT POWER - NOTHIN' BUT TIME
album version - SUN
______________________________
______________________________
[INTRO]
C F
[VERSE ONE]
CI see you, kid, alone in your Froom
CYou got the weight on your mind and you're just trying to get Fby
Your world is just beginnCing
And I know this life seems never-endFing
But you got nothing but Ctime
And it ain't got nothing on yFou
You know what you got to Cdo
You ain't got nothing but Ftime
And it ain't got nothing on Cyou F  
CLet 'em in one by oFne
CKeep 'em safe from all the harFm
CLet 'em in one by Fone
CKeep 'em safe never give them inF  
[CHORUS]
They wanna lCive they wanna be Fsomebody
They want to gCive and be wFanted
They want to forgCive and not be forgotFten
They want to reach the Cend
They want to lFive
Their way of lCiving, their way of livFing
[VERSE TWO]
CI see you, kid, alone in your rFoom
CI see you, kid, You got the weight on your miFnd
You're just trying to get Cby but your world is just begFinning
And I know this life seems never-Cending
It's up to Fyou, It's up to you you know
It's only Ctime, it ain't' got nothing on Fyou
It's nothing but Ctime, and it ain't got nothing on Fyou
CNever give away, never give away your boFdy
CNever, never give away your frieFnds
CNever, never give away what you always wantFed
CNever, never ever give Fin
[CHORUS]
They wanna lCive and be someFbody
They want to gCive and be wFanted
They want to forgCive and not be forgotFten
They want to reach the Cend
They want to lFive, they want to live
You want to live,  Cyour way of liFving
You want to live,  Cyour way of Fliving
You want to live,  Cmy way of Fliving
You say you want to live,  Cmy way of Fliving
I want to live   CI want to lFive, I want to live
[VERSE THREE]
You ain't got nothing but Ctime
And it ain't got nothing on Fyou
You ain't got nothing but Ctime
And it ain't got nothing on Fyou
Your world is just begiCnning
Your world is just begiFnning
Your world is just begiCnning
Your world is just begiFnning
It's up to Cyou to be a superherFo
It's up to yCou to be like noboFdy
It's up to Cyou to be a superherFo
It's up to yCou to be like noboFdy, like nobody
[OUTRO]
And you ain't got nothing but tCime
To live your way of livFing
And it ain't got nothing on yCou
You ain't got nothing but timeF  
And it ain't got nothing on you C  F  
C F C F
C F C F
C F C F
C F C F
C F C F
C F C F
C F C F
C F C F
C F

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Nothin But Time

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CAT POWER - NOTHIN' BUT TIME

album version - SUN

______________________________

[INTRO]

C F

[VERSE ONE]

C F

I see you, kid, alone in your room

C F

You got the weight on your mind and you're just trying to get by

Your world is just beginning

And I know this life seems never-ending

But you got nothing but time

And it ain't got nothing on you

You know what you got to do

You ain't got nothing but time

C F

And it ain't got nothing on you

C F

Let 'em in one by one

C F

Keep 'em safe from all the harm

C F

Let 'em in one by one

C F

Keep 'em safe never give them in

[CHORUS]

C F

They wanna live they wanna be somebody

C F

They want to give and be wanted

C F

They want to forgive and not be forgotten

They want to reach the end

They want to live

C F

Their way of living, their way of living

[VERSE TWO]

C F

I see you, kid, alone in your room

C F

I see you, kid, You got the weight on your mind

C F

You're just trying to get by but your world is just beginning

And I know this life seems never-ending

It's up to you, It's up to you you know

C F

It's only time, it ain't' got nothing on you

C F

It's nothing but time, and it ain't got nothing on you

C F

Never give away, never give away your body

C F

Never, never give away your friends

C F

Never, never give away what you always wanted

C F

Never, never ever give in

[CHORUS]

C F

They wanna live and be somebody

C F

They want to give and be wanted

C F

They want to forgive and not be forgotten

They want to reach the end

They want to live, they want to live

C F

You want to live, your way of living

C F

You want to live, your way of living

C F

You want to live, my way of living

C F

You say you want to live, my way of living

C F

I want to live I want to live, I want to live

[VERSE THREE]

You ain't got nothing but time

And it ain't got nothing on you

You ain't got nothing but time

And it ain't got nothing on you

Your world is just beginning

C F

It's up to you to be a superhero

C F

It's up to you to be like nobody

C F

It's up to you to be a superhero

C F

It's up to you to be like nobody, like nobody

[OUTRO]

And you ain't got nothing but time

To live your way of living

And it ain't got nothing on you

You ain't got nothing but time

C F

And it ain't got nothing on you

C F C F

C F

About Nothin But Time Chords by Cat Power

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