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1/87

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 87Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Chords used]
     E022100
   C#mx46654
     Bx24442
     Cx35553
[Intro]
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------|
G|--2--0-----2--0-----|--2--0-----2--0-----|--2--0-----2--0-----|--2--0-----|
D|--------2--------2--|--------2--------2--|--------2--------2--|--------2--|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------|
[main riff]
e|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|-----------------------| (x2 until lyrics start but it
D|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|--------------------2--| continues through the whole
A|--------------2--|--4--4--2-----------|-----------2--|--4--4--2--------------| song except for the choruses)
E|--0--0--2--4-----|-----------4--2--0--|--0--2--4-----|-----------4--2--0-----|
(guitar 2)
e|--7--7--7--7--7-------------------------------|
B|-----------------7--7--7/9--9--9--9--9--7--5--|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|   (x2)
[Verse 1]
EI've been waiting on C#mtime
but Btime won't be my Efriend
'cause time aint got a C#mheart
and Btime won't beat for Enothin'
and I've got the C#mtime but I Bhaven't got the Etime
to listen to C#manything Belse but
[Chorus]
(chorus riff)
e|---------------------|-----------------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------------|
G|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----2---------4-----|-----------------------|
A|---------------------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2--|
E|--0------0--2-----2--|-----------------------| (x2)
(guitar 2)
e|--9--7-----9--7-----|
B|--------9--------9--|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|  (and repeat througout chorus)
and just the chorus chords:
I'm Esomething
I'm C#mnothing
and CI just worry about getting Bmoney
'cause EI'm busy C#mearning
and Ctime is always on my Bside
[Verse 2]
Ewhat do I want from C#mtime?
well not Bthat much you Esee
'cause I don't own C#mtime
but Btime does not own Eme
and time ain't my C#mfriend
and Btime is not my Efear
'cause time is only C#mdays and monBths and Eyears
[Chorus]
of C#mregret cause
I Cdidn't make the most of Btime
I Ewas too busy C#mearning
I Conly worry about getting Bmoney
yeah EI want, I C#mwant that
yeah CI just wanna get on that Bcheck
cause EI am a C#mleader
yeah CI (?) instead of Bme!
[Outro]
  E    C#m    B(x4)
  E    C#m    C    B(x4)

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Time

by Declan McKenna

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

[Chords used]

022100

C#m

x46654

x24442

x35553

[Intro]

e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------|

B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------|

G|--2--0-----2--0-----|--2--0-----2--0-----|--2--0-----2--0-----|--2--0-----|

D|--------2--------2--|--------2--------2--|--------2--------2--|--------2--|

A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------|

[main riff]

e|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|-----------------------|

B|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|-----------------------|

G|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|-----------------------| (x2 until lyrics start but it

D|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|--------------------2--| continues through the whole

A|--------------2--|--4--4--2-----------|-----------2--|--4--4--2--------------| song except for the choruses)

E|--0--0--2--4-----|-----------4--2--0--|--0--2--4-----|-----------4--2--0-----|

(guitar 2)

e|--7--7--7--7--7-------------------------------|

B|-----------------7--7--7/9--9--9--9--9--7--5--|

G|----------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------| (x2)

[Verse 1]

E C#m

I've been waiting on time

B E

but time won't be my friend

C#m

'cause time aint got a heart

B E

and time won't beat for nothin'

C#m B E

and I've got the time but I haven't got the time

C#m B

to listen to anything else but

[Chorus]

(chorus riff)

e|---------------------|-----------------------|

B|---------------------|-----------------------|

G|---------------------|-----------------------|

D|-----2---------4-----|-----------------------|

A|---------------------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2--|

E|--0------0--2-----2--|-----------------------| (x2)

(guitar 2)

e|--9--7-----9--7-----|

B|--------9--------9--|

G|--------------------|

D|--------------------|

A|--------------------|

E|--------------------| (and repeat througout chorus)

and just the chorus chords:

I'm something

C#m

I'm nothing

C B

and I just worry about getting money

E C#m

'cause I'm busy earning

C B

and time is always on my side

[Verse 2]

E C#m

what do I want from time?

B E

well not that much you see

C#m

'cause I don't own time

B E

but time does not own me

C#m

and time ain't my friend

B E

and time is not my fear

C#m B E

'cause time is only days and months and years

[Chorus]

C#m

of regret cause

C B

I didn't make the most of time

E C#m

I was too busy earning

C B

I only worry about getting money

E C#m

yeah I want, I want that

C B

yeah I just wanna get on that check

E C#m

cause I am a leader

C B

yeah I (?) instead of me!

[Outro]

E C#m B

(x4)

E C#m C B

(x4)

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