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Kelly Willis     Time Has Told Me   written by Nick Drake
Mark Spencer      acoustic guitar
Chuck Prophet     guitar
Michael Been      bass
Lary Aberman      drums
Amy Noelle Farris fiddle
Michael Ramos     piano
Lloyd Maines      steel guitar
G#  C#  G#  C#
C#Time has told G#me
C#You're a rare rare G#findG#7  
G#7A troubled C#cureA#m  
A#mFor a troubled D#mindC#  
C#And time has G#told me
C#Not to ask for G#more
G#7Someday our C#oceanA#m  
A#mWill find it's sD#hore
CSo I`ll leave the ways that are Bmaking me be
EWhat I really don't A#want to be
CLeave the ways that are Bmaking me love
EWhat I really don't A#want to lD#ove.C#  
C#Time has told G#me
C#That you came with the G#dawn
G#7A soul with no C#footpriA#mnt
A#mA rose with no D#thornC#  
Your tears they G#tell me
C#There's really no G#way G#7of ending your C#troubA#mles
A#mWith things you can D#sayC#  
And time will G#tell you C#to stay by my G#sideG#7  
And I keep on C#trying A#m'til there's no more to D#hide.
CSo leave the ways that are Bmaking you be
EWhat you really don't A#want to be
CLeave the ways that are Bmaking you love
EWhat you really don't A#want to D#love.C#  
C#Time has G#told me C#you're a rare rare G#findG#7  
A troubled C#cure A#mfor a troubled D#mindC#  
And time has G#told me
C#Not to ask for G#moreG#7  
Well some day our C#ocean A#mwill find its sD#horeC#  G#  
From Kelly Willis "What I Deserve"
RYKO Records 1999
                   BMI
Warlock Music ltd.

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Time Has Told Me

by Kelly Willis

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G#7

A#m

Kelly Willis Time Has Told Me written by Nick Drake

Mark Spencer acoustic guitar

Chuck Prophet guitar

Michael Been bass

Lary Aberman drums

Amy Noelle Farris fiddle

Michael Ramos piano

Lloyd Maines steel guitar

G# C# G# C#

C# G#

Time has told me

C# G# G#7

You're a rare rare find

G#7 C# A#m

A troubled cure

A#m D# C#

For a troubled mind

C# G#

And time has told me

C# G#

Not to ask for more

G#7 C# A#m

Someday our ocean

A#m D#

Will find it's shore

C B

So I`ll leave the ways that are making me be

E A#

What I really don't want to be

C B

Leave the ways that are making me love

E A# D# C#

What I really don't want to love.

C# G#

Time has told me

C# G#

That you came with the dawn

G#7 C# A#m

A soul with no footprint

A#m D# C#

A rose with no thorn

Your tears they tell me

C# G# G#7 C# A#m

There's really no way of ending your troubles

A#m D# C#

With things you can say

G# C# G# G#7

And time will tell you to stay by my side

C# A#m D#

And I keep on trying 'til there's no more to hide.

C B

So leave the ways that are making you be

E A#

What you really don't want to be

C B

Leave the ways that are making you love

E A# D# C#

What you really don't want to love.

C# G# C# G# G#7

Time has told me you're a rare rare find

C# A#m D# C#

A troubled cure for a troubled mind

And time has told me

C# G# G#7

Not to ask for more

C# A#m D# C# G#

Well some day our ocean will find its shore

From Kelly Willis "What I Deserve"

RYKO Records 1999

Warlock Music ltd.

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