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There Is No Time

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[Intro]   D    Bm    Em    G  A  
        D  Bm  Em  G  A
[Verse 1]
This is no Dtime for celebration
This is no Bmtime for shaking hands
This is Emno time for backslapping
This is no Gtime for marching banAds
This is no Dtime for optimism
This is no Bmtime for endless thought
This is no Emtime for my country right or wrong
ReGmember what that Abrought
[Chorus]
There is no Dtime
There is no Bmtime
There is no Emtime
There is no GtimeA  
[Verse 2]
This is no Dtime for congratulations
This is no Bmtime to turn your back
This is no Emtime for circumlocution
This is no Gtime for learned speecAh
This is no Dtime to count your blessings
This is no Bmtime for private gain
This is the Emtime to put up or shut up
It won't Gcome back this way aAgain
[Chorus]
There is no Dtime
There is no Bmtime
There is no Emtime
There is no GtimeA  
[Verse 3]
This is no Dtime to swallow anger
This is no Bmtime to ignore hate
This is no Emtime to be acting frivolous
Because the Gtime is getting Alate
This is no Dtime for private vendettas
This is no Bmtime to not know who you are
Self-Emknowledge is a dangerous thing
The Gfreedom of who you Aare
This is no Dtime to ignore warnings
This is no Bmtime to clear the plate
Let's not be Emsorry after the fact
And let the Gpast become our Afate
[Chorus]
There is no Dtime
There is no Bmtime
There is no Emtime
There is no GtimeA  
[Verse 4]
This is no Dtime to turn away and drink
Or Bmsmoke some vials of crack
This is a Emtime to gather force
And take Gdead aim and atAtack
This is no Dtime for celebration
This is no Bmtime for saluting flags
This is no Emtime for inner searchings
The Gfuture is at Ahand
This is no Dtime for phony rhetoric
This is no Bmtime for political speech
This is a Emtime for action
Because the Gfuture's within Areach
[Chorus]
This is the Dtime
This is the Bmtime
This is the Emtime
Because there is no GtimeA  
There is no Dtime
There is no Bmtime
There is no Emtime
There is no GtimeA  D  

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There Is No Time

by Lou Reed

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D Bm Em G A

[Intro]

D Bm Em G A

[Verse 1]

This is no time for celebration

This is no time for shaking hands

This is no time for backslapping

G A

This is no time for marching bands

This is no time for optimism

This is no time for endless thought

This is no time for my country right or wrong

G A

Remember what that brought

[Chorus]

There is no time

G A

There is no time

[Verse 2]

This is no time for congratulations

This is no time to turn your back

This is no time for circumlocution

G A

This is no time for learned speech

This is no time to count your blessings

This is no time for private gain

This is the time to put up or shut up

G A

It won't come back this way again

[Chorus]

There is no time

G A

There is no time

[Verse 3]

This is no time to swallow anger

This is no time to ignore hate

This is no time to be acting frivolous

G A

Because the time is getting late

This is no time for private vendettas

This is no time to not know who you are

Self-knowledge is a dangerous thing

G A

The freedom of who you are

This is no time to ignore warnings

This is no time to clear the plate

Let's not be sorry after the fact

G A

And let the past become our fate

[Chorus]

There is no time

G A

There is no time

[Verse 4]

This is no time to turn away and drink

Or smoke some vials of crack

This is a time to gather force

G A

And take dead aim and attack

This is no time for celebration

This is no time for saluting flags

This is no time for inner searchings

G A

The future is at hand

This is no time for phony rhetoric

This is no time for political speech

This is a time for action

G A

Because the future's within reach

[Chorus]

This is the time

G A

Because there is no time

There is no time

G A D

There is no time

About There Is No Time Chords by Lou Reed

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What key is "There Is No Time" in?

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