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[Chorus]
GTime, D/F#waits for EmnoboGdy
CTime, wAmaits for noDbody
We all must pGlan our hopes togBmether
Or we'll have Emno more future Gat all
CTi_A7_____Dme, waits fGor nobodyC  G  Gm  Am  D  
[Verse 1]
We mGight as well be dAmeaf and dumb and blBmind
I kB7now that sounds unCkiAmnd
But it sCeems to me we've Dnot listened to
Or spBmoken about it at Eall
E7The fact that tiA7me is running out for us Dall
[Chorus]
GTime, Dwaits for nEmobody
AmTime, waiCts for noD-one
We've got to buGild this world tBmogether
Or we'll hEmave no more future aGt all
Because tCi_A7___Dme - it waits fGor nobodyAm  Gm  Am7  D  
[Verse 2]
GYou don't need me to telAm7l you
What's gone wG7rong
You kB7now what's going ConAm  
But it seCems to me we've noDt cared enough
Or confBm7ided in each other at aE7ll
It seA7ems that we've all got our backs
Against the wD7allC  
[Bridge]
BbTime, waits Gmfor nobodyA  
DmTimFe, waits for nGo one
We've got to tCrust in one anoGther
Or we'd have no mAmore future at aCll
[Chorus]
Because tFi_F#m___mGe
Waits for nobCody
Waits fAmor nobody
DmTimDe waits for nGo one
Best not to be frCiends with one aGnother
Or we'd haAmve no more future aCt all
FTi_D7___Gme waits foCr nobodyDm7  
[Outro]
CNobody
Nobody
Dm7NobodyG  
For nCo one

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Time Waits For No One

by Freddie Mercury

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Am7

Bm7

F#m

Dm7

[Chorus]

G D/F# Em G

Time, waits for nobody

C Am D

Time, waits for nobody

G Bm

We all must plan our hopes together

Em G

Or we'll have no more future at all

C A7 D G C G Gm Am D

Ti______me, waits for nobody

[Verse 1]

G Am Bm

We might as well be deaf and dumb and blind

B7 C Am

I know that sounds unkind

C D

But it seems to me we've not listened to

Bm E

Or spoken about it at all

E7 A7 D

The fact that time is running out for us all

[Chorus]

G D Em

Time, waits for nobody

Am C D

Time, waits for no-one

G Bm

We've got to build this world together

Em G

Or we'll have no more future at all

C A7 D G Am Gm Am7 D

Because ti____me - it waits for nobody

[Verse 2]

G Am7

You don't need me to tell you

What's gone wrong

B7 C Am

You know what's going on

C D

But it seems to me we've not cared enough

Bm7 E7

Or confided in each other at all

It seems that we've all got our backs

D7 C

Against the wall

[Bridge]

Bb Gm A

Time, waits for nobody

Dm F G

Time, waits for no one

C G

We've got to trust in one another

Am C

Or we'd have no more future at all

[Chorus]

F F#m G

Because ti____me

Waits for nobody

Dm D G

Time waits for no one

C G

Best not to be friends with one another

Am C

Or we'd have no more future at all

F D7 G C Dm7

Ti____me waits for nobody

[Outro]

Nobody

Dm7 G

Nobody

For no one

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