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"Time"
Blind Melon
from the album Blind Melon
Words by Shannon Hoon
Music by Blind Melon
Placed by Stewart, England
I only take credit for placing this tab, not actually transcribing it.
Any correctons are welcome as this may not be 100% correct (although its
quite close.). Anyone with any more Blind Melon tabs please post them as
they were an excellent band and now sadly missed.
Intro: (StruAmmming Pattern) E  
1 2 & 4 & 1 2 & 4 &
---------0-0-x-x-||--0---0------0-0-0-|-0---0-----0-0-0--||
-------1---1-x-x-||--1---1------1-1-1-|-0---0-----0-0-0--||
-----2-----2-x-x-||*-2---2------2-2-2-|-1---1-----1-1-1-*||
---2-------2-x-x-||--2---2------2-2-2-|-2---2-----2-2-2--||
-0---------0-x-x-||*-0---0------0-0-0-|-2---2-----2-2-2-*||
-----------------||-------------------|-0---0-----0-0-0--||
(Like Intro)
AmSo Long ESo Long, CBye.C  
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh
AmOooooh Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh EOooooh Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh
AmOooooh Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh EOooooh Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh
Am E
Fill 1
Oooooh
-0-0---0-0-0-----------------||
-1-1---1-1-1----------P------||
-0-0---0-0-0--H--0-0-2^0--P--||
-2-2---2-2-2-0^2---------2^0-||
-3-3---3-3-3-----------------||
-----------------------------||
Repeat Ooooh part
Guitar like Intro Part with the C fill (i.e. the ooooh part)
AmAll these Epeople here they won't
leave me alone and we
need a little time to ourselves
And half the reasons why I'm
sketchin all the time
The result of this life in hell
F(N.C.)-let Fring
But oh well, I think its time
Riff 1
Am-Am7--5--- Am  F  E  
/ \ 1 & & 3
-3-3-3-3-0--|-0-0----0-0--|-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0----||------------
-1-1-1-1-1--|-1-1----1-1--|-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0----||------------
-2-2-2-2-2--|-2-2----2-2--|-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1---*||------------
-2-2-2-2-2--|-2-2----2-2--|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2----||------------
-0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0----0-0--|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2---*||------------
------------|-------------|---------|-0-0-0-0----||------------
(Strum Pattern like first 2 bars above but with E in second bar)
AmMy faith is Efalling like the
leaves from a tree
AmThe pockets Eboth take it Caway
The sun warms my body as I'm
sitting on a swing watchin'
columbus clouds bring in the rain
F(N.C.)-let Fring
But Oh well, I think its time
(Riff 1 four times (timing for words follow chord pattern))
(Am) (F) (E) (Am)......
its time to go
Chorus
(1 3 ) (1 2 3 4) - Strumming Pattern
DMy mind is Aplaying tricks on
me all the time
DTo let you Aknow that I am Ereal
And all the worries you build
up inside your soul
The ones that make your world stand still..
(N.C.) - (let E ring)
Mean you can feel
(Riff 1) x 4 -lyric timing as above
That its time to go (on first time)
Am(strum)
(Am) x3 (E)
Are you fed up, are you fed up with me
Do you think that you could do better?
Semi Muted these Chords:
(A) (E)
Five fed up faces with the
itch to kill the king
(A) (E) (C)
Blood red sunrise and a breath to air that's clean
I drink from the faucet from the
porch I take a pee. I
(A) (E) C- loud
look at you through the bushes, where you can't see me
Chorus 2 (Play like chorus 1)
I laugh and slip into
another state of mind
To let you know that I am real
And all the worries that build
up inside your soul
The ones that make your world stand still....
(N.C.)-let E ring
Mean you can feel
(Riff 1)
That its time to go.
Outro includes various effects and lead work
All chords in this song (7)

The story behind the song

Blind Melon was an American rock band known for their neo-psychedelic take on alternative rock, achieving critical and commercial success in the early 1990s. This song appears on their 1992 debut album, "Blind Melon." Though the specific meaning of "Time" isn't detailed, the band's overall sound often evokes a sense of introspection and a free-spirited, wistful mood. Playing it can feel like stepping into a hazy, reflective moment.

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