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Time In A Bottle

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[Intro]
  Dm   Dmmaj7   Dm7    Dm6     Gm6   A7-riff
[Verse]
If DmI could save Dmmaj7time in a Dm7bottleDm6  
The Gm6first thing that I'd like to A7do   - play riff in reg time
Is to Dmsave every Dm7day till Bbeternity Gm7passes Dmaway
Just to Gmspend them with A7you.
If DmI could make Dmmaj7days last Dm7foreverDm6  
If wGm6ords could make wishes come tA7rue
I'd saDmve every daDm7y like a Bbtreasure Gm7and theDmn
Again, I Gmwould spend theA7m with you.
[Chorus]
But there Dnever seems to Dmaj7be enough time
To D6do the things you Dwant to do Once you Gfind theGmaj7mEm7  A7  
I've Dlooked around Dmaj7enough to know
That D6you're the one I Dwant to go through Gtime with.Gmaj7  Em7  A7  
  Dm   Dmmaj7   Dm7    Dm6     Gm6   A7-riff
[Verse]
If DmI had a box Dmmaj7just for Dm7wishesDm6  
And Gm6dreams that had never come A7true
The Dmbox would be Dm7empty Bbexcept for the Gm7memoryDm  
Of how tGmhey were answerA7ed by you
[Chorus]
But there Dnever seems to Dmaj7be enough time
To D6do the things you Dwant to do Once you Gfind theGmaj7mEm7  A7  
I've Dlooked around Dmaj7enough to know
That D6you're the one I Dwant to go through Gtime with.Gmaj7  Em7  A7  
Intro Riff again
[Verse]
If DmI could save Dmmaj7time in a Dm7bottleDm6  
The Gm6first thing that I'd like to A7do   - play riff in reg time
Is to Dmsave every Dm7day till Bbeternity Gm7passes Dmaway
Just to Gmspend them with A7you
But there neDver seems to Dmaj7be enough time
To D6do the things you Dwant to do once you Gfind theGmaj7m
[1 Em7bar]   [3/A74 bar] I've looDked around enDmaj7ough to know
That yD6ou're the one I wDant to go through tGime with.
   [Gmaj71 bar]      [Em71 bar]   [1 A7bar]
On the last go 'round, play and hold Dm.
    Dm            Dm(maj7)         Dm7                    Dm6                    Gm6
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    A7              Bb             Gm7                     D             Em7
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The story behind the song

"Time In A Bottle" captures the tender, hopeful feeling of wanting to freeze a moment in time, born from Jim Croce's reaction to his wife's pregnancy in December 1970. He poured into the lyrics the desire to make days last forever, to truly do the things you want to do once you find them. This sweet ballad, featuring a distinctive harpsichord arrangement, appeared on Croce's 1972 album You Don't Mess Around with Jim. It's a song that speaks to the preciousness of life's fleeting moments and the wish to hold onto them.

AI-written from these sources:Time in a Bottle — Wikipedia ↗Jim Croce — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Time In A Bottle

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Time In A Bottle

by Jim Croce

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmmaj7

Dm7

Dm6

Gm6

Gm7

Dmaj7

Gmaj7

Em7

Dm(maj7)

[Intro]

Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6 Gm6 A7

-riff

[Verse]

Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6

If I could save time in a bottle

Gm6 A7

The first thing that I'd like to do - play riff in reg time

Dm Dm7 Bb Gm7 Dm

Is to save every day till eternity passes away

Gm A7

Just to spend them with you.

Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6

If I could make days last forever

Gm6 A7

If words could make wishes come true

Dm Dm7 Bb Gm7 Dm

I'd save every day like a treasure and then

Gm A7

Again, I would spend them with you.

[Chorus]

D Dmaj7

But there never seems to be enough time

D6 D G Gmaj7 Em7 A7

To do the things you want to do Once you find them

D Dmaj7

I've looked around enough to know

D6 D G Gmaj7 Em7 A7

That you're the one I want to go through time with.

Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6 Gm6 A7

-riff

[Verse]

Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6

If I had a box just for wishes

Gm6 A7

And dreams that had never come true

Dm Dm7 Bb Gm7 Dm

The box would be empty except for the memory

Gm A7

Of how they were answered by you

[Chorus]

D Dmaj7

But there never seems to be enough time

D6 D G Gmaj7 Em7 A7

To do the things you want to do Once you find them

D Dmaj7

I've looked around enough to know

D6 D G Gmaj7 Em7 A7

That you're the one I want to go through time with.

Intro Riff again

[Verse]

Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6

If I could save time in a bottle

Gm6 A7

The first thing that I'd like to do - play riff in reg time

Dm Dm7 Bb Gm7 Dm

Is to save every day till eternity passes away

Gm A7

Just to spend them with you

D Dmaj7

But there never seems to be enough time

D6 D G Gmaj7

To do the things you want to do once you find them

Em7 A7 D Dmaj7

[1 bar] [3/4 bar] I've looked around enough to know

D6 D G

That you're the one I want to go through time with.

Gmaj7 Em7 A7

[1 bar] [1 bar] [1 bar]

On the last go 'round, play and hold Dm.

Dm Dm(maj7) Dm7 Dm6 Gm6

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A7 Bb Gm7 D Em7

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