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From: "David Huei- C. Hu" <[email protected]>
Time Passages
 Eb  Bb|  Ab/Eb| Eb  Bb| Gm7  Ab/Bb|          Eb  Bb/      Eb|            Gm     Ab|
                         It was late in December. The sky turned to snow.
                    Bb      Cm     Bb      Ab              Eb  Bb/    Eb           Gm  Ab  
All'round the day was going down slow. Night, like a river, beginning to flow
I felt the Bbbeat of my mCmind Bbgo Abdrifting into
   Eb  Bb/ Eb  Ab/ Eb      Eb                Bb       Cm  F  
time passages. Years go falling in the fading light.
 Eb  Bb/        Eb  Ab/ Eb   Bb                    Ab          Gm  Bb  
Time passages.           Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight.
 Eb  Bb/Eb|  Ab/Eb| Eb  Bb| Gm7  Ab/Bb|               Eb  Bb/   Eb            Gm  Ab  
				Well, I'm not the kind to live in the past.
		              Bb     Cm    Bb     Ab                Eb  Bb/Eb  
The years run too short and the days too fast. The things you lean on are
Gmthings that don't Ablast. Well it's just now and Bbthen my liCmne Bbgets Abcast
into these
  Eb  Bb/       Eb  Ab/ Eb         Eb                            Bb      Cm  F  
time passages.        There's something back there that you left behind.
   Eb  Bb/      Eb  Ab/ Eb   Bb                  Ab           Gm  Bb  
Time passages.           Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight.
 Eb  Bb/Eb|  Ab/Eb| Eb  Bb| Gm7  Ab|                   Cb  Abm6/Cb  
				Hear the echoes and feel yourself starting
       Eb                          Cb  Abm6/            		       Cb   Cm  F  
to turn. Don't know why you should feel that there's something to learn.
		                |  Eb  Bb/Eb|  Ab/Eb| Eb  Bb| Gm7  Ab/Bb|
It's just a game that you play.
                  Eb  Bb/                 Eb          Gm  Ab  
Well, the picture is changing. Now you're part of a crowd. They're laughing
                Bb    Cm    Bb     Ab             Eb  Bb/           Eb             Gm  Ab  
at something, the music's loud. A girl comes toward you you once used to know.
You reach out your Bbhand, but you're Cmall BbaloAbne in those
   Eb  Bb/    Eb  Ab/ Eb          Eb                           Bb       Cm  F  
time passages.       I know you're in there, you're just out of sight.
   Eb  Bb/    Eb  Ab/ Eb    Bb                       Ab           Gm  Bb  
Time passages.          Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight.
    | Eb  Bb/Eb|  Ab/Eb| Eb  Bb| Gm7  Ab/Bb|

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The story behind the song

"Time Passages" captures the feeling of looking back, as late December snow falls, and a journey home sparks nostalgic memories. The song speaks to something left behind in the past, a part of you that's still there, just out of sight. Released in 1978 and produced by Alan Parsons, this title track from Al Stewart's album of the same name finds the artist exploring a more direct lyrical style, contrasting with his usual intricate historical narratives. It's a journey into the quiet contemplation of time's passage and what it means to return.

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Time Passages

by Al Stewart

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Gm7

Abm6

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From: "David Huei- C. Hu" <[email protected]>

Time Passages

Eb Bb Ab Eb Eb Bb Gm7 Ab Bb Eb Bb Eb Gm Ab

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It was late in December. The sky turned to snow.

Bb Cm Bb Ab Eb Bb Eb Gm Ab

All'round the day was going down slow. Night, like a river, beginning to flow

Bb Cm Bb Ab

I felt the beat of my mind go drifting into

Eb Bb Eb Ab Eb Eb Bb Cm F

/ /

time passages. Years go falling in the fading light.

Eb Bb Eb Ab Eb Bb Ab Gm Bb

/ /

Time passages. Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight.

Eb Bb Eb Ab Eb Eb Bb Gm7 Ab Bb Eb Bb Eb Gm Ab

/| /| | /| /

Well, I'm not the kind to live in the past.

Bb Cm Bb Ab Eb Bb Eb

The years run too short and the days too fast. The things you lean on are

Gm Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab

things that don't last. Well it's just now and then my line gets cast

into these

Eb Bb Eb Ab Eb Eb Bb Cm F

/ /

time passages. There's something back there that you left behind.

Eb Bb Eb Ab Eb Bb Ab Gm Bb

/ /

Time passages. Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight.

Eb Bb Eb Ab Eb Eb Bb Gm7 Ab Cb Abm6 Cb

/| /| | | /

Hear the echoes and feel yourself starting

Eb Cb Abm6 Cb Cm F

to turn. Don't know why you should feel that there's something to learn.

Eb Bb Eb Ab Eb Eb Bb Gm7 Ab Bb

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It's just a game that you play.

Eb Bb Eb Gm Ab

Well, the picture is changing. Now you're part of a crowd. They're laughing

Bb Cm Bb Ab Eb Bb Eb Gm Ab

at something, the music's loud. A girl comes toward you you once used to know.

Bb Cm Bb Ab

You reach out your hand, but you're all alone in those

Eb Bb Eb Ab Eb Eb Bb Cm F

/ /

time passages. I know you're in there, you're just out of sight.

Eb Bb Eb Ab Eb Bb Ab Gm Bb

/ /

Time passages. Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight.

Eb Bb Eb Ab Eb Eb Bb Gm7 Ab Bb

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