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Here are the Chords to "Time Goes By" on the Album "Fractured Life" by Air Traffic
Dm/C: 857565 ( Bar Dm and add C on the low E string)
F/E: 033211 ( Alternately - x71010xx)
The whole song apart from a bridge is played like:
Verse
C Dm Am F
Chorus
C Dm Am F
Verse 2 (Second Guitar)
e ----------8-------|
B ------8-------8---|
G --9---------------|
D ------------------|
Verse 3 (Second Guitar)
e ---C------Dm-------Em--------C12----|
B ---5------6------8------13----|
G ---5------7------9------12----|
D ------------------------------|
A ---3------5------7------------|
E ------------------------------|
Chorus 3
       C  (play for 3 bars)      F  (for the 4th bar)
e -----12------------------------13----|
B -----13------------------------13----|
G -----12------------------------14----|
D -------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------|
Bridge
Gm  Dm  Dm/C  Bb  C  F F/E
Bridge (Guitar 2) Play the B string tremolo
e ------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----11---13---10--13--8--13--6--5--3(repeat twice)-6-8-5----------|(Backwards Guitar)
G ------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Time Goes By

by Air Traffic

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dm/C

F/E

Here are the Chords to "Time Goes By" on the Album "Fractured Life" by Air Traffic

Dm/C: 857565 ( Bar Dm and add C on the low E string)

F/E: 033211 ( Alternately - x71010xx)

The whole song apart from a bridge is played like:

Verse

C Dm Am F

Chorus

C Dm Am F

Verse 2 (Second Guitar)

e ----------8-------|

B ------8-------8---|

G --9---------------|

D ------------------|

Verse 3 (Second Guitar)

C Dm Em C

e ------------------------12----|

B ---5------6------8------13----|

G ---5------7------9------12----|

D ------------------------------|

A ---3------5------7------------|

E ------------------------------|

Chorus 3

C (play for 3 bars) F (for the 4th bar)

e -----12------------------------13----|

B -----13------------------------13----|

G -----12------------------------14----|

D -------------------------------------|

A -------------------------------------|

E -------------------------------------|

Bridge

Gm Dm Dm/C Bb C F F/E

Bridge (Guitar 2) Play the B string tremolo

e ------------------------------------------------------------------|

B ----11---13---10--13--8--13--6--5--3(repeat twice)-6-8-5----------|(Backwards Guitar)

G ------------------------------------------------------------------|

D ------------------------------------------------------------------|

A ------------------------------------------------------------------|

E ------------------------------------------------------------------|

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