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Messin Around

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Intro:
Am Em Am Em C9 F
Am Em Am Em C9 F
AmTake a waEmlk down Amin the stEmreet
C9Take a look at the Fpeople you meet
AmHurry if Emthey werAme rushing Emby
C9Well hey they don'Ft really see
Chorus
AmThat there's a time to take things C7slow
There's a timFe to just get dD7own
             F/E7  
There's a time just messing around
AmWhen you Emgo where Amyou're ruEmshing to
C9Miss the sunset in Fevery day
AmUp for daEmwn now thAme day is Emgone
C9Never took the timFe to say
Chorus
AmThere's gotta be time to take thingC7s slow
There's a time Fto just get doD7wn
             F/E7  
There's a time just messing around
Everybody is moving fast
Nothing here is ever gonna last
Things we try to hold and touch
quickly move into the past 
Chorus
There's gotta be time to take things slow
There's a time to just get down
There's a time just messing around

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Messin Around

by Molly Johnson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Intro:

Am Em Am Em C9 F

Am Em Am Em

Take a walk down in the street

C9 F

Take a look at the people you meet

Am Em Am Em

Hurry if they were rushing by

C9 F

Well hey they don't really see

Chorus

Am C7

That there's a time to take things slow

F D7

There's a time to just get down

F E7

There's a time just messing around

Am Em Am Em

When you go where you're rushing to

C9 F

Miss the sunset in every day

Am Em Am Em

Up for dawn now the day is gone

C9 F

Never took the time to say

Chorus

Am C7

There's gotta be time to take things slow

F D7

There's a time to just get down

F E7

There's a time just messing around

Everybody is moving fast

Nothing here is ever gonna last

Things we try to hold and touch

quickly move into the past

Chorus

There's gotta be time to take things slow

There's a time to just get down

There's a time just messing around

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