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Time In A Bottle

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B- = (xx0331)
                              Dm  Dm(maj7)      Dm7  Dm6  
                If I could save time in a bottle
                The Gm6first thing that I'd like to A7do
                               Dm        Dm7  B-           Gm7  Dm  
                Is to save every day till eternity passes away
                Just to Gmspend them with A7you.
                              Dm  Dm(maj7)      Dm7  Dm6  
                If I could make days last forever
                If wGm6ords could make wishes come tA7rue
                               Dm        Dm7  B-           Gm7  Dm  
                I'd save every day like a treasure and then
                Again, I Gmwould spend theA7m with you.
Chorus:         But there Dnever seems to Dmaj7be enough time
     |                             D6                     D         G  Gmaj7  
     |          To do the things you want to do Once you find them
     |    Em7        A7               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  Dm(maj7)     Dm7  Dm6  
                If I had a box just for wishes
                And Gm6dreams that had never come A7true
                               Dm     Dm7  B-                 Gm7  Dm  
                The box would be empty except for the memory
                                     Gm7
                Of how they were answered by you

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Time In A Bottle

by Babyface

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Dm6

Gm6

Gm7

Dmaj7

Gmaj7

Em7

- = (xx0331)

Dm Dm Dm7 Dm6

(maj7)

If I could save time in a bottle

Gm6 A7

The first thing that I'd like to do

Dm Dm7 B Gm7 Dm

Is to save every day till eternity passes away

Gm A7

Just to spend them with you.

Dm Dm Dm7 Dm6

(maj7)

If I could make days last forever

Gm6 A7

If words could make wishes come true

Dm Dm7 B Gm7 Dm

I'd save every day like a treasure and then

Gm A7

Again, I would spend them with you.

D Dmaj7

Chorus: 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

| 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 Dm Dm7 Dm6

(maj7)

If I had a box just for wishes

Gm6 A7

And dreams that had never come true

Dm Dm7 B Gm7 Dm

The box would be empty except for the memory

Of how they were answered by you

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