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Intro
Gmaj7    C      Gmaj7       C
Amin7    D7     Gmaj7       Emin7 Amin7
D7
Gmaj7It's a rarCe occasion
Gmaj7When your plans Cand expectations
Amin7                   D7  
Come down just exactly how you planned them.
      Gmaj7Emin7    Amin7   D7  
Hey, life's just that way.
Gmaj7You better face the facts, sweet Clady,
Gmaj7Things change from Cday to day,
Amin7It all depends upon the Emin7situation,
              GDmin7/G  
Who can say, any way?
    C     Cmaj7Bmin7
Time will tell,
AminOh, and we'Gmaj7ll both G9know so very well,
    C     Cmaj7Bmin7   Emin7
Time will tell.
Emin7So just be patientBmin7  
Until you reach the Emin7realization
Amin7                       D7  
You can't have joy without a little sadness, too,
etc

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Time Will Tell

by Tower of Power

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Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Cmaj7

Amin

Intro

Gmaj7 C Gmaj7 C

Amin7 D7 Gmaj7 Emin7 Amin7

Gmaj7 C

It's a rare occasion

Gmaj7 C

When your plans and expectations

Amin7

Come down just exactly how you planned them.

Gmaj7 D7

Emin7 Amin7

Hey, life's just that way.

Gmaj7 C

You better face the facts, sweet lady,

Gmaj7 C

Things change from day to day,

Amin7 Emin7

It all depends upon the situation,

G G

Dmin7/

Who can say, any way?

C Cmaj7

Bmin7

Time will tell,

Amin Gmaj7 G9

Oh, and we'll both know so very well,

C Cmaj7

Bmin7 Emin7

Time will tell.

Emin7 Bmin7

So just be patient

Emin7

Until you reach the realization

Amin7

You can't have joy without a little sadness, too,

etc

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