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tandard Tuning - Capo V (Listen to track for the strumming and exact picking for 
intro -  chords are  G   D  C9) 
Corrections or comments welcomed!:) 
 G- 320033 
 D- XX0232 
 C9- 032030 
 Em- 022000 
GYou were so cruel and I hated  being your fool D  
So I gC9ot a little bit more    mud on my fDace  
But the  yearGs will bring a  bigger scheme Dof things 
And  mC9ake a pretty memory out of  my dis-grace D  G  
 C9I don’t believe there is  such a thing Das saying too  much Nonoooo Em  
There are  those C9who like to look and  those who ain’t afraid to  touchD  
Oh baby don’t you know that the 
chorus: 
GTime will do the talking, years will do tDhe walking 
C9I’ll just find a comfy spot and I’ll  wait it out D  
GTime will do the talking,  years will do Dthe walk- ing Em  
C9Time will tell you baby what you  can’t hear now D  G  
Well, we dig our heels in, and wonder who’s gonna win
Who is gonna win it or wear it out 
I change the lock on the door or learn how to take a little more 
I can outrun all the devils there but never the doubt 
Try not to throw all your money into 20/20 vision 
the world won’t wait on politics or indecision 
Oh baby don’t you know that the 
chorus: 
GTime will do the talking, years will do tDhe walking 
C9I’ll just find a comfy spot and I’ll  wait it out D  
GTime will do the talking,  years will do Dthe walk- ing Em  
C9Time will tell you baby what you  can’t hear now D  G  
C9Can you hear the voices inside you 
It  Emcalls you back to back to where you belong 
C9Can you see the one beside you 
Whose been  standing tDhere all along 
GYou were so cruel and I hated  being your fool D  
So I gC9ot a little bit more    mud on my fDace  
But the  yearGs will bring a  bigger scheme Dof things 
And  mC9ake a pretty memory out of  my dis-graceD  G  
 chorus: 
GTime will do the talking, years will do tDhe walking 
C9I’ll just find a comfy spot and I’ll  wait it out D  
GTime will do the talking,  years will do Dthe walk- ing Em  
C9Time will tell you baby what you  can’t hear now D  G  

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Time Will Do The Talking

by Patty Griffin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

tandard Tuning - Capo V (Listen to track for the strumming and exact picking for

G D C9

intro - chords are )

Corrections or comments welcomed!:)

- 320033

- XX0232

- 032030

- 022000

G D

You were so cruel and I hated being your fool

C9 D

So I got a little bit more mud on my face

G D

But the years will bring a bigger scheme of things

C9 D G

And make a pretty memory out of my dis-grace

C9 D Em

I don’t believe there is such a thing as saying too much Nonoooo

C9 D

There are those who like to look and those who ain’t afraid to touch

Oh baby don’t you know that the

chorus:

G D

Time will do the talking, years will do the walking

C9 D

I’ll just find a comfy spot and I’ll wait it out

G D Em

Time will do the talking, years will do the walk- ing

C9 D G

Time will tell you baby what you can’t hear now

Well, we dig our heels in, and wonder who’s gonna win

Who is gonna win it or wear it out

I change the lock on the door or learn how to take a little more

I can outrun all the devils there but never the doubt

Try not to throw all your money into 20/20 vision

the world won’t wait on politics or indecision

Oh baby don’t you know that the

chorus:

G D

Time will do the talking, years will do the walking

C9 D

I’ll just find a comfy spot and I’ll wait it out

G D Em

Time will do the talking, years will do the walk- ing

C9 D G

Time will tell you baby what you can’t hear now

Can you hear the voices inside you

It calls you back to back to where you belong

Can you see the one beside you

Whose been standing there all along

G D

You were so cruel and I hated being your fool

C9 D

So I got a little bit more mud on my face

G D

But the years will bring a bigger scheme of things

C9 D G

And make a pretty memory out of my dis-grace

chorus:

G D

Time will do the talking, years will do the walking

C9 D

I’ll just find a comfy spot and I’ll wait it out

G D Em

Time will do the talking, years will do the walk- ing

C9 D G

Time will tell you baby what you can’t hear now

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