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Time Goes By

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Dmixolydian

90BPM

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1/14

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 14Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chords:
       Dadd9         C          D       Dsus4       Em     G6    Asus2Bmadd11 Bmadd1/  AA#add11+       Am  Dm7  
E||--0--||--0--||--5(2)--||--3(10)-||--0--||--0--||--0--||---0---||---0---||---0---||--0--||--8--||
B||--7--||--1--||--7(3)--||--3(8)--||--0--||--0--||--0--||---3---||---3---||---3---||--1--||--6--||
G||--7--||--0--||--7(2)--||--2(7)--||--0--||--0--||--2--||---4---||---4---||---3---||--2--||--5--||
D||--0--||--2--||--0(0)--||--0(0)--||--2--||--0--||--2--||---4---||---4---||---3---||--2--||--0--||
A||--x--||--3--||--x(x)--||--x(x)--||--2--||--2--||--0--||---2---||---0---||---1---||--0--||--x--||
E||--x--||--x--||--x(x)--||--x(x)--||--0--||--3--||--x--||---x---||---x---||---x---||--x--||--x--||
[Intro]
 Dadd9|  C|  D-  Dsus4| C  
[Verse 1]
      Dadd9I sCaw how million people crDy
      Dsus4I heard sCo little laughter
      Dadd9Tasted sCo many tears of mDine
      Dsus4Still didn't fCeel good after
      EmSometimes I just wG6ish
      To turn back Asus2time
[Prechorus]
      But G6if I could there Asus2is no world
         Bmadd11                  Bmadd11/   A      G6  Em  
      No world that I just want to see in my mind
[Chorus]
                 DA#add11+
     And time goes by
                 DA#add11+
     Passing by my eyes
     And I still wAmait here for bDetteDrDm7  
             DA#add11+
     Time goes by
                     DA#add11+
     Deaf to pain and cries
     And I still wAmait here for bDetteDrDm7  
[Prechorus]
      But G6if I could there Asus2is no world
         Bmadd11                  Bmadd11/   A      G6  Em  
      No world that I just want to see in my mind
[Chorus]
                 DA#add11+
     And time goes by
                 DA#add11+
     Passing by my eyes
     And I still wAmait here for bDetteDrDm7  
             DA#add11+
     Time goes by
                     DA#add11+
     Deaf to pain and cries
     And I still wAmait here for bDetteDrDm7  
     For bDetteDrDm7  
     ForDm7everDsus4  

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Time Goes By

by Helloween

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dadd9

Dsus4

Asus2

Dm7

Chords:

Dadd9 C D Dsus4 Em G6 Asus2 A Am Dm7

Bmadd11 Bmadd1/ A#add11+

E||--0--||--0--||--5(2)--||--3(10)-||--0--||--0--||--0--||---0---||---0---||---0---||--0--||--8--||

B||--7--||--1--||--7(3)--||--3(8)--||--0--||--0--||--0--||---3---||---3---||---3---||--1--||--6--||

G||--7--||--0--||--7(2)--||--2(7)--||--0--||--0--||--2--||---4---||---4---||---3---||--2--||--5--||

D||--0--||--2--||--0(0)--||--0(0)--||--2--||--0--||--2--||---4---||---4---||---3---||--2--||--0--||

A||--x--||--3--||--x(x)--||--x(x)--||--2--||--2--||--0--||---2---||---0---||---1---||--0--||--x--||

E||--x--||--x--||--x(x)--||--x(x)--||--0--||--3--||--x--||---x---||---x---||---x---||--x--||--x--||

[Intro]

Dadd9 C D Dsus4 C

| | - |

[Verse 1]

Dadd9 C D

I saw how million people cry

Dsus4 C

I heard so little laughter

Dadd9 C D

Tasted so many tears of mine

Dsus4 C

Still didn't feel good after

Em G6

Sometimes I just wish

Asus2

To turn back time

[Prechorus]

G6 Asus2

But if I could there is no world

A G6 Em

Bmadd11 Bmadd11/

No world that I just want to see in my mind

[Chorus]

A#add11+

And time goes by

A#add11+

Passing by my eyes

Am D D Dm7

And I still wait here for better

A#add11+

Time goes by

A#add11+

Deaf to pain and cries

Am D D Dm7

And I still wait here for better

[Prechorus]

G6 Asus2

But if I could there is no world

A G6 Em

Bmadd11 Bmadd11/

No world that I just want to see in my mind

[Chorus]

A#add11+

And time goes by

A#add11+

Passing by my eyes

Am D D Dm7

And I still wait here for better

A#add11+

Time goes by

A#add11+

Deaf to pain and cries

Am D D Dm7

And I still wait here for better

D D Dm7

For better

Dm7 Dsus4

Forever

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