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"In My Own Time"
____Intro: G7aug.5
____Verse 1:       
 Doom gloom and miseCry
        G7aug.           C     
 That's what you gave to me
 C7Cold tight late and F9mean
 Beyond my Bb9wildest Cdream
 CNow that it's oveE7r
 And the Amsun came out to C7/Gshine
              F7Eaug.                Eb  D7  
 Don't look for me 'cause I set myself free
      Dm7   Bb9C-----G7aug.
 In my---own time
____Verse: 2
 New days have come aClong
     G7aug.               C 
 And now I'm at where I belong
 C7Blue sky shines aF9bove
 And I got soBb9meone to Clove
 CNow I think about iE7t
 Lifts the Amclouds from my C7/Gmind
                F7Eaug.                  Eb  D7  
 Goin' out on the sea getting further from me
 In Dm7my---Bb9own Ctime, In Dm7my---Bb9own Ctime
____Music:--------------------G7aug.
____Verse: 3
 Bye Bye - Bye CBye
    G7aug.              C 
 Is that a tear in your eye
 C7Too late to F9cry
 You and your Bb9precious disCguise
 CSometimes I wondeE7r if I Amever saw the C7/Gsign
                    F7Eaug.                        Eb  D7  
 But it's too late to care 'cos I've done that, been there
 In Dm7my---Bb9own Ctime
____Ending:
                 F7Eaug.              Eb  D7  
 So don't look for me 'cos I set myself free
 In Dm7my---Bb9own Ctime, In Dm7my---Bb9own Ctime

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In My Own Time

by Electric Light Orchestra

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Bb9

C7/G

Dm7

"In My Own Time"

____Intro: G7aug.5

____Verse 1:

Doom gloom and misery

G7aug. C

That's what you gave to me

C7 F9

Cold tight late and mean

Bb9 C

Beyond my wildest dream

C E7

Now that it's over

Am C7/G

And the sun came out to shine

F7 Eb D7

Eaug.

Don't look for me 'cause I set myself free

Dm7 Bb9

C-----G7aug.

In my---own time

____Verse: 2

New days have come along

G7aug. C

And now I'm at where I belong

C7 F9

Blue sky shines above

Bb9 C

And I got someone to love

C E7

Now I think about it

Am C7/G

Lifts the clouds from my mind

F7 Eb D7

Eaug.

Goin' out on the sea getting further from me

Dm7 Bb9 C Dm7 Bb9 C

In my---own time, In my---own time

____Music:--------------------G7aug.

____Verse: 3

Bye Bye - Bye Bye

G7aug. C

Is that a tear in your eye

C7 F9

Too late to cry

Bb9 C

You and your precious disguise

C E7 Am C7/G

Sometimes I wonder if I ever saw the sign

F7 Eb D7

Eaug.

But it's too late to care 'cos I've done that, been there

Dm7 Bb9 C

In my---own time

____Ending:

F7 Eb D7

Eaug.

So don't look for me 'cos I set myself free

Dm7 Bb9 C Dm7 Bb9 C

In my---own time, In my---own time

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