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Time Wont Wait

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[Intro]
D A D A
[Verse 1]
AI'm not old, but Bm7I'm not young
And DI don't know what time has done
It Ablossoms but then Bm7blows away
Like a Ddandelion on a summer's day
[Bridge]
GDazed in a Ebrooding Asun
Such an DEnglish Gsky
Oh and Ehim, youAng (?)
And DI and
[Chorus]
And Dno-one who ever knew lAove, Dwanted to play it too Acool
If it's Dreal then it's real, and why Anot?
You've got nothing to Elose
DNothing worth having reqAuires
You lDove at a discounted rAate
If it's Dreal then it's real but I Atell you that
ETime won't wAait
A D A D
A D A D
[Verse 2]
Oh AI'm not saying "jBm7ust be dumb"
I'm Dnot advising anyone
To jAump right in and Bm7not look back
That's a Dsure and certain heart attack
[Bridge]
And hGad we but yEears enouAgh
But you Dknow we Gdon't
If we could juEst live Aon
But we wDon't, and
[Chorus]
And Dno-one who ever knew lAove, Dwanted to play it too Acool
If it's Dreal then it's real, then why Anot?
You should follow no Erules
DNothing worth having reqAuires
You lDove at a discounted rAate
If it's Dreal then it's real but I Atell you that
ETime won't
[Middle 8]
GWait
Time won't F#mwait
[Instrumental]
G F#m
[Chorus]
DNo-one who ever knew lAove, Dwanted to play it too Acool
If it's Dreal then it's real, then why Anot?
You should follow no ErulesEsus4  
DNothing worth having reqAuires
You lDove at a discounted rAate
If it's Dreal then it's real but I Atell you that
ETime won't wAait
[Outro]
A D A D
A D A D A

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Time Wont Wait

by Nerina Pallot

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Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

F#m

Esus4

[Intro]

D A D A

[Verse 1]

A Bm7

I'm not old, but I'm not young

And I don't know what time has done

A Bm7

It blossoms but then blows away

Like a dandelion on a summer's day

[Bridge]

G E A

Dazed in a brooding sun

D G

Such an English sky

E A

Oh and him, young (?)

And I and

[Chorus]

D A D A

And no-one who ever knew love, wanted to play it too cool

D A

If it's real then it's real, and why not?

You've got nothing to lose

D A

Nothing worth having requires

D A

You love at a discounted rate

D A

If it's real then it's real but I tell you that

E A

Time won't wait

A D A D

[Verse 2]

A Bm7

Oh I'm not saying "just be dumb"

I'm not advising anyone

A Bm7

To jump right in and not look back

That's a sure and certain heart attack

[Bridge]

G E A

And had we but years enough

D G

But you know we don't

E A

If we could just live on

But we won't, and

[Chorus]

D A D A

And no-one who ever knew love, wanted to play it too cool

D A

If it's real then it's real, then why not?

You should follow no rules

D A

Nothing worth having requires

D A

You love at a discounted rate

D A

If it's real then it's real but I tell you that

Time won't

[Middle 8]

Wait

F#m

Time won't wait

[Instrumental]

G F#m

[Chorus]

D A D A

No-one who ever knew love, wanted to play it too cool

D A

If it's real then it's real, then why not?

E Esus4

You should follow no rules

D A

Nothing worth having requires

D A

You love at a discounted rate

D A

If it's real then it's real but I tell you that

E A

Time won't wait

[Outro]

A D A D

A D A D A

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