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Change Of Time

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[Intro]
C  Em  F  G7
I had a Cdream last night
I Emdreamt that I was swimming
And the Fstars up above
DireG7ctionless and drifting
And Csomewhere in the dark
Were the Emsirens and the thunder
And aFround me as I swam
The G7drifters who'd gone under
[Chorus]
CTime, love       EmTime, love
FTime, loveG7  
CTime, love       EmTime, love
FTime, love  It's G7only a change of time
[Verse 2]
I had a Cdream last night
And Emrusting far below me
Battered Fhulls and broken hardships
LeG7viathan and Lonely
I was Cthirsty so I drank
And Emthough it was salt water
There was Fsomething 'bout the way
It G7tasted so familiar
[Chorus]
CTime, love       EmTime, love
FTime, loveG7  
CTime, love       EmTime, love
FTime, love  It's G7only a change of time
[Bridge]
The Cblack clouds I'm hanging
This Emanchor I'm dragging
The Fsails of memory
Rip G7open in silence
We Ccut through the lowlands
All Emhands through the saltlands
The Fwhite caps of memory
ConG7fusing and violent
[Interlude]
  C    Em    F   G7{x2}
[Verse 3]
I had a Cdream last night
And Emwhen I opened my eyes
Your Fshoulder blade, your spine
Were G7shorelines in the moon light
New Cworlds for the weary
New Emlands for the living
I could Fmake it if I tried
I closed my G7eyes I kept on swimming
[Chorus]
CTime, love       EmTime, love
FTime, love  It's G7only a change of time
CTime, love       EmTime, love
FTime, love  It's G7only a change of time
[Outro]
       CTime, love       EmTime, love
(Rough seas,      they carry  me wher-
 FTime, love  It's G7only a change of time {x4}
(ever      I     go.)

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Change Of Time

by Josh Ritter

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[Intro]

C Em F G7

I had a dream last night

I dreamt that I was swimming

And the stars up above

Directionless and drifting

And somewhere in the dark

Were the sirens and the thunder

And around me as I swam

The drifters who'd gone under

[Chorus]

C Em

Time, love Time, love

F G7

Time, love

C Em

Time, love Time, love

F G7

Time, love It's only a change of time

[Verse 2]

I had a dream last night

And rusting far below me

Battered hulls and broken hardships

Leviathan and Lonely

I was thirsty so I drank

And though it was salt water

There was something 'bout the way

It tasted so familiar

[Chorus]

C Em

Time, love Time, love

F G7

Time, love

C Em

Time, love Time, love

F G7

Time, love It's only a change of time

[Bridge]

The black clouds I'm hanging

This anchor I'm dragging

The sails of memory

Rip open in silence

We cut through the lowlands

All hands through the saltlands

The white caps of memory

Confusing and violent

[Interlude]

C Em F G7

{x2}

[Verse 3]

I had a dream last night

And when I opened my eyes

Your shoulder blade, your spine

Were shorelines in the moon light

New worlds for the weary

New lands for the living

I could make it if I tried

I closed my eyes I kept on swimming

[Chorus]

C Em

Time, love Time, love

F G7

Time, love It's only a change of time

C Em

Time, love Time, love

F G7

Time, love It's only a change of time

[Outro]

C Em

Time, love Time, love

(Rough seas, they carry me wher-

F G7

Time, love It's only a change of time {x4}

(ever I go.)

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