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There Was a Time – Mandolin Orange  (Audio Tree Live version w/ mandolin accompaniment)
      Amx02210
 Fmaj7/Cx33210
     C/G332010
       G320003
[Intro]
Am  Fmaj7/C   C/G      Fmaj7/C   Am   C/G
Am  Fmaj7/C   C/G      Fmaj7/C   Am   Fmaj7/C  C/G
[Verse]
If I showed Amup..Fmaj7/C...to your weddinC/Gg
wearing bFmaj7/Clack and blue aAmnd redC/G  
wouldn't Amit..Fmaj7/C..seem fittinC/Gg
cause I'm as bFmaj7/Cruised and aAmngry as I've Fmaj7/Cever beenC/G.
[Chorus]
  GThere was a tAmime when I cFmaj7/Called you,
  GThere was a tAmime when I cFmaj7/Called you mineC/G.
[Instrumental]
Am  Fmaj7/C   C/G       Fmaj7/C   Am   Fmaj7/C   C/G
[Verse]
This old hAmouse..Fmaj7/C...is cold and emptyC/G  
even tFmaj7/Chese old walls Amhave bent.C/G  
I laid dAmown.Fmaj7/C... you're not with C/Gme.
Waking Fmaj7/Cup just sinks Amit in.C/G  
[Chorus]
  GThere was a tAmime when I cFmaj7/Called you,
  GThere was a tAmime when I caFmaj7/Clled you mC/Gine.
[Instrumental]
  G    Am       Fmaj7/C     G    Am    Fmaj7/C   C/G(hold)
[Verse]
(softly) There's no Amgold on either Fmaj7/Cside of the MississC/Gippi,
No sFmaj7/Cilver in this wAmorld left to C/Gfind.
Precious mAmetal.Fmaj7/C.....and precious memorC/Gies
slip aFmaj7/Cway, slip awAmay, from your fC/Ginger-and-your-mind.
[Chorus]
  GThere was a tAmime when I cFmaj7/Called you,
  GThere was a tAmime when I cFmaj7/Called you C/Gmine.
[Instrumental]
  Am     Fmaj7/C         C/G     Fmaj7/C     Am     C/Gx2

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There Was A Time

by Watchhouse (Mandolin Orange)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Fmaj7/C

C/G

There Was a Time – Mandolin Orange (Audio Tree Live version w/ mandolin accompaniment)

x02210

Fmaj7/C

x33210

C/G

332010

320003

[Intro]

Am Fmaj7/C C/G Fmaj7/C Am C/G

Am Fmaj7/C C/G Fmaj7/C Am Fmaj7/C C/G

[Verse]

Am Fmaj7/C C/G

If I showed up.....to your wedding

Fmaj7/C Am C/G

wearing black and blue and red

Am Fmaj7/C C/G

wouldn't it....seem fitting

Fmaj7/C Am Fmaj7/C C/G

cause I'm as bruised and angry as I've ever been.

[Chorus]

G Am Fmaj7/C

There was a time when I called you,

G Am Fmaj7/C C/G

There was a time when I called you mine.

[Instrumental]

Am Fmaj7/C C/G Fmaj7/C Am Fmaj7/C C/G

[Verse]

Am Fmaj7/C C/G

This old house.....is cold and empty

Fmaj7/C Am C/G

even these old walls have bent.

Am Fmaj7/C C/G

I laid down.... you're not with me.

Fmaj7/C Am C/G

Waking up just sinks it in.

[Chorus]

G Am Fmaj7/C

There was a time when I called you,

G Am Fmaj7/C C/G

There was a time when I called you mine.

[Instrumental]

G Am Fmaj7/C G Am Fmaj7/C C/G

(hold)

[Verse]

Am Fmaj7/C C/G

(softly) There's no gold on either side of the Mississippi,

Fmaj7/C Am C/G

No silver in this world left to find.

Am Fmaj7/C C/G

Precious metal......and precious memories

Fmaj7/C Am C/G

slip away, slip away, from your finger-and-your-mind.

[Chorus]

G Am Fmaj7/C

There was a time when I called you,

G Am Fmaj7/C C/G

There was a time when I called you mine.

[Instrumental]

Am Fmaj7/C C/G Fmaj7/C Am C/G

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