There Is No Time

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D BmEmG A
[Intro]
D Bm Em G A
[Verse 1]
D
This is no time for celebration
Bm
This is no time for shaking hands
Em
This is no time for backslapping
G A
This is no time for marching bands
D
This is no time for optimism
Bm
This is no time for endless thought
Em
This is no time for my country right or wrong
G A
Remember what that brought
[Chorus]
D
There is no time
Bm
There is no time
Em
There is no time
G A
There is no time
[Verse 2]
D
This is no time for congratulations
Bm
This is no time to turn your back
Em
This is no time for circumlocution
G A
This is no time for learned speech
D
This is no time to count your blessings
Bm
This is no time for private gain
Em
This is the time to put up or shut up
G A
It won't come back this way again
[Chorus]
D
There is no time
Bm
There is no time
Em
There is no time
G A
There is no time
[Verse 3]
D
This is no time to swallow anger
Bm
This is no time to ignore hate
Em
This is no time to be acting frivolous
G A
Because the time is getting late
D
This is no time for private vendettas
Bm
This is no time to not know who you are
Em
Self-knowledge is a dangerous thing
G A
The freedom of who you are
D
This is no time to ignore warnings
Bm
This is no time to clear the plate
Em
Let's not be sorry after the fact
G A
And let the past become our fate
[Chorus]
D
There is no time
Bm
There is no time
Em
There is no time
G A
There is no time
[Verse 4]
D
This is no time to turn away and drink
Bm
Or smoke some vials of crack
Em
This is a time to gather force
G A
And take dead aim and attack
D
This is no time for celebration
Bm
This is no time for saluting flags
Em
This is no time for inner searchings
G A
The future is at hand
D
This is no time for phony rhetoric
Bm
This is no time for political speech
Em
This is a time for action
G A
Because the future's within reach
[Chorus]
D
This is the time
Bm
This is the time
Em
This is the time
G A
Because there is no time
D
There is no time
Bm
There is no time
Em
There is no time
G A D
There is no time

There Is No Time chords and lyrics

Free chords for There Is No Time by Lou Reed. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro] D  Bm  Em  G  A
        D  Bm  Em  G  A
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Verse 4]
[Chorus]

There Is No Time Chords by Lou Reed

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There Is No Time Chords · Lou Reed