Only Time Will Tell bass tab by Etta James

Bass tabs

Intro:

G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|-2-------|


Verse 1:

"Cigarette Ashes, his empty glass..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------8----------------8-----------5-8-------------------------------------------|
A|-----5-8---------8-----5-8-----8---5-6-------6-----6---8---6--6--8-------3-5---6---6-6-|
E|-6-------6-----6-----8-----------6--------------6--------6---------6---6---------6-----|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---5-6---6-5---------3-5---6---6-6-----5-6-|
E|-6-----------8-6---6---------6-------6-----|

Chorus:

"And only time, only time..."
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6-5-----------------8-----8---8---------5-8------------------------------0-|
E|-----8-6---0-6--6--8-----8-------8-7-6-------6---6-6-6-1-1--1-1--1-----1----|


Verse 2:

 "Wrinkled up sofa, scuff marks on the floor..."
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------0-----------------------5-8--------------5-8-----------------------------|
A|-----5-8--------------0-3-------0-3-6-------6------5-6-------6--6--8-------3-5---6---6-6-|
E|-6-------6---6----1-------1---1-----------------6--------------------6---6---------6-----|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---5-6---6-5---------3-5---6---6-6-----5-6-|
E|-6-----------8-6---6---------6-------6-----|


Chorus:

"And only time, only time..."
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------0-----------------------8-----------------8--6-----|
A|-6-5-------5-8--------------0-3-------0---------6--6--8-------6------8---|
E|-----8-6-------6---6----1-------1---1---6---6-----------6--6-----------6-|

Bridge:

"I felt a change the moment you came..."
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------8---6-5-----------------------|
A|-6-----6-8---8---------------------------7-8---8-5-------5-8---------8-6-----6-8---8-6-----|
E|-----8---------8-7-6---6-4-3--3--6-8---8-----------8-6---------------------8-----------8-6-|

G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------0-|
E|-5--3--3--6-8--3--8--8--3-1--1--1------1----|


Verse 3:

"Now empty those ash trays, His glass put away..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------5-8-------------5-8-----------------------------|
A|-----5-8-------6-8---3---------0-3-6-------6-----5-6-------6--6--8-------3-5---6---6-6-|
E|-6-------6--6----------4-1---1----------------6--------------------6---6---------6-----|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---5-6---6-5---------3-5---6---6-6-----5-6-|
E|-6-----------8-6---6---------6-------6-----|


Outro Chorus:

"And only time, only time..."
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------8-----5-8----8-----------------------8-----5-8----8----------------|
A|-6-5-------5-8----8------6-------6----6--8-----5-8-----8------6-------6----6--8-----5-8---|