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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
D
E D D A F#m E D A x4
Verse 1:
F#m
Consider your position, position your defense
F#m
Why don't you let me ask you is it mere coincidence
F#m
Feeding speculators on a downhill gravy train
F#m A B C#
Like vultures ripping out the eyes to reach the dying brain
Chorus:
Bm F#m
Listen to the wind - a silent scream
Bm
Tearing at your broken heart
D
Like a forgotten dream
Verse 2:
A D A
And there's a time for peace a time for war
F#m E D A
Wondering what we've been put here for
A D A
A time for giving a time to take
F#m E D A
A time for love and a time for hate
A D A
A time to beg and a time to steal
F#m E D A
So you gamble on that spinning wheel
A D A
Of all these things I've had my fill
F#m Ab D A
Lord I need some time to kill
F#m A B
Ten percent of nothing is exactly what you got
F#m A B C#
You thing you've got the given right to take another shot
F#m A B
I'll take away your money all you've got is coloured beads
F#m A B C#
Find a piece of land where you can sow your seeds
Chorus:
Bm F#m
Listen to the wind - a silent scream
Bm
Tearing at your broken heart
D
Like a forgotten dream
Verse 3:
A D A
There's a time for passion a time for pain
F#m E D A
A time to learn that we're all the same
A D A
A time to remember a time to forget
F#m E D A
Wondering how we're going to pay our debts
A D A
A time for thunder a time for rain
F#m E D A
Waiting for the seasons to change
A D A
Of all these things I've had my fill
F#m Ab D A
Lord I need some time to kill
Instrumental:
C# A B x2
D F#m E
Verse 4:
A D A
And there's a time for peace a time for war
F#m E D A
Wondering what we've been put here for
A D A
A time for giving a time to take
F#m E D A
A time for love and a time for hate
A D A
A time to beg and a time to steal
F#m E D A
So you gamble on that spinning wheel
A D A
Of all these things I've had my fill
F#m Ab D/F# E A B
Lord I need some time to kill
A D A
There's a time for passion a time for pain
F#m E D A
A time to learn that we're all the same
A D A
A time to remember a time to forget
F#m E D A
Wondering how we're going to pay our debts
A D A
A time for thunder a time for rain
F#m E D A
Waiting for the seasons to change
A D A
Of all these things I've had my fill
F#m Ab D/F# E A B D
Lord I need some time to kill
Outro:
D
Sometimes
D
Sometimes
D
Sometimes
D
Sometimes
A D A
F#m E D A
A D A
F#m E D A
A D A
F#m E D A
A D A
F#m Ab D A
A D A
F#m E D A
A D A
F#m E D A
Other versions of this song
- Time To Kill (Tabs)
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025