There Never Was A Time chords by Jeannie C. Riley

• Capo on 1st
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: Ab

Intro:

G


Verse 1:
            G
There was a time we'd sit in the backyard
           G
'Cause the house would get so hot
                          Bm            Am
From the summer sun there was no way of sleepin'
          D
And you'd play your old guitar
              D
We'd fight mosquitos and enjoy
                                        G
Your backyard concert for we had no television
     G
We'd just begun our life
           G
As man and wife, and hardships then
               Bm            Am
Could scarcely scare us into quittin'
            D
Things were far from bein' fine
         D
We often dined upon a dime
                                     G     G#
But there never was a time we didn't love

Verse 2:
         G#
And that Christmas brought our saddest day
          G#
When your pride gave way as you told the kids
              Cm                   Bbm
There'd be no gifts 'cause we were broke
                 D#
And though their little tears of grief
       D#
Was so hard to see, it didn't hurt me
                                 G#
Like the lump I knew was in your throat
       G#
It was then with arms entwined
   G#
We both broke down and cried
                           Cm              Bbm
For it seemed like nothin' good would ever come
           D#
The doctor bills we couldn't pay
              D#
They came and took our car away
                                     G#    A
But there never was a time we didn't love


Verse 3:
               A
Now there's an easy chair for my back
  A
A satin pillow for my head
                       C#m                  Bm
And the kids are wild about their brand new cars
        E
Dad and I can order steak
             E
With all the trimmin's and not worry
                                         A
If we've spent a dollar more than we can spare
   A
No wonder in our prayers
             A
We thank the man upstairs who led us through
                     C#m             Bm
The years of rearin' kids and payin' bills
      E
And I think he guided us
            E
Not because we were smart but just because
                                 A
There never was a time we didn't love


Outro:
         Bm          E
No there never was a time
Bm          E
Never was a time
      Bm          E              A
There never was a time we didn't love
         Bm          E
No there never was a time
Bm          E
Never was a time
      Bm          E              A
There never was a time we didn't love