Tabs
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Time's Running Out On Me - MercyMe
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Tabbed By: Dannyboy1024
Tuning: Standard
Lead Guitar
Main Lick
e|---------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------7---5-7-5--------------|
G+G|------6-4-6-4-3-----------------6-4-3--------|
D MajorD|------------------4-------------------4------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------| x4
There's so many places I wanna see
So many things that I wanna be
But time's running out on me
Main Lick x1
There's so many places I gotta go
So many things that I need to know
But time's running out on me
e|---------------------|
BB|---------------------|
G+G|------6-4-6-4-3------|
D MajorD|---------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|
Times running out on me
Main lick x1
For the Chorus I copy the Rhythm guitar (So just the chords) there is some fancier stuff in the second chorus
but it is pretty much drowned out by the rhythm.
Main lick x2 after chorus
Repeat above for second verse
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-6-6-6---7-7-7---8-8-8---9-9-9-10-10-10-6-6-6---7-7-7---8-8-8---9-9-9-10-10-10-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Time is running out on me, now the end is near
Repeat as needed (4x)
On 4th the Main lick comes in in the background
Solo!
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------12------------|
G+G|----11---11b13br11---9----------11---11/13---13-13---11----|
D MajorD|-----0----0-------------11---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------12------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------6------7-------9------9-------------|
G+G|----11---11b13b11---9----------/6-----/8-----/10-----11-----11-11/14--|
D MajorD|-----0----0-----------11----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------12-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Playing the main lick til it fades sounds good, there is again some extra imrpov you can do over it though.
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| / slide up
| b Bend
| br Bend release
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CHORDS
Intro (Power Chords or Bar Chords)
F#F# F#
F#F#
There's so many places I wanna see
BB A augmentedA
So many things that I wanna be
A augmentedA (slide up)B (sd) F#F#
But time's running out on me
F#F#
There's so many places I gotta go
BB A augmentedA
So many things that I need to know
A augmentedA (su) BB (sd) F#F#
But time's running out on me
C#m(sd) A augmentedA F#F#
Time's running out on me
CHORUS:
D MajorD A augmentedA
Tell me how this started
BB F#F#
Look what I've become
D MajorD A augmentedA (A-String 7th fret) E MajorE
Here with all of my regrets and broken dreams
D MajorD A augmentedA BB F#F#
Are you gonna help me find the strength to carry on
A augmentedA BB F#F#
'Cause time's running out on me, yeah
C#C# A augmentedA F#F#
Time's running out on me
F#F#
F#F#
There's so many things that I've yet to do
BB A augmentedA
So many things that I need to prove
A augmentedA BB F#F#
But time's running out on me
F#F#
So many things that I need to say
BB A augmentedA
But I let the words get in the way
A augmentedA BB F#F#
And time's running out on me, yeah
C# minorC#m A augmentedA F#F#
Time's running out on me, yeah
F#F# (For the entire bridge)
Time is running out on me
Now the end is near...
Time's running out on me...
Solo
D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE BB
D MajorD A augmentedA C# minorC#m
D MajorD A augmentedA BB F#F#
Are you gonna help me find the strength to carry on
A augmentedA BB F#F#
'Cause time's running out on me, yeah
E MajorE A augmentedA F#F#
Time's running out on me
E MajorE A augmentedA F#F#
Time's running out on me
E MajorE A augmentedA F#F#
Time's running out on me
Outro:
F#F#
