Time chords by The Mowglis

Chords with lyrics

Thanks to dcarmor927 for your tab and to jumptheshark101 for suggesting playing the song a whole step down.
This way sounds very similar to the recording and is easy to play.

This song is played a whole step down with the following chords:

Chords:

   C majorC     C/BC/B    A minorAm    FF   G+G or G+G

d|----0----------0---------0--------1-----3----3-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----1----------1---------1--------1-----0----3-----------------------------------|
FF|----0----------0---------2--------2-----0----4-----------------------------------|
C majorC|----2----------0---------2--------3-----0----5-----------------------------------|
G+G|----3----------2---------0--------3-----2----5-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|---(3)---------x---------x--------1-----3----3-----------------------------------|

()optional notes  x  Mute note

For the transition from C--> A minorAm emphasize the root note going 3-2-0, one beat for each.

C majorC
[Muted strum opening]

C majorC
[8 bars]

C majorC
I don?t like time, time is making me old
   C/BC/B A minorAm     C/BC/B          C majorC
but I?m doing alright cause I will still be young tomorrow

C majorC
and I can?t stand working all day work is wearing out my soul
 C/BC/B A minorAm          C/BC/B          C majorC
I think I?ll go out tonight and I will call in sick tomorrow

C/BC/B A minorAm
[Transition into chorus]

A minorAm            C majorC
I get so down about this world sometimes
C/BC/B           C majorC   C/BC/B A minorAm
I cannot understand people, no not at all
           FF
but, I hope to see a change in man
C majorC       C/BC/B         A minorAm
I hope to see us love one another and I know

C/BC/B   C majorC
    we can

C majorC
My bank account is runnin? out
C majorC                    C/BC/B A minorAm
I?m paying fees for overdrafts but when I win the lottery
C/BC/B            C majorC
I?ll tell BofA that they can kiss my ass

C majorC
cause I don?t like time, time?s ticking away my life
            FF                   C majorC
So I live the way I want to live and I will live this way till I am dead


C majorC
When life gets hard you?ve got remember who you are
      C/BC/B    A minorAm
and forget about what people think
C/BC/B     C majorC
just be who you want to be

C/BC/B FF
[Transition into slightly different chorus]


FF    G+G    C majorC    C/BC/B     A minorAm
Don?t you want to see how good life can be?
   FF      C/BC/B       C majorC
lets make a harmony and life will sing


C majorC
and I wait for you to come home
C majorC                        C/BC/B A minorAm
I haven?t seen you in so long I don?t remember what you look like
C/BC/B              C majorC
So I will see you for the first time

C majorC
I?ve been dreaming of the open road
C majorC                              FF
I?ve got this feeling like I won?t be coming home anytime soon
               C majorC
lets go around this world and make it new


C majorC                                     FF
And I say Ohh let's get lost, lets walk into the dark and forget about our sorrows
       C majorC
we?ll learn to let go


A minorAm   C/BC/B    C majorC     C/BC/B FF
singin? oh I know we can


FF    G+G       C majorC    C/b   A minorAm
Don?t you want to see how good life can be?
FF
lets make a harmony and

[last three, single strums]

C/BC/B   C/BC/B   C majorC
life  will  sing