Chords with lyrics
(Capo 2, orig key of 
E MajorE)
D MajorD 
E minorEm
There was a time, when rivers ran clear
A augmentedA 
B minorBm D MajorD
And birds in the wind, were all you could hear
G+G D MajorD
The air was so sweet, in the morning sunshine
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
Each day was a treat, there was a time
D MajorD E minorEm
There was a time, when people would share
A augmentedA B minorBm D MajorD
Whatever they had, with friends who were there
G+G D MajorD
They?d sit on the grass, on an evening sublime
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
And drink from one glass, there was a time
D MajorD E minorEm
There was a time, when school was a place
A augmentedA B minorBm D MajorD
Where knowledge was gained, and classrooms were safe
G+G D MajorD
The playgrounds were fun, young voices in rhyme
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
With no fear of guns, there was a time
D MajorD E minorEm
There was a time, when people could trust
A augmentedA B minorBm D MajorD
The ones they?d elect, to watch over us
G+G D MajorD
They?d never pull strings, they?d not take a dime
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
From corporate kings, there was a time
D MajorD E minorEm
There was a time, your job was secure
A augmentedA B minorBm D MajorD
The plant would not move, to Kuala Lumpur
G+G D MajorD
The unions were strong, your benefits fine
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
You felt you belonged, there was a time
D MajorD E minorEm
There was a time, when love would endure
A augmentedA B minorBm D MajorD
You?d marry for life, for rich and for poor
G+G D MajorD
And no matter how steep, the cliffs you might climb
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
You?d share every leap, there was a time
D MajorD E minorEm
There was a time, they measured your worth
A augmentedA B minorBm D MajorD
On what good you did, while you were on earth
G+G D MajorD
Before money ruled, and success was defined
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
By celebrity fools, there was a time
D MajorD E minorEm
There was a time, you?d pick up your mail
A augmentedA B minorBm D MajorD
The letters were ships, the stamps were the sails
G+G D MajorD
And you never had fear, of what you might find
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
Hidden inside, there was a time
D MajorD E minorEm
There was a time, when people would stand
A augmentedA B minorBm D MajorD
And fight for their rights, they?d march hand-in-hand
G+G D MajorD
Before the big sleep, well planned and designed
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
To turn lions to sheep, there was a time
D MajorD E minorEm
There was a time, not long in the past
A augmentedA B minorBm D MajorD
When everything changed, too much and too fast
G+G D MajorD
I stand by the sea, and treasure its wine
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
Its waves remind me, there once was a time
D MajorD
Other versions of There Was A Time
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for There was a time (Ver. 2) by Tom Pacheco
