Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
πΈ Intro:
Dm D G A G
πΈ Verse 1:
Dm D G
If I could save time in a bottle
Bb A
The first thing that I'd like to do
Dm D Gm Dm
Is to save every day 'til eternity passes away
Gm A
Just to spend them with you
πΈ Verse 2:
Dm G
If I could make days last forever
A
If words could make wishes come true
Dm D Gm
I'd save every day like a treasure and then
A
Again, I would spend them with you
πΈ Chorus:
D
But there never seems to be enough time
Bm D G D Em A
To do the things you want to do, once you find them, once you find them
D
I've looked around enough to know
A Bm D G D
That you're the one I want to go through time with
Em A Dm Gm A
Through time with, yeah
Instrumental πΈ Bridge:
D Dm C Bb A C Dm C Bb A C Am
πΈ Verse 3:
Dm Am Cm
If I had a box just for wishes
Bb A C
And dreams that would never come true
Dm Am C
The box would be empty, except for the memory
Bb Am Cm
Of how they were answered by you
Refrain:
Dm C F
If I could save time in a bottle
Bb A Cm
The first thing that I'd like to do
Dm F Bb
Is to save every day 'til eternity passes away
A N.C.
Just to spend them with you, oh
Instrumental πΈ Bridge:
Dm C Bb A C Dm C Bb A C A D A D A
πΈ Chorus:
D A
There never seems to be enough time
D G D
To do the things you want once you find them
E A
Once you find them
D A
I've looked around enough to know
Bm D G D
That you're the one I want to go through time with
E A
Through time with
D A
But there never seems to be enough time
Bm A G D
To do the things you want to do, once you find them
Em A
Once you find them
D A
I've looked around enough to know
Bm A G D
That you're the one I want to go through time with
Em A
Through time with, yeah
πΈ Outro:
G A G A
Oh, oh
Other versions of this song
- Time In A Bottle (Intro)
Song History
Published: August 28, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025