10 CC - Old Mister Time - 1978 Chords

Tempo:
126.3 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

F

C

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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10 CC - Old Mister Time - 1978 chords
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[A] [Am] [F]
[G]
[Am] [C]
[F] [G]
[Am] He looked [G] funny the children called [F] him
[Em] Old
[Am] [G] raincoat baggy trousers [F] and sneakers he found [Em] at the
[C]
[G] Something [D]
[Am] [Bb]
[C] [Am]
you'd never [D] forget
[Am] He lived [G] badly a broken shack [F] on the
[Em]
[A] Old [Am] [G]
muggy the only [F] one who replied when he [A] talked to [G] the walls
[Am] [C] We [G]
[D] were pulled by the dirt on [Am] his face
[Bb] Oh, we [C] were human then we [Am] were searching behind his [D]
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[Am] [G]
[Em] [B] [E]
[Am] [G] [Am]
[G] [B]
[Em] [G]
[B] I [Em]
never seem to get it [G] from the way it's getting [B] lucky never gonna make it
[Em] But I'm telling you look on the [G] day you're gonna wear yourself [C] away
It's one good action you took [Cm] but I just can't get away
[A] I [F]
[Am]
[F]
[C]
[G] [D]
[Am] [Bb]
[C] [Am]
[D]
[Em] should [E] leave [G] you alone
[D] [Am] I don't go [Db] to [B] your meetings
[E] [Am] I don't speak to [G]
[Am] yourselves
I just [E] wanted to [Am] be [B] with you
[Am] Deep into [Em] the night
He [F] was working [A] by the light
Of [Am] the candle by [G] his bed
On [F] the theory in [Em] his head
[Dm] He was building [C] [Dm]
a rescue from [Am] the dark
And when he turned the [G] power on
There [Am] was a sound and he was [Em] gone
[C]
Oh in [G] the grey of the dawn
We [D]
discovered the thing he was [Am] working on
[Bb]
Oh we [C] didn't understand
[Am] The future was almost a [D] dime
[Am]
[F] Almost a dime, dime
Almost [Am]
[F] a dime, dime
[Am]
[F]
[Am]
[F]
[G] [Am]
[F]
[Am]
Key:  
Am
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Em
121
Am
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
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To start learning 10Cc - Old Mister Time chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Am, Bb, C, Am, D, Am, G and D. Start with a comfortable 63 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 126. With an eye on the song's key A Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[A] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] He looked [G] funny the children called [F] him
_ _ _ [Em] _ Old _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] raincoat _ baggy trousers [F] and sneakers he found [Em] at the
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] Something _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am]
you'd never [D] _ forget _ _
_ _ _ [Am] He lived [G] badly a broken shack [F] on the
_ _ _ [Em] _
[A] Old _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G]
muggy the only [F] one who replied when he [A] talked to [G] the walls
[Am] _ [C] _ _ We [G] _
_ _ [D] were pulled by the dirt on [Am] his face
_ [Bb] Oh, we [C] were human then we [Am] were searching behind his [D] _
display _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [B] _ I _ [Em]
never seem to get it [G] from the way it's getting [B] lucky never gonna make it
[Em] But I'm telling you look on the [G] day you're gonna wear yourself [C] away
It's one good action you took [Cm] but I just can't get away _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ I [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] should [E] leave [G] you alone
_ _ [D] [Am] I don't go [Db] to [B] your meetings
[E] [Am] I don't speak to [G] _
_ [Am] yourselves
I just [E] wanted to [Am] be [B] with you _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Deep into [Em] the night
He [F] was working [A] by the light
Of [Am] the candle by [G] his bed
On [F] the theory in [Em] his head
[Dm] He was building _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm]
a rescue from [Am] the dark
And when he turned the [G] power on
There [Am] was a sound and he was [Em] gone
_ _ [C]
Oh in [G] the grey of the dawn
We [D]
discovered the thing he was [Am] working on
[Bb]
Oh we [C] didn't understand
[Am] The future was almost a [D] dime _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] Almost a dime, dime
Almost _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] a dime, dime _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Duncan Mackay and Eric Stewart.

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