There Was A Time Chords by Donovan

Tempo:
143.6 bpm
Chords used:

Em

G

C

F#

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Donovan - There Was A Time chords
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[G] There was a [F#] time I [D] thought of [A] mine only
[Em] [E] Could [G] it be [F#] occurred to me while [Bm] lonely?
[Em]
[C] I was [B] noble [F#] personage, [Em] [F#] born [D] to [C] beautify the page
[Em] If I [C] use time to set [Em] it down
[F] [G]
There was a [F#m] time I thought of [Em] mine only
Could it be [F#] occurred to me [Em] while lonely?
[B] [C] I was of [G] high lineage, cast up in [C] a dreadful age
[Gm]
[Em] Born to be [C] the hermit [Em] of my land
[F]
[G] [G#]
[Bm] On a windy [F#m] Saturday,
[Bm] St.
[F#m] Albans Market Day
[Em] Little did I know the work [C] I was to do [B] or the love I had to [Em] show
[D] There
[G] was a [F#m] time I thought of [Em] mine only
Could [G] it be [F#] occurred to me [E] while [A] lonely?
[E] [G] [E]
[C] [Am] I was of [B] high [G] lineage, [F#] cast [E] up [D] in [C] a dreadful age
[G] Born to be [C] the hermit [Em] of my land
[F] [G]
[F#] [D] [G]
[N]
Key:  
Em
121
G
2131
C
3211
F#
134211112
D
1321
Em
121
G
2131
C
3211
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To learn Donovan - (2008 Remastered Version) There Was A Time chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: F, G, C, Em and F. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 71 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 144. With the song's key of G Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[G] _ There was a [F#] time I [D] thought of [A] mine _ only
[Em] _ _ [E] Could [G] _ it be [F#] occurred to me while [Bm] lonely?
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] I was [B] noble _ [F#] personage, [Em] [F#] born [D] to _ [C] beautify the _ page
_ _ [Em] If I [C] use time to set [Em] it _ down
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ There was a [F#m] time I thought of [Em] mine only _
_ _ Could _ it be [F#] occurred to me [Em] while lonely? _
_ _ [B] _ [C] _ I was of [G] high _ lineage, cast up in [C] a dreadful _ age
_ [Gm] _
[Em] _ Born to be [C] the hermit [Em] of my _ land
[F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
[Bm] _ On a windy [F#m] _ Saturday, _
[Bm] _ St.
[F#m] Albans Market Day
[Em] _ Little did I know the work [C] I was to do [B] or the love I had to [Em] show
_ [D] _ There _ _
[G] _ was a [F#m] time I thought of [Em] mine only
_ _ _ Could [G] _ it be [F#] occurred to me [E] while [A] lonely?
_ [E] _ [G] _ [E] _ _
[C] [Am] I was of [B] high [G] lineage, _ [F#] cast [E] up [D] in [C] a dreadful _ age
_ [G] _ _ Born to be [C] the hermit [Em] of my land _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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