Funny How Time Slips Away Chords by Al Green, Not Documented

Tempo:
93.65 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

C

Am

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Funny How Time Slips Away chords
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[F] [E]
[Am]
[Bb]
[G] Time, time, time, [C] she's
[Bb] [Am] [Gm] waiting.
[F]
[C]
[F] Well, hello there.
[Bb] [Gm] My, it's [F] been a long time.
The time I do,
[Bb] I guess [F] I'm doing fine.
It's been so long, and it seems like [Bb] it was only
[G] yesterday.
Yeah, [C] and finally, finally, finally, [Bb] our [Am] time [Gm] slips [F] away.
[C] And [F] I have a new love.
[Bb] I hope he's doing [F] fine.
And, oh yeah, [G] I [F] heard you told him, told him,
[Bb] boy, you were alone [F] until the end of time.
But I remember, hey, that's the same thing.
Same thing.
That you told me, [Bb] that it was only
[G] yesterday.
[C] And finally, [Gm] finally, finally, [Bb] our time [Am] slips [Gm]
[F] away.
[C] [F] And sometimes I say, [C] I [F] gotta go now.
I [Bb] guess I'll see you [F] somewhere around, somewhere around.
But, oh, you don't know, you don't know, you don't know, [Gm] you can't [Bb] know when.
And I'll [F] be back in time.
Maybe tomorrow.
I want you to please remember, remember what I told you, what I told you,
[Bb] that in time you are [G] gonna pay.
[Bb] I [C] thank you for your warning, warning, warning.
[Bb] Our time [Am] just slips [Gm]
[F] away.
All [C] I want [Am] you to do is just [C]
[F] remember, just remember what I told you.
[Bb] In time, in time, you're [G] gonna pay.
[C] And finally, finally, finally, [Bb] our time [Am] just [Gm] slips [F] away.
[C] One day I want you to do, [Am] just [F] remember, remember what I told you.
[Bb] In time, in time, you're gonna [Fm]
[G] pay.
[C] And finally, finally, finally, [Bb] our time [Am] just [Gm] slips [F] away.
Ooh, baby, ooh, [C] baby, yeah.
Oh, but [F]
it's the same thing, same thing that you told me.
[Bb] You see, my heart [Ab] kept [G] the other day.
I know [C] it's right, that's what it's gonna, [Bb] time [Am] just slips [Gm] [F] away.
That time, [C] that's the funny thing about that time, yeah.
Yeah, [F] yeah, yeah, yeah.
That's what it is.
[Bb] Our time slips
[G] away.
[C] [Am]
[C] [Bb] [Am]
Key:  
F
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Bb
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C
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Am
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Gm
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F
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Bb
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C
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To start learning Al Green, Not Documented - Funny How Time Slips Away chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: C, Bb, Am, Gm, F, C, G, C and Am. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 46 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 94. Given the song's key of F Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Time, time, time, [C] _ _ she's _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Am] [Gm] waiting. _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ Well, hello there.
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] My, it's [F] been a long _ _ time.
_ _ _ _ _ _
The time I do, _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ I guess [F] I'm doing fine. _ _
It's _ _ _ _ _ been so _ _ _ long, and it seems like _ [Bb] it was only _ _ _
[G] _ yesterday.
Yeah, [C] and finally, finally, finally, [Bb] our [Am] time [Gm] slips [F] away. _ _ _ _
[C] And _ _ _ [F] I have a new love. _
[Bb] _ I hope he's doing [F] _ fine.
And, _ _ oh yeah, _ _ [G] I [F] heard you told him, told him,
[Bb] boy, you were alone _ [F] until the end of time. _ _
But I remember, hey, that's the same thing.
Same thing.
That you told _ _ me, [Bb] that it was only _ _
[G] yesterday. _ _ _
[C] And finally, [Gm] finally, finally, [Bb] our time [Am] slips [Gm] _
[F] away.
_ _ [C] [F] And sometimes I say, [C] _ _ I _ [F] gotta go now.
_ _ I [Bb] _ _ guess I'll see you [F] somewhere around, _ somewhere _ around.
But, oh, you don't know, you don't know, you don't know, [Gm] you can't [Bb] know when.
_ And I'll [F] be back in time. _
_ _ Maybe tomorrow.
I want you to please remember, _ _ remember what I told you, what I told you,
[Bb] that in time you are [G] gonna pay.
_ [Bb] I [C] thank you for your warning, warning, warning.
[Bb] Our time [Am] just slips [Gm] _
[F] away.
_ _ All [C] I want [Am] you to do is just [C] _
[F] remember, just remember what I told you. _ _
[Bb] In time, in time, you're [G] gonna pay. _ _ _
[C] And finally, finally, finally, [Bb] our time [Am] just [Gm] slips [F] away.
_ _ _ [C] One day I want you to do, [Am] _ just [F] remember, _ remember what I told you. _ _ _
[Bb] In time, in time, you're gonna [Fm] _
[G] _ _ pay. _
[C] And finally, finally, finally, [Bb] our time [Am] just [Gm] slips [F] away.
_ Ooh, baby, ooh, [C] baby, yeah.
Oh, but [F]
it's the same thing, same thing that you told me. _ _
[Bb] You see, my _ heart [Ab] kept [G] the other day.
_ I know [C] it's right, that's what it's gonna, _ [Bb] time [Am] just slips [Gm] [F] away.
_ _ That time, [C] that's the funny thing about that time, yeah.
Yeah, [F] yeah, yeah, yeah. _ _ _
That's what it is. _ _
[Bb] Our time slips _
_ [G] away. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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