Only Time Will Tell Chords by Jimmy Buffett

Tempo:
94.95 bpm
Chords used:

B

A

C#m

E

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Only Time Will Tell chords
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[C#m] [B] [A] [B]
[A#] [B] [A] [B]
[C#m] [B] [A] [B]
[C#m] [B] [A] [B]
[C#m] [B] Scales and clocks [A] just can't [B] be trusted.
[C#m] [B] Keys and locks [A] are destined [B] to be busted.
[C#m] [B] Metaphors were [A] never made for [B] keeping score.
[C#m] And I'm feeling [B] for the sound [A] of time.
[B]
[C#m] [B] [A] [B]
[C#m] [C#] [A] [B]
[C#m] [B] Is it the answer [A] or just [B] a suggestion?
[C#m] Is love [B] what we truly [A] want or merely [B] a protection?
[C#m] Is the music [B] made to last [A] or crumble [B] like a shell?
[C#] Is there [B] heaven here on [A] earth or is this [B] really hell?
Only [C#m] time will [B] tell.
[A] I am right or I am [B] wrong.
Only [C#] time will [B] tell.
Is [A] there a message [G#] in this song?
[F#m] Will it ever [E] make sense?
Will it ever [C#] ring a [B] bell?
[A] [B] Only time [C#m] will tell.
[B] Root, root, [A] root, [B] root.
[C#m] [B]
[A] [B] [Bm] [C#m] Are we destined to [B] be ruled [A] by a bunch of [B] old white men
[C#m] who compare the [B] world to football [A] and our programs [B] to defend?
[C#m] I'd like to [B] try a princess [A] or a non [B]-terrestrial
[C#m] who is neither [B] boast nor bashful.
[A] Is there really [B] such a girl?
Only [C#m] time will [B] tell.
If [A] I am right or [B] I am wrong, only [C#] time will [B] tell.
Is [A] there a message [F#] in this song?
[F#m] Will it ever [E] make sense?
Will it [G#m] ever [C#m] ring a [G#m] bell?
[A] [B] Only time [E] will [F#] tell.
[A]
I [E] [F#] [A]
[E] [F#] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [B]
[E] [C#m] woke [B] up this morning [A] feeling [B] absolutely grand.
[C#m] For nearly a [B] half a century, [A] I've been singing [B] in a band.
[C#m] I'd like to [B] think I'll make it to [A] [B] 2001.
[C#m] Will a party [B] be in my house?
[A] God, I wonder who [B] will come.
Only [C#m] time will tell.
[B]
If [A] I am right or I [B] am wrong, [C#] only time will [B] tell.
Is [A] there a message in [G#m] this song?
[F#] Will it ever [E] make sense?
Will it ever ring [C#m] a [G#m] bell?
[A] Only [B]
time [C#] will tell.
[B] If [A] I am right or [F#m] I am wrong, only [C#m] time will [B] tell.
Is [A] there a message in [E] this song?
[F#m] Will it ever [E] make sense on this crazy [C#m]
[B] carousel?
[A] [B] Only time [E] will tell.
[F#]
[A] Only [E] [F#]
[A] [E] [F#]
[A] [E] [F#]
[A] [E] [F#]
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[B] time will tell.
[N]
Key:  
B
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A
1231
C#m
13421114
E
2311
F#
134211112
B
12341112
A
1231
C#m
13421114
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Let's start jamming Jimmy Buffett - Only Time Will Tell chords, Practice these chords sequence - C#m, B, C#m, B, A and B. Set your pace at 47 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 95. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of E Major.

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_ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [A#] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [C#m] _ [B] Scales and clocks [A] just can't [B] be trusted.
[C#m] _ [B] Keys and locks [A] are destined [B] to be busted.
[C#m] _ _ [B] Metaphors were [A] never made for [B] keeping score.
[C#m] And I'm feeling [B] for the sound [A] of time.
[B] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [C#m] _ [B] Is it the answer [A] or just [B] a suggestion?
[C#m] Is love [B] what we truly [A] want or merely [B] a protection?
[C#m] Is the music [B] made to last [A] or crumble [B] like a shell?
[C#] Is there [B] heaven here on [A] earth or is this [B] really hell?
Only [C#m] time will [B] tell.
[A] I am right or I am [B] wrong.
Only [C#] time will [B] tell.
Is [A] there a message [G#] in this song?
[F#m] Will it ever [E] make sense?
Will it ever [C#] ring a [B] bell?
[A] _ [B] Only time [C#m] will tell.
[B] Root, root, [A] root, [B] root.
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ [Bm] [C#m] Are we destined to [B] be ruled [A] by a bunch of [B] old white men
[C#m] who compare the [B] world to football [A] and our programs [B] to defend?
[C#m] I'd like to [B] try a princess [A] or a non [B]-terrestrial
[C#m] who is neither [B] boast nor bashful.
[A] Is there really [B] such a girl?
Only [C#m] time will [B] tell.
If [A] I am right or [B] I am wrong, only [C#] time will [B] tell.
Is [A] there a message [F#] in this song?
[F#m] Will it ever [E] make sense?
Will it [G#m] ever [C#m] ring a [G#m] bell?
[A] _ [B] Only time [E] will [F#] tell.
_ [A] _ _
I [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ woke [B] up this morning [A] feeling [B] absolutely grand.
[C#m] For nearly a [B] half a century, [A] I've been singing [B] in a band.
[C#m] I'd like to [B] think I'll make it to [A] _ [B] 2001.
[C#m] Will a party [B] be in my house?
[A] God, I wonder who [B] will come.
Only [C#m] time will tell.
[B]
If [A] I am right or I [B] am wrong, [C#] only time will [B] tell.
Is [A] there a message in [G#m] this song?
[F#] Will it ever [E] make sense?
Will it ever ring [C#m] a [G#m] bell?
[A] Only [B]
time [C#] will tell.
[B] If [A] I am right or [F#m] I am wrong, only [C#m] time will [B] tell.
Is [A] there a message in [E] this song?
[F#m] Will it ever [E] make sense on this crazy [C#m]
[B] carousel?
[A] _ [B] Only time [E] will tell.
[F#] _
[A] Only _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ time will tell.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song finds its place within the Banana Wind album.

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