Chords for Pretenders - Time The Avenger
Tempo:
86.65 bpm
Chords used:
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Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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As Frank Zappa would say, a little nostalgia for the old folks.
three, four.
[D] [C]
[D] Nobody's perfect, not [C] even a perfect stranger.
[D] Oh, but a gal, she was such a perfect [Gm] stranger.
[D] And you're the best in your field, [C] in your office,
[D] Thought the time was on your side, but [C] not to time the adventure.
[D] [C]
three, four.
[D] [C]
[D] Nobody's perfect, not [C] even a perfect stranger.
[D] Oh, but a gal, she was such a perfect [Gm] stranger.
[D] And you're the best in your field, [C] in your office,
[D] Thought the time was on your side, but [C] not to time the adventure.
[D] [C]
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As Frank Zappa would say, a little nostalgia for the old folks.
He's got it.
One, two, three, four.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] Nobody's perfect, not [C] even a perfect stranger. _ _
[D] Oh, but a gal, she was such a perfect [Gm] stranger. _
[D] And you're the best in your field, _ _ _ _ [C] in your office,
with your girl at the desk in leather chair. _
[D] Thought the time was on your _ side, but [C] not to time the adventure.
_ _ [B] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[D] Nobody's permanent, _ your earnings all alone here. _
Even your wife and kids could be gone next year.
And with what you'll have there, _ _ _ _ [C] you'll be forever under pressure [G] to support her.
And [D] her lover who looks strangely _ like [C] time the adventure.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] Time, time, time, [E] time. _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ Over [Bb] the harbor and the city, _
[E] trying to kill another partner in love. _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ You're her paradise, her tiny little [C] world.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Gm] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] Nobody's perfect, not even a perfect [C] gent.
In [D] your poverty's VA chain, [C] I wonder where your manners went.
[D] Standing at the station, _ _ _ _ [C] in your briefcase was your aftershave and underwear. _
[D] Can you hear the whistle blow? _ _ _ _
[G] So it's like time the adventure.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] [E] Time, time, hear the bells chime. _ _
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ Over the harbor and the city, _
[D] [E] trying to kill another partner in love. _ _ _
[C] _ [Bb] _ You're her paradise, [C] her tiny little world. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
Wow, you're really cheering me up.
Thanks a lot. _ _ _
He's got it.
One, two, three, four.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] Nobody's perfect, not [C] even a perfect stranger. _ _
[D] Oh, but a gal, she was such a perfect [Gm] stranger. _
[D] And you're the best in your field, _ _ _ _ [C] in your office,
with your girl at the desk in leather chair. _
[D] Thought the time was on your _ side, but [C] not to time the adventure.
_ _ [B] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[D] Nobody's permanent, _ your earnings all alone here. _
Even your wife and kids could be gone next year.
And with what you'll have there, _ _ _ _ [C] you'll be forever under pressure [G] to support her.
And [D] her lover who looks strangely _ like [C] time the adventure.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] Time, time, time, [E] time. _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ Over [Bb] the harbor and the city, _
[E] trying to kill another partner in love. _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ You're her paradise, her tiny little [C] world.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Gm] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] Nobody's perfect, not even a perfect [C] gent.
In [D] your poverty's VA chain, [C] I wonder where your manners went.
[D] Standing at the station, _ _ _ _ [C] in your briefcase was your aftershave and underwear. _
[D] Can you hear the whistle blow? _ _ _ _
[G] So it's like time the adventure.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] [E] Time, time, hear the bells chime. _ _
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ Over the harbor and the city, _
[D] [E] trying to kill another partner in love. _ _ _
[C] _ [Bb] _ You're her paradise, [C] her tiny little world. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
Wow, you're really cheering me up.
Thanks a lot. _ _ _