Father Time Chords by Richie Sambora
Tempo:
69.725 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Cm
C
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Gm] [Ab] [Gm] [Fm]
[Ab] [D] [Eb] [C] [Gm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Gm] [Ab] [Gm]
[Fm] [Ab] [D] [Eb] [Cm]
[C]
[Cm]
I couldn't make her wanna [Eb] stay Couldn't seem to find a [Bb] word to say
Now I have to leave and guess your day [F] [Cm] Father time
I thought that you were [Eb] on my side Thought that I could keep our [Bb] love alive
Thought that I could keep her [F] satisfied
[Am] I keep singing [F] and I keep on thinking [G] about you
[E]
[Am] I'm knocking at the door of [F] your heart but I [G] can't break through
[C] [Cm] Father [Ab] time, [Eb] when did [Bb] you [Fm] get
[Eb] I tried to make [Bb] her stay [C] Father [Ab] time
Don't [Eb] tell me it's too [Bb] late
[Fm]
You [Eb] know that I would [Bb] wait
Father [C] time
[Cm] Now she's grown up, she didn't [Eb] even say goodbye
I guess she didn't have [Bb] the heart to try
She didn't even have [F] the guts to lie
[Cm] Father time, here I am, only [Eb] you can turn me
Because I'm pretty low [Bb] at this age
Only you can [F] take my pain away
[Am] Waiting [F] and my body keeps [G] aching for you
[Em] No, [Am] it's not over
[F] [G] [C] [Cm] Father, [Ab]
[Eb] when did [Bb] [Fm] your love
[Eb] I tried to [Bb] make her stay [C] Father time
[Ab]
[Eb] Don't tell me [Bb] it's too late
[Fm] You [Eb] know [Bb] that I would wait [Cm] Father
[Eb]
[Fm] [Bb] [G]
[C] [Eb] [Bb] [Gm]
[C] [Eb] [Bb] While [F]
[Am] the [F] father can't see I'm [G] depending on you [Em] No
[Am] Waiting [F] [G] [Cm]
[Ab] [Eb] and [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb] my [Bb] body keeps aching [Cm] for you Father [Ab] time
[Eb] [Bb] [Fm]
You [Eb] know that [Bb] [C]
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm] [C] I would wait
[Cm] [Eb] [Bb] [Gm] [Cm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm]
[Eb] [Gm] [Bb] [Gm] [Cm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Gm] [C]
[Cm] [Eb] [Bb] [Gm] [C]
[Cm]
[C] [Cm]
Father
[Eb] time
[Eb] [Gm] [Ab] [Gm] [Fm]
[Ab] [D] [Eb] [C] [Gm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Gm] [Ab] [Gm]
[Fm] [Ab] [D] [Eb] [Cm]
[C]
[Cm]
I couldn't make her wanna [Eb] stay Couldn't seem to find a [Bb] word to say
Now I have to leave and guess your day [F] [Cm] Father time
I thought that you were [Eb] on my side Thought that I could keep our [Bb] love alive
Thought that I could keep her [F] satisfied
[Am] I keep singing [F] and I keep on thinking [G] about you
[E]
[Am] I'm knocking at the door of [F] your heart but I [G] can't break through
[C] [Cm] Father [Ab] time, [Eb] when did [Bb] you [Fm] get
[Eb] I tried to make [Bb] her stay [C] Father [Ab] time
Don't [Eb] tell me it's too [Bb] late
[Fm]
You [Eb] know that I would [Bb] wait
Father [C] time
[Cm] Now she's grown up, she didn't [Eb] even say goodbye
I guess she didn't have [Bb] the heart to try
She didn't even have [F] the guts to lie
[Cm] Father time, here I am, only [Eb] you can turn me
Because I'm pretty low [Bb] at this age
Only you can [F] take my pain away
[Am] Waiting [F] and my body keeps [G] aching for you
[Em] No, [Am] it's not over
[F] [G] [C] [Cm] Father, [Ab]
[Eb] when did [Bb] [Fm] your love
[Eb] I tried to [Bb] make her stay [C] Father time
[Ab]
[Eb] Don't tell me [Bb] it's too late
[Fm] You [Eb] know [Bb] that I would wait [Cm] Father
[Eb]
[Fm] [Bb] [G]
[C] [Eb] [Bb] [Gm]
[C] [Eb] [Bb] While [F]
[Am] the [F] father can't see I'm [G] depending on you [Em] No
[Am] Waiting [F] [G] [Cm]
[Ab] [Eb] and [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb] my [Bb] body keeps aching [Cm] for you Father [Ab] time
[Eb] [Bb] [Fm]
You [Eb] know that [Bb] [C]
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm] [C] I would wait
[Cm] [Eb] [Bb] [Gm] [Cm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm]
[Eb] [Gm] [Bb] [Gm] [Cm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Gm] [C]
[Cm] [Eb] [Bb] [Gm] [C]
[Cm]
[C] [Cm]
Father
[Eb] time
Key:
Eb
Bb
Cm
C
Ab
Eb
Bb
Cm
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ [Fm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ [Eb] _ [C] _ [Gm] _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _
[Fm] _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I couldn't make her wanna [Eb] stay Couldn't seem to find a [Bb] word to say
Now I have to leave and guess your day [F] _ [Cm] Father time
I thought that you were [Eb] on my side Thought that I could keep our [Bb] love alive
Thought that I could keep her [F] satisfied _
[Am] I keep singing [F] and I keep on thinking [G] about you
[E] _
[Am] I'm knocking at the door of [F] your heart but I [G] can't break through
[C] [Cm] Father [Ab] time, [Eb] when did [Bb] you [Fm] get _
_ [Eb] I tried to make [Bb] her stay [C] Father [Ab] time
Don't [Eb] tell me it's too [Bb] late
[Fm]
You _ [Eb] know that I would [Bb] wait
Father [C] time
[Cm] Now _ _ _ she's grown up, she didn't [Eb] even say goodbye
I guess she didn't have [Bb] the heart to try
She didn't even have [F] the guts to lie
_ [Cm] Father time, here I am, only [Eb] you can turn me
Because I'm pretty low [Bb] at this age
Only you can [F] take my pain away
[Am] Waiting [F] and my body keeps [G] aching for you
[Em] No, [Am] it's not over
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] [Cm] Father, [Ab] _
_ [Eb] when did [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ your love
[Eb] I tried to [Bb] make her stay [C] Father time
[Ab] _
_ [Eb] Don't tell me [Bb] it's too late
[Fm] _ You _ [Eb] know [Bb] that I would wait [Cm] Father _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] While [F] _
_ [Am] the [F] father can't see I'm [G] depending on you [Em] No
_ [Am] Waiting [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] and [Bb] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] my [Bb] body keeps aching [Cm] for you Father [Ab] time
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm]
You _ _ [Eb] know that [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] [C] I would wait
_ [Cm] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
[Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Father _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ time
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ [Fm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ [Eb] _ [C] _ [Gm] _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _
[Fm] _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I couldn't make her wanna [Eb] stay Couldn't seem to find a [Bb] word to say
Now I have to leave and guess your day [F] _ [Cm] Father time
I thought that you were [Eb] on my side Thought that I could keep our [Bb] love alive
Thought that I could keep her [F] satisfied _
[Am] I keep singing [F] and I keep on thinking [G] about you
[E] _
[Am] I'm knocking at the door of [F] your heart but I [G] can't break through
[C] [Cm] Father [Ab] time, [Eb] when did [Bb] you [Fm] get _
_ [Eb] I tried to make [Bb] her stay [C] Father [Ab] time
Don't [Eb] tell me it's too [Bb] late
[Fm]
You _ [Eb] know that I would [Bb] wait
Father [C] time
[Cm] Now _ _ _ she's grown up, she didn't [Eb] even say goodbye
I guess she didn't have [Bb] the heart to try
She didn't even have [F] the guts to lie
_ [Cm] Father time, here I am, only [Eb] you can turn me
Because I'm pretty low [Bb] at this age
Only you can [F] take my pain away
[Am] Waiting [F] and my body keeps [G] aching for you
[Em] No, [Am] it's not over
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] [Cm] Father, [Ab] _
_ [Eb] when did [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ your love
[Eb] I tried to [Bb] make her stay [C] Father time
[Ab] _
_ [Eb] Don't tell me [Bb] it's too late
[Fm] _ You _ [Eb] know [Bb] that I would wait [Cm] Father _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] While [F] _
_ [Am] the [F] father can't see I'm [G] depending on you [Em] No
_ [Am] Waiting [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] and [Bb] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] my [Bb] body keeps aching [Cm] for you Father [Ab] time
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm]
You _ _ [Eb] know that [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] [C] I would wait
_ [Cm] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
[Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Father _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ time
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _