Chords for Time Ain't Long
Tempo:
134.6 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
F
Bb
G
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [F]
[Cm] Daddy worked down in the coal mine,
and Mama worked [Cm] hard at the mill.
Well, it sounds like an old line, [G] but [Cm] I tried,
and I [C] always will.
[F] Now that I've grown up to be a man,
the only thing I've learned is don't [G] give a damn.
[Cm]
Folks getting old in the time they're [F] alone.
[G] Well, they're both getting old [Eb] in the time [Bb] they're alone.
[F] [Cm] [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
[Cm] [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
[Cm] [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
[Cm]
I never went [C] much schooling,
[Cm] maybe that's just cause.
I couldn't take [C] all the fooling.
[Cm] Good boy, I never was.
[F]
Ain't got all the words to say.
If you need to pass the time of day,
[Cm] spend it with me.
Cause your time ain't [F] long.
[G]
Well, you know you spend your [Cm] time there.
[Gb] [Cm]
[Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
[Cm]
Time [F] they're alone.
[Bb] [Cm]
Time [F] they're alone.
[Cm] Well, people, we all been screaming
about what [F] is right [Cm] or wrong.
I used to [F] spend my [Cm] time dreaming.
[Bb] [Cm] Now [F] all I [Cm] do is sing my song.
[F] If you need some liberty,
be anything that you wanna be.
[Cm] Can't move them soon,
[Cm] cause your time ain't [F] long.
[G] Better to be soon,
cause your time ain't long.
[F]
[Cm] Time [Am] they're alone.
[Cm] Time [F] they're alone.
[Cm] Time [F] they're alone.
[G]
I believe [C] my time,
believe my time,
I believe my time ain't long.
I believe my time,
believe my time,
believe my time ain't long.
I believe my time,
believe my time,
believe my time ain't long.
I believe my time,
believe my time,
believe my time ain't [G] long.
[Cm] [F]
[Cm] [F]
[Cm] [Bb] [F]
[Cm] [Bb] [F]
[Cm] [Bb] Time they're [F]
alone.
[Cm] [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
[Cm] [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
[Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
[Cm] [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
[Cm] [Bb] Time [F]
they're [Cm] alone.
Time [F] they're alone.
[Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
[Cm]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [F]
[Cm] Daddy worked down in the coal mine,
and Mama worked [Cm] hard at the mill.
Well, it sounds like an old line, [G] but [Cm] I tried,
and I [C] always will.
[F] Now that I've grown up to be a man,
the only thing I've learned is don't [G] give a damn.
[Cm]
Folks getting old in the time they're [F] alone.
[G] Well, they're both getting old [Eb] in the time [Bb] they're alone.
[F] [Cm] [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
[Cm] [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
[Cm] [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
[Cm]
I never went [C] much schooling,
[Cm] maybe that's just cause.
I couldn't take [C] all the fooling.
[Cm] Good boy, I never was.
[F]
Ain't got all the words to say.
If you need to pass the time of day,
[Cm] spend it with me.
Cause your time ain't [F] long.
[G]
Well, you know you spend your [Cm] time there.
[Gb] [Cm]
[Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
[Cm]
Time [F] they're alone.
[Bb] [Cm]
Time [F] they're alone.
[Cm] Well, people, we all been screaming
about what [F] is right [Cm] or wrong.
I used to [F] spend my [Cm] time dreaming.
[Bb] [Cm] Now [F] all I [Cm] do is sing my song.
[F] If you need some liberty,
be anything that you wanna be.
[Cm] Can't move them soon,
[Cm] cause your time ain't [F] long.
[G] Better to be soon,
cause your time ain't long.
[F]
[Cm] Time [Am] they're alone.
[Cm] Time [F] they're alone.
[Cm] Time [F] they're alone.
[G]
I believe [C] my time,
believe my time,
I believe my time ain't long.
I believe my time,
believe my time,
believe my time ain't long.
I believe my time,
believe my time,
believe my time ain't long.
I believe my time,
believe my time,
believe my time ain't [G] long.
[Cm] [F]
[Cm] [F]
[Cm] [Bb] [F]
[Cm] [Bb] [F]
[Cm] [Bb] Time they're [F]
alone.
[Cm] [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
[Cm] [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
[Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
[Cm] [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
[Cm] [Bb] Time [F]
they're [Cm] alone.
Time [F] they're alone.
[Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
[Cm]
Key:
Cm
F
Bb
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C
Cm
F
Bb
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ Daddy worked down in the coal mine,
_ and Mama worked [Cm] hard at the mill.
_ _ _ Well, it sounds like an old line, [G] but [Cm] I tried,
and I [C] always will.
[F] _ _ Now that I've grown up to be a man,
the only thing I've learned is don't [G] give a damn.
[Cm] _ _
Folks getting old in the time they're [F] alone.
[G] Well, they're both getting old [Eb] in the time [Bb] they're alone. _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
I never went [C] much schooling, _ _ _
[Cm] maybe that's just cause. _
I couldn't take [C] all the fooling. _ _
[Cm] _ Good boy, I never _ was.
[F] _
_ Ain't got all the words to say.
If you need to pass the time of day, _
[Cm] _ _ spend it with me. _
Cause your time ain't [F] long.
_ [G]
Well, you know you spend your [Cm] time there. _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
_ _ [Cm]
Time [F] they're alone.
[Bb] _ _ [Cm]
Time _ [F] they're alone.
_ [Cm] Well, _ _ _ people, we all been screaming
_ about what [F] is right [Cm] or wrong.
_ _ I used to [F] spend my [Cm] time dreaming.
[Bb] _ [Cm] Now [F] all I [Cm] do is sing my song.
[F] _ If you need some liberty,
_ _ be anything that you wanna be.
[Cm] _ _ Can't move them soon,
[Cm] cause your time ain't [F] long.
_ _ [G] _ Better to be soon,
cause your time ain't long.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ Time [Am] they're alone.
_ _ [Cm] _ Time [F] they're alone.
_ _ [Cm] _ Time [F] they're alone.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
I believe [C] my time,
believe my time,
I believe my time ain't long.
_ I believe my time,
believe my time,
believe my time ain't long.
_ I believe my time,
believe my time,
believe my time ain't long.
_ I believe my time,
believe my time,
believe my time ain't [G] long.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] Time they're [F]
alone.
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Time [F] they're alone.
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] Time _ [F] _
_ they're [Cm] alone.
Time _ [F] they're alone.
[Bb] _ _ _ Time [F] they're alone.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ Daddy worked down in the coal mine,
_ and Mama worked [Cm] hard at the mill.
_ _ _ Well, it sounds like an old line, [G] but [Cm] I tried,
and I [C] always will.
[F] _ _ Now that I've grown up to be a man,
the only thing I've learned is don't [G] give a damn.
[Cm] _ _
Folks getting old in the time they're [F] alone.
[G] Well, they're both getting old [Eb] in the time [Bb] they're alone. _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
I never went [C] much schooling, _ _ _
[Cm] maybe that's just cause. _
I couldn't take [C] all the fooling. _ _
[Cm] _ Good boy, I never _ was.
[F] _
_ Ain't got all the words to say.
If you need to pass the time of day, _
[Cm] _ _ spend it with me. _
Cause your time ain't [F] long.
_ [G]
Well, you know you spend your [Cm] time there. _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
_ _ [Cm]
Time [F] they're alone.
[Bb] _ _ [Cm]
Time _ [F] they're alone.
_ [Cm] Well, _ _ _ people, we all been screaming
_ about what [F] is right [Cm] or wrong.
_ _ I used to [F] spend my [Cm] time dreaming.
[Bb] _ [Cm] Now [F] all I [Cm] do is sing my song.
[F] _ If you need some liberty,
_ _ be anything that you wanna be.
[Cm] _ _ Can't move them soon,
[Cm] cause your time ain't [F] long.
_ _ [G] _ Better to be soon,
cause your time ain't long.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ Time [Am] they're alone.
_ _ [Cm] _ Time [F] they're alone.
_ _ [Cm] _ Time [F] they're alone.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
I believe [C] my time,
believe my time,
I believe my time ain't long.
_ I believe my time,
believe my time,
believe my time ain't long.
_ I believe my time,
believe my time,
believe my time ain't long.
_ I believe my time,
believe my time,
believe my time ain't [G] long.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] Time they're [F]
alone.
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Time [F] they're alone.
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] Time [F] they're alone.
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] Time _ [F] _
_ they're [Cm] alone.
Time _ [F] they're alone.
[Bb] _ _ _ Time [F] they're alone.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _