Time in a Bottle Chords by Jim Croce

Tempo:
134.5 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

G

Dm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Time in a Bottle chords
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[D]
[G] [A#]
[A]
[G] [C#] [C#]
[D] If I [C#] could save [C] time in a bottle
[G]
[E] The first thing that I'd [A] like to do
[Gm]
[D] Is to save [C] every day [E] till eternity passes [Dm] away
[Gm] Just to spend them [A] with you
If [Dm] I could make days [C] last forever
[G]
[A#] If words could make [A] wishes come [B] true
[D]
I'd save [F] every day [Gm] like a treasure
And then, [Dm] again, [Gm] I would spend them [A] with you
But [D] there never [F#m] seems to be enough [Bm] time
To do the things [D] you want to do [G] once you find [D] them
I've [Em] [A]
[D] looked [F#m] around enough to know
[Bm] You're the one [D] I want to go [G] through time with
[D]
[Em] [A]
[D]
[G]
[E]
[A] [D]
[Dm] If I had [C#] a box [C] just for wishes
[G] [E] And dreams that [A] had never come true
[G] [Dm] The box would [F] be empty
[Gm] Except for the memory [Dm] of how
They [Gm] were answered [A] by you
[D] But there never [F#m] seems to be enough [Bm] time
To do the things [D] you want to do [G] once you find [D] them
[Em]
[A] [D] I've looked around [F#m] enough to know
[Bm]
You're the one [D] I want to go [G] through time with
[D] [Em] [A] [D]
[Dm]
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
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To learn Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - A, D, Em, A, D, G, F#m, Bm, D, G and D in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 67 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 134 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[G] _ _ [C#] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [D] If I [C#] could save [C] time in a bottle
_ [G] _
_ [E] The first thing that I'd [A] like to do
[Gm] _ _
_ [D] Is to save [C] every day [E] till eternity passes _ [Dm] away
[Gm] Just to spend them [A] with you _ _
If [Dm] I could make days [C] last forever
_ [G] _
_ [A#] If words could make [A] wishes come [B] true
[D] _
_ I'd save [F] every day [Gm] like a treasure
And then, _ [Dm] again, [Gm] I would spend them [A] with you _
But [D] there never [F#m] seems to be enough [Bm] time
To do the things [D] you want to do [G] once you find [D] them
I've [Em] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] looked [F#m] around enough to know
[Bm] You're the one [D] I want to go [G] through time with
[D] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] If I had [C#] a box [C] just for wishes
[G] _ _ [E] And dreams that [A] had never come true
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] The box would [F] be empty
[Gm] Except for the memory [Dm] of how
They [Gm] were answered [A] by you
_ _ [D] But there never [F#m] seems to be enough [Bm] time
To do the things [D] you want to do [G] once you find [D] them
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] I've looked around [F#m] enough to know
[Bm]
You're the one [D] I want to go [G] through time with
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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