Time Chords by Tom Waits
Tempo:
173 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[A]
[D] But a smart man is on Harlem, and the moon is in the street,
[G] and the shadow boys [A] are breaking [G] all the [D] laws.
[G]
And you're east of [A] East St.
Louis, [D] and the wind is making speeches,
[G]
and the rain sounds like a round of [A] applause.
[D] And Napoleon is weeping, and the carnival's lit.
[G] His invisible [A] fiancé's [D] in the mirror,
and [G] the band is [A] going home.
It's raining [G]
hammers, [D] it's raining nails.
[Em]
[G] It's true, there's nothing left for [A] him [D] down [G] here.
And [D] it's time, [A] time, [D] time.
[G] And it's time, [Bm] time, [A] [D] time.
And it's time, [F#] time, [G]
time that you love.
[D] And it's time, [A] time, [D] time.
And they all pretend they're orphans, and the memory's like a train.
[G] You can see it getting [A] smaller as it [G] pulls [D] away.
[G] And the things you [A] can't remember [D] tell the things you can't forget.
[G] The history puts a saint in every [A] dream.
[G] [Am]
[D] Well, she said she'd stick around until the bandages came off.
[G] But these mama's boys [A] just don't know when to [D] quit.
[G] And Matilda asked [A] the sailors [D] all those dreams or all those prayers.
[B] So [G] close your eyes, son, [A] and this won't hurt a bit.
Oh, [D] it's time, [A] time, [D] time.
[G] And it's time, [Bm] time, [A] time.
And [D] it's time, time, [G] time that you [Em] love.
And [D] it's time,
[A] time, [D] time.
Well, things are pretty lousy for a calendar girl.
The [G] boys just dive right [A] off the cars [G] and splash into [D] the street.
[G] And when they're on [A] a roll, [D] she pulls a razor from her boot.
[G] And a thousand pigeons fall around [A] her feet.
[G]
So put [D] a candle in the window and a kiss upon his lips.
[G] As the dish [A] outside the window fills [D] with rain.
[G] Just [A] like a stranger [D] with the weeds in your [G] heart.
You pay the fiddler off till [A] I come back again.
Oh, [D] it's time, [A] time, [D]
time.
[G] And it's time, time, [A]
time.
[D] And it's time, time, [G] time that you love.
[Em] And [D] it's time, [A] time.
[D] [A] [D] And it's [A] time, [D] time, time.
And [G] it's time, [Bm] time, [A]
time.
[D] And it's [F#m] time, time, [Bm]
time that you love.
[G]
[D] And it's time, [A]
time, [D] time.
[A]
[D] But a smart man is on Harlem, and the moon is in the street,
[G] and the shadow boys [A] are breaking [G] all the [D] laws.
[G]
And you're east of [A] East St.
Louis, [D] and the wind is making speeches,
[G]
and the rain sounds like a round of [A] applause.
[D] And Napoleon is weeping, and the carnival's lit.
[G] His invisible [A] fiancé's [D] in the mirror,
and [G] the band is [A] going home.
It's raining [G]
hammers, [D] it's raining nails.
[Em]
[G] It's true, there's nothing left for [A] him [D] down [G] here.
And [D] it's time, [A] time, [D] time.
[G] And it's time, [Bm] time, [A] [D] time.
And it's time, [F#] time, [G]
time that you love.
[D] And it's time, [A] time, [D] time.
And they all pretend they're orphans, and the memory's like a train.
[G] You can see it getting [A] smaller as it [G] pulls [D] away.
[G] And the things you [A] can't remember [D] tell the things you can't forget.
[G] The history puts a saint in every [A] dream.
[G] [Am]
[D] Well, she said she'd stick around until the bandages came off.
[G] But these mama's boys [A] just don't know when to [D] quit.
[G] And Matilda asked [A] the sailors [D] all those dreams or all those prayers.
[B] So [G] close your eyes, son, [A] and this won't hurt a bit.
Oh, [D] it's time, [A] time, [D] time.
[G] And it's time, [Bm] time, [A] time.
And [D] it's time, time, [G] time that you [Em] love.
And [D] it's time,
[A] time, [D] time.
Well, things are pretty lousy for a calendar girl.
The [G] boys just dive right [A] off the cars [G] and splash into [D] the street.
[G] And when they're on [A] a roll, [D] she pulls a razor from her boot.
[G] And a thousand pigeons fall around [A] her feet.
[G]
So put [D] a candle in the window and a kiss upon his lips.
[G] As the dish [A] outside the window fills [D] with rain.
[G] Just [A] like a stranger [D] with the weeds in your [G] heart.
You pay the fiddler off till [A] I come back again.
Oh, [D] it's time, [A] time, [D]
time.
[G] And it's time, time, [A]
time.
[D] And it's time, time, [G] time that you love.
[Em] And [D] it's time, [A] time.
[D] [A] [D] And it's [A] time, [D] time, time.
And [G] it's time, [Bm] time, [A]
time.
[D] And it's [F#m] time, time, [Bm]
time that you love.
[G]
[D] And it's time, [A]
time, [D] time.
Key:
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A
Bm
Em
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] But a smart man is on Harlem, _ and the moon is in the street, _ _
[G] and the shadow boys [A] are breaking [G] all the _ [D] laws.
_ _ _ _ [G]
And you're east of [A] East St.
Louis, [D] and the wind is making _ speeches,
_ [G]
and the rain sounds like a round of [A] _ applause. _ _ _ _
[D] And Napoleon is weeping, _ and the _ carnival's lit.
_ [G] His invisible _ [A] _ fiancé's [D] in the mirror,
_ _ _ and [G] the band is [A] going home.
It's raining [G]
hammers, [D] it's raining nails.
_ [Em] _
[G] It's true, there's nothing left for [A] him _ [D] down _ [G] here.
And [D] it's _ time, [A] _ _ time, [D] time. _ _ _ _ _
[G] And it's _ time, [Bm] _ _ time, [A] _ [D] time.
_ _ And it's _ time, _ [F#] _ time, [G] _
time that you love. _ _
[D] And it's _ time, [A] _ _ time, [D] time. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And they all pretend they're orphans, and the memory's like a train.
[G] You can see it getting [A] smaller as it [G] pulls [D] away. _ _ _ _
[G] And the things you [A] can't remember _ [D] tell the things you can't forget. _
[G] The history puts a saint in every [A] dream.
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] Well, she said she'd stick around _ until the bandages came off.
[G] But these mama's boys [A] just don't know when to [D] quit.
_ _ _ _ [G] And Matilda asked [A] the sailors [D] all those dreams or all those prayers.
_ [B] So [G] close your eyes, son, [A] and this won't hurt a bit.
Oh, [D] it's _ time, [A] _ _ time, [D] time.
_ _ _ _ [G] And it's _ time, [Bm] time, _ [A] _ time.
_ _ And [D] it's _ _ time, _ time, [G] time that you [Em] love.
_ And [D] it's time, _
[A] _ time, [D] time. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, things are pretty lousy for a calendar girl.
_ The [G] boys just dive right [A] off the cars [G] and splash into [D] the street. _
_ _ [G] And when they're on [A] a roll, _ [D] she pulls a razor from her boot.
_ [G] And a thousand pigeons fall around [A] her feet.
[G] _ _ _ _
So put [D] a candle in the window _ and a kiss upon his lips.
[G] As the dish [A] outside the window fills [D] with rain. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ Just [A] like a stranger [D] with the weeds in your _ [G] heart.
_ You pay the fiddler off till [A] I come back again.
_ Oh, [D] it's time, _ [A] _ time, [D]
time.
_ _ _ _ [G] And it's time, _ time, _ [A] _ _
time.
_ _ [D] And it's time, _ _ time, _ _ [G] time that you love.
_ [Em] _ And [D] it's time, _ [A] _ _ time.
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] And it's _ [A] time, _ _ [D] time, time.
_ _ _ And [G] it's _ time, [Bm] time, _ [A] _ _
time.
_ _ _ [D] And it's [F#m] _ time, _ time, [Bm] _
time that you love.
_ [G] _ _
[D] And it's time, _ [A] _ _
time, _ _ [D] _ time. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] But a smart man is on Harlem, _ and the moon is in the street, _ _
[G] and the shadow boys [A] are breaking [G] all the _ [D] laws.
_ _ _ _ [G]
And you're east of [A] East St.
Louis, [D] and the wind is making _ speeches,
_ [G]
and the rain sounds like a round of [A] _ applause. _ _ _ _
[D] And Napoleon is weeping, _ and the _ carnival's lit.
_ [G] His invisible _ [A] _ fiancé's [D] in the mirror,
_ _ _ and [G] the band is [A] going home.
It's raining [G]
hammers, [D] it's raining nails.
_ [Em] _
[G] It's true, there's nothing left for [A] him _ [D] down _ [G] here.
And [D] it's _ time, [A] _ _ time, [D] time. _ _ _ _ _
[G] And it's _ time, [Bm] _ _ time, [A] _ [D] time.
_ _ And it's _ time, _ [F#] _ time, [G] _
time that you love. _ _
[D] And it's _ time, [A] _ _ time, [D] time. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And they all pretend they're orphans, and the memory's like a train.
[G] You can see it getting [A] smaller as it [G] pulls [D] away. _ _ _ _
[G] And the things you [A] can't remember _ [D] tell the things you can't forget. _
[G] The history puts a saint in every [A] dream.
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] Well, she said she'd stick around _ until the bandages came off.
[G] But these mama's boys [A] just don't know when to [D] quit.
_ _ _ _ [G] And Matilda asked [A] the sailors [D] all those dreams or all those prayers.
_ [B] So [G] close your eyes, son, [A] and this won't hurt a bit.
Oh, [D] it's _ time, [A] _ _ time, [D] time.
_ _ _ _ [G] And it's _ time, [Bm] time, _ [A] _ time.
_ _ And [D] it's _ _ time, _ time, [G] time that you [Em] love.
_ And [D] it's time, _
[A] _ time, [D] time. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, things are pretty lousy for a calendar girl.
_ The [G] boys just dive right [A] off the cars [G] and splash into [D] the street. _
_ _ [G] And when they're on [A] a roll, _ [D] she pulls a razor from her boot.
_ [G] And a thousand pigeons fall around [A] her feet.
[G] _ _ _ _
So put [D] a candle in the window _ and a kiss upon his lips.
[G] As the dish [A] outside the window fills [D] with rain. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ Just [A] like a stranger [D] with the weeds in your _ [G] heart.
_ You pay the fiddler off till [A] I come back again.
_ Oh, [D] it's time, _ [A] _ time, [D]
time.
_ _ _ _ [G] And it's time, _ time, _ [A] _ _
time.
_ _ [D] And it's time, _ _ time, _ _ [G] time that you love.
_ [Em] _ And [D] it's time, _ [A] _ _ time.
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] And it's _ [A] time, _ _ [D] time, time.
_ _ _ And [G] it's _ time, [Bm] time, _ [A] _ _
time.
_ _ _ [D] And it's [F#m] _ time, _ time, [Bm] _
time that you love.
_ [G] _ _
[D] And it's time, _ [A] _ _
time, _ _ [D] _ time. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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