Time Chords by Tom Waits
Tempo:
179.1 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 Harlow, and the moon is in the street, [B] and the shadow [A] boys are
breaking [G] all the [D] laws.
[G] And you're east of [A] East St.
Louis, [Bm] and the wind [D] is making speeches, [G] and the rain sounds
like a round [A] of applause.
[D]
Napoleon is weeping, and the carnival's lit, [G] his invisible [A] fiancé's [D] in the mirror.
[G] And 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 down [Em] here.
And [D] it's time, [A] time, [D] time.
[G] And it's time, [Bm]
time, [A] time.
[D] And it's time, [F#]
[G] time, time that you love.
[D] And it's time, [A]
time, [D] time.
And they all pretend they're orphans, and their memory's like a train.
[G] You can see it getting [Am] smaller as it [G] pulls [D] away.
[G] And the things you can't [A] remember [D] tell the things you can't forget.
[G] The history puts a saint in every [A] dream.
[D]
[G] [A] [D] Well, she said she'd stick around until the bandages came off.
[G] But these mama's [A] boys just don't know when to [D] quit.
[G] And Matilda [A] asked the sailors [D] all those dreams or all those prayers.
[B] So [G] close your eyes, son, [A] 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 it's [D] time,
[A] time, [D] time.
Well, things are pretty lousy for a calendar girl.
The [G] boys just dive [A] right 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 booty.
[G] And a thousand pigeons fall [A] around her [G] feet.
So [D] put a candle in the window and a kiss upon his lips.
[G] There's the dish [A] outside the window [D] filled with rain.
[G]
[A] Just like a stranger [D] with the weeds in your [G] heart.
She ate a fiddler off [A] till I come back.
[D] Oh, 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] [D] And it's time, [A] [D] time, time.
[A] [D] And it's [A] time, time,
[D] time.
[G] And it's time, [Bm] time, [A]
time that [D]
[F#m]
[Bm] you love.
[G]
[D] In a time, [A]
time, [D]
time
[N]
[D] But a smart man is on Harlow, and the moon is in the street, [B] and the shadow [A] boys are
breaking [G] all the [D] laws.
[G] And you're east of [A] East St.
Louis, [Bm] and the wind [D] is making speeches, [G] and the rain sounds
like a round [A] of applause.
[D]
Napoleon is weeping, and the carnival's lit, [G] his invisible [A] fiancé's [D] in the mirror.
[G] And 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 down [Em] here.
And [D] it's time, [A] time, [D] time.
[G] And it's time, [Bm]
time, [A] time.
[D] And it's time, [F#]
[G] time, time that you love.
[D] And it's time, [A]
time, [D] time.
And they all pretend they're orphans, and their memory's like a train.
[G] You can see it getting [Am] smaller as it [G] pulls [D] away.
[G] And the things you can't [A] remember [D] tell the things you can't forget.
[G] The history puts a saint in every [A] dream.
[D]
[G] [A] [D] Well, she said she'd stick around until the bandages came off.
[G] But these mama's [A] boys just don't know when to [D] quit.
[G] And Matilda [A] asked the sailors [D] all those dreams or all those prayers.
[B] So [G] close your eyes, son, [A] 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 it's [D] time,
[A] time, [D] time.
Well, things are pretty lousy for a calendar girl.
The [G] boys just dive [A] right 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 booty.
[G] And a thousand pigeons fall [A] around her [G] feet.
So [D] put a candle in the window and a kiss upon his lips.
[G] There's the dish [A] outside the window [D] filled with rain.
[G]
[A] Just like a stranger [D] with the weeds in your [G] heart.
She ate a fiddler off [A] till I come back.
[D] Oh, 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] [D] And it's time, [A] [D] time, time.
[A] [D] And it's [A] time, time,
[D] time.
[G] And it's time, [Bm] time, [A]
time that [D]
[F#m]
[Bm] you love.
[G]
[D] In a time, [A]
time, [D]
time
[N]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
Em
D
G
A
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] But a smart man is on Harlow, _ and the moon is in the street, _ _ [B] and the shadow [A] boys are
breaking [G] all the [D] laws. _
_ _ _ [G] And you're east of [A] East St.
Louis, [Bm] and the wind [D] is making _ speeches, _ [G] and the rain sounds
like a round [A] of _ applause.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Napoleon is weeping, _ and the _ carnival's lit, _ _ [G] his invisible [A] _ _ fiancé's [D] in the mirror.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] And 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 down [Em] _ here.
_ And [D] it's _ time, [A] _ _ time, [D] _ time. _ _ _ _
[G] And it's time, _ _ _ [Bm]
time, [A] _ time. _ _ _
[D] And it's _ time, _ [F#] _ _
[G] time, time that you love. _
_ [D] And it's time, _ [A] _ _
time, [D] time. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And they all pretend they're orphans, _ and their memory's like a train.
[G] You can see it getting [Am] smaller as it [G] pulls [D] away. _ _
_ _ _ [G] And the things you can't [A] remember _ [D] tell the things you can't forget.
_ [G] The history puts a saint in every [A] dream.
_ [D] _
[G] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] Well, she said she'd stick around until the bandages came off.
[G] But these mama's [A] boys just don't know when to [D] quit. _
_ _ _ _ [G] And Matilda [A] asked the sailors [D] all those dreams or all those _ prayers.
[B] So [G] close your eyes, son, _ [A] 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 it's [D] time, _
_ [A] _ time, [D] time. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, things are pretty _ lousy for a calendar girl.
_ _ The [G] boys just dive [A] right 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 booty.
[G] And a thousand pigeons fall [A] around her [G] feet.
_ _ _ So [D] put a candle in the window _ and a kiss upon his lips.
_ [G] There's the dish [A] outside the window _ [D] filled with rain.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] Just like a stranger [D] with the weeds in your _ [G] heart. _ _
She ate a fiddler off [A] till I come back.
_ _ _ [D] Oh, 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] _ [D] And it's _ time, _ [A] _ _ [D] time, time.
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] And it's _ [A] time, _ time, _
[D] time.
_ _ _ _ [G] And it's _ _ time, [Bm] time, _ [A] _
time _ _ _ that [D] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ you love.
_ [G] _
_ _ [D] In a _ time, [A] _
_ time, _ _ [D] _ _
time _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ [D] But a smart man is on Harlow, _ and the moon is in the street, _ _ [B] and the shadow [A] boys are
breaking [G] all the [D] laws. _
_ _ _ [G] And you're east of [A] East St.
Louis, [Bm] and the wind [D] is making _ speeches, _ [G] and the rain sounds
like a round [A] of _ applause.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Napoleon is weeping, _ and the _ carnival's lit, _ _ [G] his invisible [A] _ _ fiancé's [D] in the mirror.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] And 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 down [Em] _ here.
_ And [D] it's _ time, [A] _ _ time, [D] _ time. _ _ _ _
[G] And it's time, _ _ _ [Bm]
time, [A] _ time. _ _ _
[D] And it's _ time, _ [F#] _ _
[G] time, time that you love. _
_ [D] And it's time, _ [A] _ _
time, [D] time. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And they all pretend they're orphans, _ and their memory's like a train.
[G] You can see it getting [Am] smaller as it [G] pulls [D] away. _ _
_ _ _ [G] And the things you can't [A] remember _ [D] tell the things you can't forget.
_ [G] The history puts a saint in every [A] dream.
_ [D] _
[G] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] Well, she said she'd stick around until the bandages came off.
[G] But these mama's [A] boys just don't know when to [D] quit. _
_ _ _ _ [G] And Matilda [A] asked the sailors [D] all those dreams or all those _ prayers.
[B] So [G] close your eyes, son, _ [A] 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 it's [D] time, _
_ [A] _ time, [D] time. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, things are pretty _ lousy for a calendar girl.
_ _ The [G] boys just dive [A] right 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 booty.
[G] And a thousand pigeons fall [A] around her [G] feet.
_ _ _ So [D] put a candle in the window _ and a kiss upon his lips.
_ [G] There's the dish [A] outside the window _ [D] filled with rain.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] Just like a stranger [D] with the weeds in your _ [G] heart. _ _
She ate a fiddler off [A] till I come back.
_ _ _ [D] Oh, 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] _ [D] And it's _ time, _ [A] _ _ [D] time, time.
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] And it's _ [A] time, _ time, _
[D] time.
_ _ _ _ [G] And it's _ _ time, [Bm] time, _ [A] _
time _ _ _ that [D] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ you love.
_ [G] _
_ _ [D] In a _ time, [A] _
_ time, _ _ [D] _ _
time _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
Facts about this song