This Is The Time chords

byBilly Joel
Tempo:
128.3 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

Cm

Eb

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Key:
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
C
3211
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
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To learn Billy Joel - This Is The Time chords with lyrics, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Eb, F, Bb, Cm, C, D, F, D, Cm. A strategic approach would be to train at 64 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's natural tempo of 128. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Bb.

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[Cm] .
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb] .
[Cm] .
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb] .
[Dm] [Eb] .
[F] .
[D] [Eb] .
[C] .
[D] We walked [Cm] on the beach [C] beside that old hotel.
.
[D] They're tearing [Cm] it down now, [C] but it's just as well.
[D] .
I haven't [Cm] shown you everything [C] a man can do.
.
[D] So stay with [Cm] me, baby, I [F] got friends for you.
.
This is the time to [Bb].
remember, cause [Eb] it will not last [F].
forever.
These are the days to [Bb] hold on to, cause [Eb] we won't although we'll [F] want to.
This is [Bb] the time, [Fm] .
but time is [C] gonna [G] change.
You've given [Gb] me the best of you, [Ebm] and I [Bb] need the [F] rest of you.
[Dm] Did you know [Eb] that before [Cm] you [F] came into my life, .
[D] some [Eb] kind of miracle [C] that I survived.
.
[Dm] Someday [Eb] we will both look back [F] and [C] have to laugh.
.
[Dm] We lived [Eb] through a [C] lifetime [F] and the aftermath.
.
This is the time to [Bb].
remember, cause [Eb] it will not last [F].
forever.
These are the days to [Bb] hold on to, cause [Eb] we won't although [F] we'll want to.
This is [Bb] the time, [Fm] .
but time is [G] gonna change.
I know we [Gb] gotta move somehow, but I don't [Bb] wanna [F] lose you now.
[A] [Dm] Sometimes [Am] it's so easy to [Bb] let a day [C] slip on [Db] by,.
[Dm] without [Am] even seeing each [Bb] other at all.
.
[C] [Dm] But this [Am] is the time you'll turn back [Gm] to and so [Em] will [A] I.
[Dm] And those [Am] will be days you can never [Bb] recall.
[Cm] .
[D] [Eb] .
[F] .
[Dm] [Eb] .
[D] .
And so [Cm] we embrace again [F] behind the doom.
[C] .
[Dm] This beach [Eb] is so cold on [C] winter .
[D] afternoons.
Ah, but [Cm] holding you close is like [F] holding the summer sun.
.
[Dm] I'm warm [Eb] from the memory [F] of days to come.
This is the time to [Bb].
remember, [Eb] cause it will not last [F].
forever.
These are the days to [Bb] hold on to, cause [Eb] we won't although [F] we'll want to.
This [Bb] is the time, [Fm] .
but time is [G] gonna change.
You've given [Gb] me the best of you, but [Bb] I need [F] the rest of [Fm] you.
[D] [Cm] [C] .
[D] [Cm] .
[F] .
[D] [Cm] .
[Fm] [C] .
[D] [Cm] .
[F] [C] .
[Dm] .
[C] .
[D] [Cm] .

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