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Funny How Time Slips Away chords by Willie Nelson (Official Version)

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D
Dmaj7
D6
G6
D7
E7
A7

Intro 1

D

Dmaj7

D6

Dmaj7

D

Dmaj7

D6

Dmaj7

Verse 1
D 
Dmaj7 
Well hello there
G6 
D 
Dmaj7 
my it's been a long long time
D6 
Dmaj7 
D 
Dmaj7 
How am I doin'?
G6 
D 
Dmaj7 
Oh, I guess that I'm doin' fine
D6 
Dmaj7 
D 
Dmaj7 
It's been so long now
D7 
but it seems now
G6 
E7 
That it was only yesterday
A7 
D 
G6 
Gee ain't it funny how time slips away
D 
A7 

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Verse 2
D 
Dmaj7 
How's your new love?
G6 
D 
Dmaj7 
I hope that he's doin' fine
D6 
Dmaj7 
D 
Dmaj7 
I heard you told him
G6 
D 
Dmaj7 
that you'd love him till the end of time
D6 
Dmaj7 
D 
Dmaj7 
Now that's the same thing
D7 
that you told me
G6 
E7 
seems like just the other day
A7 
D 
G6 
Gee ain't it funny how time slips away
D 
A7 

Verse 3
D 
Dmaj7 
I gotta go now
G6 
D 
Dmaj7 
I guess I'll see you around
D6 
Dmaj7 
D 
Dmaj7 
Don't know when though
G6 
D 
never know when I'll be back in town
Dmaj7 
D6 
Dmaj7 
D 
Dmaj7 
But remember
D7 
what I tell you
G6 
E7 
in time you're gonna pay
A7 
D 
G6 
And it's surprising how time slips away
D 

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0

D
Dmaj7
D6
G6
D7
E7
A7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: D majorBPM: 71

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Dmaj7: x-x-0-2-2-2
D6: x-x-0-2-0-2
G6: 3-2-0-0-0-0
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of Funny How Time Slips Away by Willie Nelson, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Willie Nelson's performance.

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