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Intro 1
(E minor) (G major) (E minor) (G major) (E minor) (G major) (E minor) (G major)
(E minor)
(C major)
Verse 1
(G major) Saw a girl that I used (E minor) to know
I was (G major) deep in thought at the time (E minor)
(G major) To recognize the face (E minor) at first
Cause I was (G major) probably looking at mine (E minor)
Well she (C major) was the only girl I've ever loved
But my (G major) folks didn't dig her so much (E minor)
I was young (D major)
This is ser (C major) ious
To me (D major) she was the world (C major) (she was
my world now)
I thought (D major) I'd never live (C major) without her,
But (D major) I got by (E minor) in time
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Verse 2
(E minor)
Well let me tell (F major) you (C major) now,
(G major) Saw a guy that I used (E minor) to know
Man (G major) he'd changed so much (E minor)
(G major) I think it hurt him to say (E minor) 'hello,
(G major) Cause he hardly opened his mouth (E minor)
Yeah well he (C major) was my best
friend a few years ago
(G major) Truly insepar (E minor) able
Verse 3
We were (D major) young
We were full (C major) of ideals
We were gon (D major) na pull this whole (C major) world
(D major) But something happened
I did (C major) n't know why
(D major) But that's the way that it (E minor) goes.
I (G major) suppose,
Verse 4
(A minor)
What you say (B major) - what you do
(G major) Don't mean nothing, nothing at all
(A minor) And all the bonds you make (B major) between ya
Can be (G major) broken any time
you want now (B major)
Please tell me if my philo (E minor) sophy's wrong
(B major) I've got to know the truth (E minor)
(C major) I don't mean to offend (G major) anyone but,
(A minor) You (A major) know it's something that I (D major) do, oh-
Verse 5
(G major) So nice to see (E minor) you tonight,
An (G major) d I'm so glad that you came (E minor) (G major)
Some of the people stand (E minor) ing outside,
say (G major)
Sure feel the same (E minor)
Yeah my (C major) point is in a round about way
Given time (G major) he'll always for (E minor) get
Cause the (D major) memories
That (C major) ... me on
To (D major) me everything (C major)
(you're everything now)
And (D major) it always will (C major) be mine, yeah
And (D major) no one can take (E minor) them away
Outro 1
(D major)
(G major) (E minor) (G major) (E minor) (G major) (E minor) (G major) (E minor)
I Got by in Time
The Jam
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