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Straight Outta Time chords by
John Hiatt
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Hot summer night,
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I was counting all the starlight on your skin
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Airtight, as I watched you breathing out,
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I'm breathing in
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By the lake, so humid that the
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moon was getting wet
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For our sake the crickets started
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playing their castanets
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D

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Like a gypsy,
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G

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you stole me from a child into a man
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It never hit me: I've been running
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G

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ever since I took a stand
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Find this love like Spanish moss
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G

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hangin from the trees
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Just swaying in the breeze
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like a sweet memory
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Running
Verse 2
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straight outta time,
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straight outta time (x2) Since you were mine
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That autumn chill sent a shiver, girl,
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it shook us to the bone
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And we still had February
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frozen on the phone
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Spring thaw,
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would it find us with our lips frozen blue?
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Love calls, but do we really live the
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time we're running through?
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D

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Or like a dream,
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do we let it die and drift away to sleep
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Until it screams like an echo in the
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history books you keep
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'Cause that stream running from
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the corners of my mind
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Looking back I find like a
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river it unwinds
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Running straight outta time,
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straight outta time (x2)
Verse 3
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Running straight outta time just like

an old man's fiddle

Looking for the dance; gonna
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meet me in the middle
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I'm never gonna figure out

the way that I feel -
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Running straight outta time,
Interlude 1

but my love's still real
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Now I
Verse 4
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see you- you're looking
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pretty in your summer dress
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I can almost feel you as you clutch
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your little locket to your breast
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Looking down at the picture,
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girl, you know you're looking fine
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Is it me? Was I ever in your heart
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or on your mind?
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Cause I'm running outta time
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I'm running straight outta time

Were you ever mine?

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • C

  • A

  • Em

Capo: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Straight Outta Time by John Hiatt is D major.

The primary chords used in Straight Outta Time are D, G, C, A, Em.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, C, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Straight Outta Time is approximately 65 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Straight Outta Time using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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