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The Smiths
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Key: A major•
Verse 1
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Em
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Mine eyes have seen the glory
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Bm
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of the sacred wunderkind
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You took me behind a dis-
Bm
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D

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used railway line
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And said, "I know a place where we can go,
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Bm
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D
D

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where we are not known"
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And then you gave me something that I
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D

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won't forget too soon
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Verse 2
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A
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But I can't believe that
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you'd ever care
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And this is why you will never care
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But these things take time
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E
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And I know that I'm the most inept
A
A

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G
G

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that ever stepped
Interlude 1
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Em
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I'm spell
Verse 3
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bound,
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2

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but a woman divides
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Em
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And the hills are alive with
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celibate cries
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But you know where you came from,
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you know where you're going
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And you know where you
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Em
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belong
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You said I was ill and you were

not wrong
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Verse 4
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But I can't believe that
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you'd ever care
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Cm
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And so you never care
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But these things take time
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And I know that I'm the most
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G
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inept that ever stepped
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Verse 5

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Oh, the alcoholic afternoons
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Em
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When we sat in your room
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They meant more to me than any
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Em
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Than any living thing on earth
D
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It had more
Verse 6
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worth than any
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Em
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Living thing on earth, on earth
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On earth, oh- oh, oh- oh-
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oh
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Vivid and in your prime
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E
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You will leave me behind
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You will leave me behind
Outro 1
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Chords

  • G

  • A

  • C

  • D

  • Em

  • Bm

    2

  • E

  • Cm

    3

Capo: 2

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The original key of These Things Take Time by The Smiths is A major.

The primary chords used in These Things Take Time are A, B, D, E, F#m, C#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

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

The tempo of These Things Take Time is approximately 167 beats per minute.

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