Time Gone By chords by Carole King

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
A 
 (E minor) The rebel cry of des (A major) olation
Em 
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 (E minor) To which we used to hearken  (A major) 
Em 
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 (E minor) Echoes now in isolation  (A major) 
Em 
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As the skies  (E minor) in fury darken  (A major) 
Em 
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 (E minor) A thousand acts of de (A major) secration
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 (E minor) Hundreds more continue
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 (A major) When  (E minor) why'know that
A 
you are all  (A major) creation
Em 
 (E minor) You're gonna fight 'em
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D 
with all  (A major) that's in you  (D major) 

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Verse 2

I remember time gone by

When peace and hope and

dreams were high

We followed inner visions

and touched the sky

Now we who still believe won't let

Interlude 1

them die

Verse 3
A 
Waters dammed to  (A major) overflowing
Em 
Like tears  (E minor) brimming over
A 
in our  (A major) eyes
Em 
Sometimes  (E minor) it's so hard
A 
to  (A major) keep on going
Em 
A 
When prom (E minor) ises turn to lies  (A major) 
Em 
A 
 (E minor) Go  ahead, give in  (A major) to confusion
Em 
A 
And  (E minor) put aside your ideals, too  (A major) 
Em 
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Soon  (E minor) you'll see only  (A major) illusion
Em 
 (E minor) Don't care who's hurt
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D 
As  (A major) long as it's not you  (D major) 

Verse 4
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I remember time  (D major) gone by
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When peace  (G major) and hope and
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dream (Asus4) s were high
A 
D 
 (A major) We  (D major) followed inner visions
and touched the sky
G 
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Now we  (G major) who still believe  (C major) won't

Interlude 2

let them die

Verse 5
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 (E minor) Sometimes a lead (A major) er emerges
Em 
A 
Em 
And is  (E minor) followed for awhile  (A major)  (E minor) 
A 
Doesn't matter what  (A major) he encourages
Em 
A 
Em 
As  (E minor) long as he's got style  (A major)  (E minor) 
A 
Young ones conceived  (A major) in a passion
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Of dir (E minor) ections we thought
A 
enlightene (A major) d
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 (E minor) Grown-up, they they follow
A 
the  (A major) mood in fashion
Em 
But be (E minor) neath their bravado
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D 
You  (A major) know  (G major) they're  (A major) frightened  (D major) 

Verse 6
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I remember time  (D major) gone by
G 
When peace  (G major) and hope and
A 
dreams  (A major) were high
D 
We  (D major) followed inner visions
and touched the sky
G 
C 
Em 
A 
Now we  (G major) who still be (C major) lieve  (E minor)  (A major) won't let them die