GuitarTuna Pick
GuitarTuna

Get the full experience in app

Open

Time of Inconvenience chords by
Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith
Logo

N/A•
Key: E major•
Intro 1
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Dsus4
Dsus4

View detailed Dsus4 chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app


Verse 1
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

We're living in a time of inconveni ence
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Compassion fails me with
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

this meanness in the air
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Our city streets are filled with viol ence
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

So we close our doors to the city
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

And pretend that it's not there
Verse 2
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Here I go again

Back out on these mean streets
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

The evil seems to cling to the

soles of my feet
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Cause' I'm living in a time
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

of inconvenience
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

At an inconvenient time
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Verse 3
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

We're living in the age
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

of communication
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Where the only voices heard
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

have money in their hands
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Where greed has become
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

a sophistication
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

And if you ain't got money
Verse 4
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

You ain't got nothin' in this land
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

An' here I am one lonely wo man
Verse 5

On these mean streets
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Where the right to life man has
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

become my enemy
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Cause' I'm living in his
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

time of inconvenience
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

At an inconvenient time
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Verse 6
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app


I've turned my cheek
F#m
F#m
2

View detailed F#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

As my history fades
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

While the clock ticks away
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Any progress we've made
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

I never thought
F#m
F#m
2

View detailed F#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

I'd be ashamed to be human
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Afraid to say
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

My time has seen it's day
Verse 7
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Cuz' I'm living in a time of
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

inconvenience
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Living in a time of inconvenience
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

living in a time of inconvenience
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

It's an inconvenient time
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Verse 8
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app


This is the time of greed and power
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Where everyone needs to have
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

someone to shove around
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Our children come to us for answers
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Listening for freedom but they
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

don't know the sound
Verse 9
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

And there they are, our children

Dumped out in these mean streets
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

The evil sweeps them up
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

And brings them to their knees
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Cause' they're
Verse 10

living in our
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

time of inconvenience
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

They're living in the age
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

of communication
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

This is the time of greed and power
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

This is the time that I wish was
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

not mine

Cause' it's an inconvenient
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

time
Verse 11
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

(time, oh time)
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

(it's an inconvenient time)
Outro 1
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

How did you like the song?

You need to log in to leave a rating.
An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • A

  • D

  • Dsus4

  • F#m

    2

  • E

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

0

Autoscroll20%

More songs by Nanci Griffith

Discover chords for more songs to play

Nanci Griffith

Love at the Five and Dime

Nanci Griffith

Outbound Plane

Nanci Griffith

Two for the Road

Jimmy Buffett and Nanci Griffith

Someone I Used to Love

Nanci Griffith

Trouble in the Fields

Nanci Griffith

Gulf Coast Highway

Nanci Griffith

Late Night Grande Hotel

See More

Related songs

Discover chords for more songs to play

Nanci Griffith

Love at the Five and Dime

Nanci Griffith

The Animals

The House Of The Rising Sun

The Animals

John Denver

Take Me Home, Country Roads

John Denver

Nanci Griffith

Two for the Road

Nanci Griffith

Olivia Rodrigo

Drivers License

Olivia Rodrigo

The Who

Behind Blue Eyes

The Who

John Legend

All Of Me

John Legend

See More

Popular chords globally

Most played chords & tabs across all users

1

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

2

Creep

Radiohead

3

Yellow

Coldplay

4

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Green Day

5

Zombie

The Cranberries

6

Wonderwall

Oasis

7

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

Recently added

Recently added chords & tabs

Love Me, I'm A Liberal

Phil Ochs

The Bitch Song

Bowling For Soup

J'ai oublié de vivre

Vianney

Exxus

Glass Animals

Wicked Game

James Vincent McMorrow

The Shape Of Your Love

Colton Dixon

Slow Show

The National

Frequently asked questions

The original key of Time of Inconvenience by Nanci Griffith is E major.

The primary chords used in Time of Inconvenience are A, B, E, Esus4, G#m, F#.

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

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, B, E, Esus4, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Time of Inconvenience is approximately 113 beats per minute.

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

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for Time of Inconvenience. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Nanci Griffith.

Absolutely. Click the Save or Heart icon to add Time of Inconvenience to your account. You can access all your saved songs under My Library at any time.

You can view the full chord sheet and lyrics for Time of Inconvenience by Nanci Griffith on this page for free. We provide high-quality, verified chords to help you start playing immediately.