Tulsa Time chords by Eric Clapton (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
Well,  (G major) I  left Oklahoma
Drivin' in a Pontiac
D7 
Just about to lose my mind  (D7) 
I was goin' to Arizona
Maybe on to California
G 
Where people all live so fine  (G major) 

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Verse 2

My mama says I'm crazy

My baby calls me lazy

But I'm going to show them all this time

'Cause you know I ain't no fool

And I don't need no more damn school

Born to just walk the line

Chorus 1
G 
 (G major) Livin' on Tulsa Time
D7 
Livin' on Tulsa Time  (D7) 
Gon' set my watch back to it
'Cause you know that I'll get through it
G 
I'm livin' on Tulsa Time  (G major) 

Interlude 1

Verse 3
G 
Now  (G major) there I was in Hollywood
Thinkin' I was doin' good
D7 
Talkin' on the telephone line  (D7) 
They don't want me in the movies
And nobody sings my songs
G 
My mama says, "My baby's doin'  (G major) fine"

Verse 4
G 
So  (G major) then I started winkin'
Then I started thinkin'
D7 
That I really had a flash this time  (D7) 
That I had no business leavin'
And nobody would be grievin'
G 
You see I'm on Tulsa Time  (G major) 

Chorus 2
G 
 (G major) Livin' on Tulsa Time
D7 
Livin' on Tulsa Time  (D7) 
I'll set my watch back to it
'Cause you know that I'll get through it
G 
I'm livin' on Tulsa Time  (G major) 

Chorus 3
G 
 (G major) Livin' on Tulsa Time
D7 
Livin' on Tulsa Time  (D7) 
Gon' set my watch back to it
'Cause you know that I'll get through it
G 
I'm livin' on Tulsa Time  (G major) 

Interlude 2

Outro 1

[Repeat and fade]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: G majorBPM: 124

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2

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This is the definitive original version of Tulsa Time by Eric Clapton, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn Tulsa Time the way Eric Clapton intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.