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Time In A Bottle Tab by Jim Croce

  • Dm

  • Dm/C#

    4

  • Dm/C

  • G7/B

  • Gm6/Bb

  • A7

  • Gm

    3

  • Dm/F

  • D

  • F#m/C#

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • D/A

    2

  • G6

  • D/F#

  • Em7

  • Dmadd9

    5
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Intro 1
(D minor) (D minor/C#)
E|-----10------10------10---|-----9-------9-------9----| B|-10------10------10-------|-10------10------10-------| G|--------------------------|--------------------------| D|--------------------------|--------------------------| A|--------------------------|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------| 1 2 3 1 2 3
(D minor/C) (G7/B)
E|-----8-------8-------8----|-----7-------7-------7----| B|-10------10------10-------|-8-------8-------8--------| G|--------------------------|--------------------------| D|--------------------------|--------------------------| A|--------------------------|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------| 1 2 3 1 2 3
(G minor6/Bb) (A7) (G minor)
E|-----6-------6-------6----|-----6-------6------------| B|-8------------------------|-8------------------------| G|---------9-------10-------|---------10------9--------| D|--------------------------|--------------------------| A|--------------------------|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------| 1 2 3 1 2 3
(A7) (A7) If
E|-5-------7-------9--------|-12------10------9----------| B|-(2)-----(3)-----(5)------|-(8)-----(6)-----(5)(6)(5)--| G|-6---(0)-7-------9--------|-12--(0)-10------9----------| D|--------------------------|-(8)-----(7)-----(5)--------| A|-(0)-----(2)-----(4)------|----------------------------| E|--------------------------|----------------------------| 1 2 3 1 2 3
Verse 1
(D minor) I could save (D minor/C#) time in a (D minor/C) bottle (G7/B)
The (G minor6/Bb) first thing that I'd (A7) like (G minor) to do
(A7)
E|--------------------------| B|-2-------3-------5--------| G|-----0--------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-0-------2-------4--------| E|--------------------------| 1 2 3
is to (D minor) save every (D minor/C) day
E|--------------------------| B|-8-------6-------5--------| G|-----0---------------0----| D|-8-------7-------5--------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| 1 2 3
'Til e (G minor6/Bb) ternity passes away (D minor/F)
Just to (G minor) spend them with you
(A7)
E|-----------------0--------| B|-2-------3----------------| G|-----0-------0-------0----| D|--------------------------| A|-0-------2----------------| E|--------------------------| 1 2 3

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Verse 2
If (D minor) I could make (D minor/C#) days last for (D minor/C) ever (G7/B)
E|--------------------------| B|-2h3p2---0-------2--------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-0---------------0--------| E|--------------------------| 1 2 3
If (G minor6/Bb) words could make wishes (A7) (G minor) come (A7) true
I'd (D minor) save every (D minor/C) day like a (G minor6/Bb) treasure and then
A (D minor/F) gain, I would (G minor) spend them with you (A7)
Chorus 1
But there (D major) never seems to (F sharp minor/C#) be enough time
To (B minor) do the things you (D/A) want to do
Once you (G6) find them (D/F#) (E minor7)
(A7) I've
E|--------------------------| B|-2-------3-------5--------| G|-----0--------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-0-------2-------4--------| E|--------------------------| 1 2 3
(D major) looked around enough (F sharp minor/C#) to know
That (B minor) you're the one I (D/A) want to go
Through (G6) time with (D/F#) (E minor7)
(A7)
E|--------------------------| B|-2-------3-------5--------| G|-----0--------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-0-------2-------4--------| E|--------------------------| 1 2 3
Interlude 1
(D minor) (D minor/C#)
E|-----10------10------10---|-----9-------9-------9----| B|-10------10------10-------|-10------10------10-------| G|--------------------------|--------------------------| D|--------------------------|--------------------------| A|--------------------------|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------| 1 2 3 1 2 3
(D minor/C) (G7/B)
E|-----8-------8-------8----|-----7-------7-------7----| B|-10------10------10-------|-8-------8-------8--------| G|--------------------------|--------------------------| D|--------------------------|--------------------------| A|--------------------------|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------| 1 2 3 1 2 3
(G minor6/Bb) (A7) (G minor)
E|-----6-------6-------6----|-----6-------6------------| B|-8------------------------|-8------------------------| G|---------9-------10-------|---------10------9--------| D|--------------------------|--------------------------| A|--------------------------|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------| 1 2 3 1 2 3
(A7) (A7) If
E|-5-------7-------9--------|-12------10------9----------| B|-(2)-----(3)-----(5)------|-(8)-----(6)-----(5)(6)(5)--| G|-6---(0)-7-------9--------|-12--(0)-10------9----------| D|--------------------------|-(8)-----(7)-----(5)--------| A|-(0)-----(2)-----(4)------|----------------------------| E|--------------------------|----------------------------| 1 2 3 1 2 3
Verse 3
(D minor) I had a box (D minor/C#) just for (D minor/C) wishes (G7/B)
And (G minor6/Bb) dreams that had never (A7) (G minor) come (A7) true
The (D minor) box would be (D minor/C) empty
Ex (G minor6/Bb) cept for the memory
Of how (D minor/F) they were (G minor) answered by you (A7)
Chorus 2
But there (D major) never seems to (F sharp minor/C#) be enough time
To (B minor) do the things you (D/A) want to do
Once you (G6) find them (D/F#) (E minor7) (A7)
I've (D major) looked around enough (F sharp minor/C#) to know
That (B minor) you're the one I (D/A) want to go
Through (G6) time with (D/F#) (E minor7) (A7)
Outro 1
(D minoradd9) (D minoradd9)
E|-----0-----------0--------|--------------------------| B|---------6-----------6----|--------------------------| G|-------------7------------|-<7>----------------------| D|-0------------------------|---------<7>--------------| A|--------------------------|-----------------0--------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------| 1 2 3 1 2 3
(D minoradd9) (D minoradd9)
E|-----0-----------0--------|--------------------------| B|---------6-----------6----|--------------------------| G|-------------7------------|-<7>----------------------| D|-0------------------------|---------<7>--------------| A|--------------------------|-----------------<12>-----| E|--------------------------|--------------------------| 1 2 3 1 2 3
(D minoradd9) (D minoradd9)
E|-----0-----------0--------|--------------------------| B|---------6-----------6----|--------------------------| G|-------------7------------|-<7>----------------------| D|-0------------------------|---------<7>--------------| A|--------------------------|---------0-------5--------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------| 1 2 3 1 2 3
(D minoradd9)
E|-0------------------------| B|-6------------------------| G|-7------------------------| D|-7------------------------| A|-5------------------------| E|--------------------------| 1 2 3
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