Time In A Bottle Tab by
Jim Croce

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Key: D minor

Intro 1

Dm

Dm/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

Dm/C

G7/B

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Gm6/Bb

A7

Gm

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

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Verse 1
Dm Dm 
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Dm/C# Dm/C# 4
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Dm/C Dm/C 
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G7/B G7/B 
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I could save     time in a      bottle
Gm6/Bb Gm6/Bb 
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A7 A7 
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Gm Gm 3
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The       first thing that I'd like to do
A7 A7 
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E|--------------------------|
B|-2-------3-------5--------|
G|-----0--------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-0-------2-------4--------|
E|--------------------------|
   1       2       3
Dm Dm 
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Dm/C Dm/C 
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is to save every  day
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B|-8-------6-------5--------|
G|-----0---------------0----|
D|-8-------7-------5--------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
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Gm6/Bb Gm6/Bb 
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Dm/F Dm/F 
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'Til e         ternity passes away
Gm Gm 3
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Just to  spend them with you
A7 A7 
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B|-2-------3----------------|
G|-----0-------0-------0----|
D|--------------------------|
A|-0-------2----------------|
E|--------------------------|
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Verse 2

Dm

Dm/C#

Dm/C

G7/B

If I could make days last for ever

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Gm6/Bb

A7

Gm

A7

If words could make wishes come true

Dm

Dm/C

Gm6/Bb

I'd save every day like a treasure and then

Dm/F

Gm

A7

A gain, I would spend them with you

Chorus 1
D D 
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F#m/C# F#m/C# 2
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But there never seems to        be enough time
Bm Bm 2
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D/A D/A 2
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To  do the things you   want to do
G6 G6 
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D/F# D/F# 
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Em7 Em7 
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Once you find them
A7 A7 
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   I've
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B|-2-------3-------5--------|
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D D 
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F#m/C# F#m/C# 2
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looked around enough     to know
Bm Bm 2
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D/A D/A 2
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That you're the one I     want to go
G6 G6 
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D/F# D/F# 
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Em7 Em7 
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Through time with
A7 A7 
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E|--------------------------|
B|-2-------3-------5--------|
G|-----0--------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-0-------2-------4--------|
E|--------------------------|
   1       2       3

Interlude 1

Dm

Dm/C#

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Dm/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

Gm6/Bb

A7

Gm

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A7

A7

If

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Verse 3
Dm Dm 
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Dm/C# Dm/C# 4
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Dm/C Dm/C 
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G7/B G7/B 
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I had a box      just for    wishes
Gm6/Bb Gm6/Bb 
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A7 A7 
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Gm Gm 3
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A7 A7 
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And       dreams that had never  come true
Dm Dm 
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Dm/C Dm/C 
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The box would be     empty
Gm6/Bb Gm6/Bb 
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Ex        cept for the memory
Dm/F Dm/F 
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Gm Gm 3
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A7 A7 
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Of how    they were answered by you

Chorus 2
D D 
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F#m/C# F#m/C# 2
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But there never seems to        be enough time
Bm Bm 2
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D/A D/A 2
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To  do the things you   want to do
G6 G6 
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D/F# D/F# 
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Em7 Em7 
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A7 A7 
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Once you find them
D D 
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F#m/C# F#m/C# 2
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I've looked around enough     to know
Bm Bm 2
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D/A D/A 2
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That you're the one I     want to go
G6 G6 
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D/F# D/F# 
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Em7 Em7 
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A7 A7 
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Through time with

Outro 1

Dmadd9

Dmadd9

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Dmadd9

Dmadd9

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Dmadd9

Dmadd9

E|-----0-----------0--------|--------------------------| B|---------6-----------6----|--------------------------| G|-------------7------------|-<7>----------------------| D|-0------------------------|---------<7>--------------| A|--------------------------|---------0-------5--------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------| 1 2 3 1 2 3

Dmadd9

E|-0------------------------| B|-6------------------------| G|-7------------------------| D|-7------------------------| A|-5------------------------| E|--------------------------| 1 2 3

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