I Didnt Know What Time It Was Chords & Tabs
I Didnt Know What Time It Was Chords
This is in the key I sing it in, but it can obviously be transposed into whatever
you need. Please enjoy!!!
I use a lot of jazz symbols so for those of you that don't know:
a (-) means minor. As in A#-7 = A#min7
A#-7 D#7 G#m
I------- didn't know what time it was
A#-7 D#7 C#
Then------ I met you.
C#m G#m D#m E
Oh, what a lovely time it was,
D#m C#m (F#-7 F#7)
How sublime it was too!
A#-7 D#7 G#m
I------ didn't know what day it was
A# D#7 C#
You---- hold my hand.
C#m G#m D#m E
Warm like the month of May it was,
D#m C#-7 (F#-7 F#7)
and I'll say it was grand.
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B C#-7 D#7
Grand to be alive, to be young,
C#m D#7 G#m
to be mad, to be yours alone!
E F#7 B
Grand-- to see your face, feel your touch,
C#7 C#m7 (F#-7 F#7)
hear your voice say I'm all your own.
A#-7 D#7 G#m
I------- didn't know what year it was
A#-7 D#7 C#
life---- was no prize.
C#m G#m D#m E
I------ wanted love and here it was
C#-7
shining out of your eyes.
C#-7-5 B
I'm wise----,
Endings
E6 F# E6 B 1. E#-7-5 F#7
and I know what time it is now. 2. B B6