Time Passes Chords & Tabs
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TIME PASSES - Paul Weller
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Tabbed by: Ezy Rider
Tuning: Standard
A few bits and pieces of licks missing - all corrections gratefully received!
C x32010
Fmaj7/A x03210
Am x02210
G 320033
Intro
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2x bars piano (C, Fmaj7/A)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------15\13------------12h13--------------------------------------------|
G|-12/14-------------14p12--------14-----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------10-12-12/14\12p10h12-12/14-----|
A|--------------------------------------10/12--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
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C Fmaj7/A
I saw you today, or at least I think it was
C Fmaj7/A
It's hard to say, we've all changed so much
Am G
Compelled to look, but I hid my face
Fmaj7/A C G
It's hard to trace these feelings
e|----0---0-1-0----------------------0---0-1-0-------------------------------|
B|----1---------3-1-3----------------1---------3-1-3-----------------3--/5---|
G|-0--0----------------------------0-0---------------------------2/4---------|
D|-2-------------------------------2-----------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------3-----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------1-----0-1-1--------------------1-----0-1-1-------------|
Verse
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C Fmaj7/A
Gone so soon, the time I spent with you...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------15--13------------------------|
G|--------------5///14---------------------------------14-----9--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C Fmaj7/A
And like an old, old tune, keeps running through my head
e|--------------------------------------------------------0------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------10p8--------1------------------|
G|---------------------------5///14-------7/9-------------2------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------2---2------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------0---0------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am G
I wanted to say, so many things
e|----------------0-1-0------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------3-1-0------------------13-12-------------------------|
G|----------------------------0-------------12-------12----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fmaj7/A C G
But my mouth went dry, and one word an' I'd cry
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------10/12/13--13\12\10------|
G|---------------------------5--7--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5/7-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/paul_weller/time_passes_tab.html ]
C Fmaj7/A C Fmaj7/A
e|----0---0-1-0----------------------------0---0-1-0-------------------------|
B|----1---------3-1-3----------------------1---------3-1-3-------------------|
G|-0--0----------------------------------0-0---------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------------------------2-----------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------1-----0-1-1--------------------------1-----0-1-1-------|
Am G Fmaj7/A C G
e|----0---0-1-0----------3-------------5---3---------------------------------|
B|----1---------3-1-3----3-------------6---3---------------------------------|
G|-2--2------------------0-------------7---5---------------------------------|
D|-2---------------------0---------0---------------------------5-------------|
A|-0---------------------2-----0h2-------------------3---5h7-----------------|
E|--------------------3--3---------------------3h5---------------------------|
Verse
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C Fmaj7/A
Slender bride, your beauty shines from you
C Fmaj7/A
And forever more, I'll be on your side for sure
Am G
A light in your life, that always burns for you
Fmaj7/A C G
As time passes.... so quickly.
C Fmaj7/A C Fmaj7/A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1---0-------0h1-------------1---0-------0h1---------------------------|
G|-0---0---0---0---0h2---------0---0---0---0---0h2---------------------------|
D|-2-----------0---0h3---------2-----------0---0h3---------------------------|
A|-3---------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
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C Fmaj7/A
The final stage, we've both reached some way
C Fmaj7/A
As we board our trains to different stations
Am G
And the parts we play, and the things we say,
Fmaj7/A C G
Words on the way, to discovery
C Fmaj7/A C Fmaj7/A
e|----0---0-1-0----------------------------0---0-1-0-------------------------|
B|----1---------3-1-3----------------------1---------3-1-3-------------------|
G|-0--0----------------------------------0-0---------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------------------------2-----------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------1-----0-1-1--------------------------1-----0-1-1-------|
Am G Fmaj7/A C G
e|----0---0-1-0----------3-------------5---3---------------------------------|
B|----1---------3-1-3----3-------------6---3---------------------------------|
G|-2--2------------------0-------------7---5---------------------------------|
D|-2---------------------0---------0---------------------------5-------------|
A|-0---------------------2-----0h2-------------------3---5h7-----------------|
E|--------------------3--3---------------------3h5---------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------13/15--15\13---------------------------------|
G|-12/14--12---------12-12--------------------12/14--14\12-------12-12---------------------|
D|-------------12h14-------12\10--12/14-10-----------------12h14-------12\10--12/14-10b12--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(repeat to fade)
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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