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Chords in this song18
Song
heliocentric@breathe.com
27th December 2000, 7.15pm
I GOT BY IN TIME
(Paul Weller)
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Chords
B = 799877 or x24442 C#m = 9-11-11-9-9-9
A = 577655 D#m = 11-13-13-11-11-11
G#m = 466444 or x-11-13-13-12-11 B7 = xx9875
G#m/F# = x-9-13-13-12-x D# = 11-13-13-12-11-11
B/A = x04442 or xx7877 E* = 12-14-14-13-12-12
E = 022100 or x7999x F#7 = x-9-11-9-11-9-9
G#m7 = 466474
Note: The G#m/F# is implied by the bass, so I've put it in brackets, but if you want to play it on the guitar,
it's much easier to start by playing the G#m at the 11th fret then moving your index finger to the 9th fret.
Another option that mimics that descending sound is to play G#m/F# as G#m7 = 464444 and B/A as B7 = 797877.
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Intro
B A G#m (G#m/F#) x2
B (B/A) G#m (G#m/F#)
B A G#m (G#m/F#) F#
Verse 1
B (B/A) G#m (G#m/F#)
Saw a girl that I used to know
B (B/A) G#m (G#m/F#)
I was deep in thought at the time
B A G#m (G#m/F#)
Didn't recognise her face at first
B A G#m (G#m/F#)
'Cause I was probably lookin' at mine
Yeah, but she was the only girl I've ever loved,
B (B/A) G#m
But my folks didn't dig her so much
I was young (young), it was serious,
And to me she was the world (she was my world, now)
I thought I'd never live without her, but
I got by in time
N.C.
Well, let me tell ya now
Verse 2
B (B/A) G#m (G#m/F#)
Saw a guy that I used to know
B (B/A) G#m (G#m/F#)
Man, he's changed so much
B A G#m (G#m/F#)
I think it hurt him to say hello
B A G#m (G#m/F#)
He hardly opened his mouth
Yeah, well, he was my best friend a few years ago,
Truly inseparable
We were young (young) and full of ideas
We were gonna rule this whole world,
But something happened, I did't know why, and
Well, that's the way that it goes
Bridge
I suppose... what you say, what you do
Don't mean nothing, nothing at all (nothing at all), yeah
And all the bonds you make between you can be
Broken anytime you want, now
Please tell me if my philosphy's wrong
I've got to know the truth
E* B
I don't mean to fail anyone, but
You know it's somethin' I do, oh-oh-oh
Outro
B A G#m (G#m/F#)
So nice to see ya tonight, and I'm
B A G#m (G#m/F#)
So glad that you came
B (B/A) G#m (G#m/F#)
I'm sure the people all standin' outside say,
B (B/A) G#m (G#m/F#)
"Sure, I feel the same,"
Yeah, my point is, in a roundabout way,
B (B/A) G#m
Given time, you will always forget
'Cause the memories (memories) that are shouting me on
To me they're... everything (they're everything, now)
I know they always will be mine, and
No one can take them away
B (B/A) G#m (G#m/F#) x4
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