View chords used in this chart
|----------------|----------------|----3-----3-----|1---------------|
|1---1---0-1-3-1-|----1-0-0-1-3-1-|0---3-----3-----|1---------------|
|0---0---0-0-0-0-|----0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0---0-0-----|2---------------|
|2---2---2---2---|----2---2---2---|0-0-----0-------|3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|3---------------|0-0-------------|--2-------------|3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|----------------|----------------|----3-----3-----|1---------------|
|1---1-0-0-1-3-1-|----1-0-0-1-3-1-|0---3-----3-----|1---------------|
|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|----0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0---0-0-----|2---------------|
|2---2---2---2---|----2---2---2---|0-0-----0-0-----|3---------------|
|3---------------|0-0-------------|--2-------2-----|3---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------3-----|1---------------|
Intro:
(Play fig. 1)
......If one could
C
Stop time, or make it up
F C
If two could realize the best of luck
Em F
If I could locate a god above
G Am
And you only wanted to be loved
Dm C
Then I'd try to hang on to the past
F G
But you know that nothing, oh no nothing lasts
(Play fig.1)
Nothing lasts .....It's time to
C
Move on, let the past go
F C
I waited for you here, but you never showed
Em F
Although I asked you to let me know
G Am
I only felt a cold wind blow
Dm C
While I tried to hang on to the past
F G
But you know that nothing, oh no nothing lasts
(Play first four measures of fig. 1)
Am C
Nothing's in your way
F G
Now you can stand right up and run
Am C
Wouldn't even change things
F Am
If you took back what you've done
Dm C
I have tried to hang on to the past
F G
But I couldn't keep my grasp, cause nothing lasts
(Play the first four measures of fig.1 3X)
Nothing lasts
(Play four measures of C, and end on Cmaj7)
Nothing lasts
How to play #
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.