Kelly Time
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Intro F B F Dm B C F
F B
Well video tapes and ice skates
B F
Are beautiful things
F B
Like a birthday card for Johnny
C F
And a pair of angel wings
F B
You were tryna light a fire
B F
And all you wanted was a match
F B
But you knew I didn't have one
C F
So it was odd that you should ask
F B
No, it wasn't just the plane crash
B F
That shake you to the core
F B
But the very thought of losing her
C F
That made it all worth dying for
F B C F
(I'm sorry)
Dm B C F
(I'm sorry)
F B
We both washed up on that island
B F
All alone without a friend
F B
Thinking you and I were gonna die there
C F
And that would be the end
F B
But as the weeks turned into months
B F
I saw you overcome your fears
F B
And as we became companions
C F
All those months turned into years
F B
We would talk and talk for hours
B F
You would make sure I felt heard
F B
'Cause you knew what I was saying
C F
Though I never said a word
F B
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
B F
I'm ready for anything
Dm B
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh
C F
Who knows what the tide could bring?
F B
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh
B F
Yeah, I'm ready for anything
Dm B
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh
C F
Who knows what the tide could bring?
Dm F B
After fifteen hundred days
B F
You and me escaped to sea
F B
And I knew that you still loved the girl
C F
From Memphis, Tennessee
F B
Out there on that lonely ocean
B F
We met a passing humpback whale
F B
'Cause all the way from Bakersfield
B F
The tide gave us the sail
F B
And just like that it happened
B F
The waves took me away
F B
And I'm sorry, I'm so sorry
G F
That you lost a friend that day
F B
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
B F
I'm ready for anything
A B
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh
C F
Who knows what the tide could bring?
( B G D )
G C
Well you and me went on a journey
C G
Full of tragedy and pain
G C
But I'm grateful I was with you
D G
Through the sunshine and the rain
G C
And when I wonder where you are now
C G
I'll probably never know
Em C
But my friend I hope you made it
C G D
And somehow you finally made it home
G C
I have an ocean-worth of questions
C G
But if I do know one thing
G C
Is that the sun will rise tomorrow
C D G
And who knows what the tide could bring?
G C C G
Da-da-da-da-daa (goodbye my friend, I'll never forget you)
Em C D G
Doo-doo-doo-doo-ooh-ooh
G
(Hey, hey) Hey, Kelly are you there? Pick up
C
I know I said I'd be back
C
And like that
G
Nobody knew where I was at
G C
All my logic said I would never see you again
D
After four years, I'm missin' you so bad
G
But here I am
C
And now I have to learn to let you go
D
Even though I love you more than you'll ever know
G C
I'm gettin' used to half a heart and the way things are
D G
But Kelly, I never should've gotten outta the car
I'm sorry
G C
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
C G
I'm ready for anything
Em C
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh
D G
Who knows what the tide could bring?
G C
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
C G
I'm ready for anything
Em C
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh
D G
Who knows what the tide could bring?
G C C
I'm sorry
G
For everything
Em C D G
But nobody knows what the tide could bring
Em C D G
You know, nobody knows what the tide could bring
G C C G
Videotapes and ice skates are beautiful things
G C D G
Like a pocket watch on Kelly Time and a pair of angel wings
G C
When the birthday card to Johnny
C G
It made me realize
G C
That the most beautiful thing in the world
D G
Is, of course, the gift of life
G C
The most beautiful thing in the world
C D G
Is to be so wonderfully alive
How to play Kelly Time
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. 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.