The Times Youve Come

F F9 F F9 F F9 Bb F F9 In the time we've known, F F9 F Fsus That we each are a part of one another Bb C7 F F9 F F9 Bb We've lost as much as we have won Bb F F9 And as our lives have grown, F F9 F Fsus We have found that it only brings us pain Bb C7 Dm C7 To hang on to the things that we have done F F F9 F F9 Bb Still I've loved the times you've come F F9 When you went away F F9 F Fsus Taking all that I built my false road on^? Bb C7 F F9 F F9 Bb I dropped my life and couldn't find the pieces F F9 Now you come and go F F9 F Fsus And it's hard but I feel my strength returning Bb C7 Dm We'll see how far this new road reaches C7 F We'll see a little more each time we come Bb C7 F Everybody's gonna tell you it's not worth it Bb C7 Dm Everybody's gotta show you their own pain Bb C7 F You might try to find your way up around it Bb C7 But the need for love will still remain F F9 Now we're lying here, F F9 F Fsus So safe in the ruins of our pleasure Bb C7 F F F9 F F9 Bb Laughter marks the place where we have fallen F F9 And our lives are near F F9 Fsus So it wouldn't occur to us to wonder Bb C7 Dm C7 Is this the past or the future that is calling C7 F You know I've loved these times you've come F F9 F F9 Bb F F9 F F9 Bb F From Jackson Browne "For Everyman LP" Asylum Records 1973