This is the time
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Bb C Bbmaj7 Bb C Bb Bbmaj7
{piano intro}
Bb C Bbmaj7 Bb C Bb C
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Dm7 Cm/Eb F
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Dm7 Cm/Eb F
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Dm7 Cm/Eb F
We walked on the beach beside that old hotel.
Dm7 Cm/Eb F
They're tearing it down now, but it's just as well.
Dm7 Cm/Eb F
I haven't shown you everything a man can do
Dm7 Cm/Eb F F F
so stay with me, baby, I've got plans for you. This is the
F/A Bb Eb Gm7 F
time to remember cuz it will not last forever. These are
the
F/A Bb Eb Gm7 F
days to hold on to cuz we won't altho' we'll want to. This is
the
Bb Fm/Ab Gm7 G7/F
time, but time is gonna change. You've given me
Ebm7 Ebm7 Bb F G
the best of you and now I need the rest of you.
Dm7 Cm/Eb F
Did you know that before you came into my life
Dm7 Cm/Eb F
it was some kind of miracle that I survived.
Dm7 Cm/Eb F
Someday we will both look back & have to laugh.
Dm7 Cm/Eb F F F
We lived thru a lifetime & the aftermath. This is the
F/A Bb Eb Gm7 F
time to remember cuz it will not las forever. These are the
F/A Bb Eb Gm7 F
days to hold on to cuz we won't altho' we'll want to. This is
the
Bb Fm/Ab Gm7 G7/F
time but time is gonna change. I know we've got
Ebm7 Ebm7 Bb F G
to move somehow but I don't want to lose you now.
Dm Am7 Bb C
Sometimes it's so easy to let a day slip on by
Dm Am7 Bb
without even seeing each other at all.
Dm Am7 Bb Em7 A7
But this is the time you'll turn back & so will I
Dm Am7 Bb F
and those will be the days you can never recall.
Dm7 Cm/Eb F
{piano}
Dm7 Cm/Eb F
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Dm7 Cm/Eb F
And so we embrace again behind the dunes.
Dm7 Cm/Eb F
This beach is cold on winter afternoons.
Dm7 Cm/Eb F
But holding you close is like holding the summer sun.
Dm7 Cm/Eb F F F
I'm warm from the memory of days to come. This is the
F/A Bb Eb Gm7 F
time to remember cuz it will not last forever. These are the
F/A Bb Eb Gm7 F
days to hold on to but we won't altho' we'll want to. This is
the
Bb Fm/Ab Gm7 G7/F
time but time is gonna change. You'be given me
the
Ebm7 Ebm7 Bb F G
best of you, but now I need the rest of you.
Dm7 Cm/Eb F
{outro}
Dm7 Cm/Eb F
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Dm7 Cm/Eb F
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Dm7 Cm/Eb F
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Dm7 Cm/Eb F
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Dm7 Cm/Eb F
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Dm7 Cm/Eb F
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How to play This is the time
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 Bb. 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.