Time Has Told Me
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F C F C
Time has told me you're a rare rare find
Bb F Dm Dm/C G7/B G
A troubled cure for a troubled mind
F C F C
And time has told me not to ask for more
Eb F Dm Dm/C G/B G
For someday our ocean will find its shore
CHORUS #1:
E7 Eb
So I'll leave the ways of making me be
Fm7/C D(no3rd)/A
What I really don't want to be
E7 Eb
Leave the ways of making me love
Fm7/C D(no3rd)/A
What I really don't want to love
Time has told me you came with the dawn
A sole with no footprint a rose with no thorn
Your tears they tell me there's really no way
Of ending your troubles with things you can say
And time will tell you to stay by my side
To keep on trying till there's no more to hide
CHORUS #2:
So you'll leave the ways of making you be
What you really don't want to be
Leave the ways of making you love
What you really don't want to love
Time has told me you're a rare rare find
A troubled cure for a troubled mind
And time has told me not to ask for more
For someday our ocean will find its shore
(from Five Leaves Left, 1969)
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Chords:-
F C E7 Dm Dm/C G7/B G
E-|-1---------0---------0---------1---------1---------1---------3----
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B-|-1---------1---------0---------3---------3---------3---------3----
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G-|-2---------0---------1---------2---------2---------0---------0----
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D-|-3---------2---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0----
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A-|-3---------3---------2---------x---------3---------2---------2----
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E-|-1---------x---------0---------x---------x---------x---------3----
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Bb Eb Fm7/C D(no 3rd)
E-|-1---------x---------x---------x---------
B-|-3---------8---------4---------3---------
G-|-3---------8---------1---------2---------
D-|-3---------8---------3---------0---------
A-|-1---------6---------3---------0---------
E-|-x---------x---------x---------x---------
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Mike H.
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michael.healey@balliol.oxford.ac.uk
How to play Time Has Told Me
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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.