Time In a Bottle
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[Intro] Dm Dm/C# Dm/C G7/B Gm6/Bb A7
Dm Dm/C# Dm/C G7/B
If I could save time in a bottle
Gm6/Bb A7
The first thing that I'd like to do
Dm Dm7/C
Is to save every day
Gm6/Bb Dm
Till eternity passes away
Gm A7
Just to spend them with you
Dm Dm/C# Dm/C G7/B
If I could make days last forever
Gm6/Bb A7
If words could make wishes come true
Dm Dm7/C Gm6/Bb
I'd save every day like a treasure and then
Dm Gm A7
Again, I would spend them with you
D D7M/C#
But there never seems to be enough time
Bm7 D/A
To do the things you want to do
G6 D/F# Em7 A7
Once you find them
D D7M/C#
I've looked around enough to know
Bm7 D/A
That you're the one I want to go
G6 D/F# Em7 A7
Through time with
[Intro] Dm Dm/C# Dm/C Dm/B Gm6/Bb A7
Dm Dm/C# Dm/C G7/B
If I had a box just for wishes
Gm6/Bb A7
And dreams that had never come true
Dm Dm7/C
The box would be empty
Gm6/Bb Dm
Except for the memory of how
Gm A7
They were answered by you
D D7M/C#
But there never seems to be enough time
Bm7 D/A
To do the things you want to do
G6 D/F# Em7 A7
Once you find them
D D7M/C#
I've looked around enough to know
Bm7 D/A
That you're the one I want to go
G6 D/F# Em7 A7
Through time with
[Intro] Dm Dm/C# Dm/C Dm/B Gm6/Bb A7
Dm Dm/C# Dm/C G7/B
If I could save time in a bottle
Gm6/Bb A7
The first thing that I'd like to do
Dm Dm7/C
Is to save every day
Gm6/Bb Dm
Till eternity passes away
Gm A7
Just to spend them with you
D D7M/C#
But there never seems to be enough time
Bm7 D/A
To do the things you want to do
G6 D/F# Em7 A7
Once you find them
D D7M/C#
I've looked around enough to know
Bm7 D/A
That you're the one I want to go
G6 D/F# Em7 A7
Through time with
Final: Dm9
How to play Time In a Bottle
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 Dm. 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.