Time Machine
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Intro: Am Em C
G Bm
Look around, remember-member everything we have now
Em
But don't forget everything we lost now
C
Everything we need now and everything we want now
Whoa-oh
G Bm
Look around, remember-member everything we have now
Em
But don't forget everything we lost now
C
Everything we need now and everything we want now
G Bm Em C
*I won't try to write out what she's doing here.*
G
As I look at myself in the mirror
Bm
Everything used to be so much clearer
Em C
How could ever be the same?
G
Walking 'round like it's nobody's business
Bm Em
How did I think I could live this way?
C
But who am I kidding?
Am D G
And I wish I could build myself a time machine
C Am
And I'd go back to the night when I said those things
D G
I would erase those words that I said
C Am
Clear those memories from your head
D G
And you'd forget what a fool I'd been
C Am
That night, and I'd make everything so right
D
The night I changed everything
G
You say apologize
Bm
But I don't even recognize
Em C
What this is, yeah
G
Oh boy, what am I, a disgrace
Bm Em
And it looks like I trashed this place
C
With my emotion
Am D G
And I wish I could build myself a time machine
C Am
And I'd go back to the night when I said those things
D G
I would erase those words that I said
C Am
Clear those memories from your head
D G
And you'd forget what a fool I'd been
C Am
That night, and I'd make everything so right
D
The night I changed everything
C Am
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Em C G D Am
Live like this forever until there's one mistake
Em C G D
It's now or never and we live with the heartache
Am Em C Am D
Of the one moment that changed everything
G D Em
And I wish I could build myself a time machine
C G
And I'd go back to the night when I said those things
D Em
I would erase those words that I said
C G
Clear those memories from your head
D Am
And you'd forget what a fool I'd been
C Am
That night, and I'd make everything so right
D
The night I changed everything
G D Em C
How to play Time Machine
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 Am. 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.