Time Machine
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verse 1
F#m D
Running from the suburbs
Bb
Skipping heartbeats
G Em A
Living by our own front teeth
F#m D
Put my faith into a number
Bb
And push the odds aside
G Em
We swore we'd make it out alive
G Em
But you lied
Pre-Chorus 1
F#m Em
An old dream still haunts me
D
A time machine
[Refrão]Em Bm
I knew you then
A F#m
Ripped jeans in a playground of cement
Bm
I knew you then
A F#m
Gold rings, but you never could commit
Interlude 1
D Bm F#m Em
D Bm F#m Em
verse 2
D F#m
I heard you're living somewhere upstate with a new life
G Em G F#m
Is that really what you had in mind?
D F#m
But I don't wanna let go, and watch it all unfold
G Em G Em
I couldn't if I even tried, and I tried
Pre-Chorus 2
F#m Em
You left me stuck sixteen
D Bm
Without a time machine
[Refrão]D Em
I knew you then
D A
Ripped jeans in a playground of cement
F#m Em Bm
I knew you then
D A
Gold rings, but you never could commit
F#m Em D A F#m
I knew you then, I knew you then
Interlude 2
D Bm F#m
D Bm F#m
D Bm F#m Em
D Bm F#m Em
D Bm F#m Em
D Bm F#m Em F#m
Bridge
Em D A
I knew you then, I knew you then
N.C.
[Refrão] Em
I knew you then
D A
Ripped jeans in a playground of cement
F#m Em Bm
I knew you then
D A
Gold rings, but you never could commit
F#m Em D A F#m
I knew you then, I knew you then
Outro
D Bm F#m Em
D Bm F#m Em
End on D
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 F#m. 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.