Time Was

Canned Heat

RockMedium for beginners7 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              #1. 
C                Dm   A   Am A 
Time was when we got along. 
C                Dm   A   Am A 
Time was when we got along. 
G             D                  A   C A 
It's too bad, that the feeling's gone. 
 
#2. 
C                Dm    A    Am A 
Time was when we could agree. 
C                Dm    A    Am A 
Time was when we could agree. 
G                 D 
That time's gone, now you find fault  
     A  C A 
with me. 
 
 
INTERLUDE: C D A..C D A 
 
#3. 
 
G              D 
I've got time, things will work out  
Am   C A 
fine. 
C                Dm       Am  A  
Trouble will not wreck my life. 
C                D        A 
Trouble will not wreck my life. 
G                    D 
Someday you'll like, what I'm putting  
Am  C A 
down. 
 
 
OUTRO: C D A .. C Am.. C D A D A .. C D A 
 
       C Dm A .. C D A Am .. C F Am .. C D A ..(Fade.)

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Chord set

C · Dm · A · Am · G · D · F

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.