Time Taketh Away Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays473

Time Taketh Away by Cheryl Wheeler is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords F, G, C, Dm and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
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  			Intro: F  G  F  ~ ~  

C    G             F         G 
Time takes us from cradle to grave 
     C           G         F   
From helpless to helpless again 
            C          G    
There ain't no turning back 
   C            F 
On this one way track 
                                   G 
'Cause one day we're bound to give in 


 
            C             G 
And it just keeps rolling by 
         C         F 
Like the sun in the sky 
         C             G           C 
Like the darkness that follows the day 
       F          G        C       F 
And it may be the lord who giveth 
                   G       C 
But it's time that taketh away 


                  G 
You watch us grow up 
   F              G 
We watch you grow old 
         C           G              F 
It's the order we've known from the start 
       C             G 
But it don't help to know 
     C             F 
When time's running low 
                                  G 
'Cause I swear it still tears us apart 


 
            C             G 
And it just keeps rolling by 
         C         F 
Like the sun in the sky 
         C             G           C 
Like the darkness that follows the day 
       F          G        C      F 
And it may be the lord who giveth 
                   G       C      
But it's time that taketh away 

  
Bridge: 
    F         Dm       G            C 
And how can I start to take this in stride 
Dm           F                 G 
Who let your strength start to fray 
    F         Dm       G           C 
And how can I stop the tears in my eyes 
       Dm           F       G 
You're fading away, fading away 


 
            C             G 
And it just keeps rolling by 
         C         F 
Like the sun in the sky 
         C             G           C 
Like the darkness that follows the day 
       F          G        C       F 
And it may be the lord who giveth 
                   G       Em   F  
But it's time that taketh away 
                   G       C      
But it's time that taketh away 


OUTRO: F  G  F  C 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante