Chords for Tom Pacheco --- There Was A Time
Tempo:
91.2 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
F#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [B]
[E] [B] [C#m]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [B] There [E] was a time [A] when rivers [F#m] ran clear, [B] the birds and the wind [C#] were all you could [A] hear.
The air was so sweet [E] in the morning sunshine.
[A] Each day was a treat.
[C#] There [B] was a time, there was a [E] time [A] when people would share [B] whatever they had [C#] with friends who [E] were there.
[A] They'd sit on the grass [B] on an evening sublime, [A] drink from one [B] glass.
There was a time, [E] there was a time [A] when school was a place [B] where knowledge was gained [F#] [C#m] and classrooms [G#m] were safe.
[A] The campus was fun, [B] young [G] voices [E] in the rhyme [A] with no [F#m] fear of guns.
[B] There was a time, [E] there was a time [A] when people could trust [B] the ones they'd elect to [C#] watch over [E] us.
[A] They'd never pull strings, [E] they'd not take a dime [F#m] from corporate kings.
[C#] There [B] was a time, there was [E] a time [F#m] your job was secure, [B] the plant would not move [C#m] to Kuala [E] Lumpur.
[A] And the unions were strong, [E] your benefits fine, [F#m] you felt you belonged.
[B] There was a time, there [E] was a time they [F#m] measured your worth [B] on what good you did [C#m] while you [E] were on earth.
[A] Before money ruled [E] and success was defined [F#m] by celebrity fools.
[B]
There was a [E] time, there was a time [F#m] you'd pick up your mail.
[B] The letters were ships, [C#m] the stamps were the [E] sails, [A] the playgrounds were fun.
[E] Voices in rhyme [F#m] with no fear of guns.
[B] There was a [E] time, there was a time when [A] people would stand [F#m] [B] and fight for their rights.
[C#] They'd march hand [E] in hand [A] before the big sleep, [Bm] well [E] planned and designed [A] to turn lions to sheep.
[B] There was a time, [E] there was a time [A] not long in the past [B] when everything changed [C#m] too much [E] and too fast.
[A] I stand by the sea [E] and treasure its wine, [F#m] its waves remind me.
[B] There once was a time, there once [E] was a time.
[B] [A]
[B] [C#m]
[E] [A]
[B] [E] [B] [E]
[E] [B] [C#m]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [B] There [E] was a time [A] when rivers [F#m] ran clear, [B] the birds and the wind [C#] were all you could [A] hear.
The air was so sweet [E] in the morning sunshine.
[A] Each day was a treat.
[C#] There [B] was a time, there was a [E] time [A] when people would share [B] whatever they had [C#] with friends who [E] were there.
[A] They'd sit on the grass [B] on an evening sublime, [A] drink from one [B] glass.
There was a time, [E] there was a time [A] when school was a place [B] where knowledge was gained [F#] [C#m] and classrooms [G#m] were safe.
[A] The campus was fun, [B] young [G] voices [E] in the rhyme [A] with no [F#m] fear of guns.
[B] There was a time, [E] there was a time [A] when people could trust [B] the ones they'd elect to [C#] watch over [E] us.
[A] They'd never pull strings, [E] they'd not take a dime [F#m] from corporate kings.
[C#] There [B] was a time, there was [E] a time [F#m] your job was secure, [B] the plant would not move [C#m] to Kuala [E] Lumpur.
[A] And the unions were strong, [E] your benefits fine, [F#m] you felt you belonged.
[B] There was a time, there [E] was a time they [F#m] measured your worth [B] on what good you did [C#m] while you [E] were on earth.
[A] Before money ruled [E] and success was defined [F#m] by celebrity fools.
[B]
There was a [E] time, there was a time [F#m] you'd pick up your mail.
[B] The letters were ships, [C#m] the stamps were the [E] sails, [A] the playgrounds were fun.
[E] Voices in rhyme [F#m] with no fear of guns.
[B] There was a [E] time, there was a time when [A] people would stand [F#m] [B] and fight for their rights.
[C#] They'd march hand [E] in hand [A] before the big sleep, [Bm] well [E] planned and designed [A] to turn lions to sheep.
[B] There was a time, [E] there was a time [A] not long in the past [B] when everything changed [C#m] too much [E] and too fast.
[A] I stand by the sea [E] and treasure its wine, [F#m] its waves remind me.
[B] There once was a time, there once [E] was a time.
[B] [A]
[B] [C#m]
[E] [A]
[B] [E] [B] [E]
Key:
E
B
A
F#m
C#m
E
B
A
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ [B] _ There [E] was a time _ [A] when rivers [F#m] ran clear, [B] the birds and the wind [C#] were all you could [A] hear.
The air was so sweet [E] in the morning sunshine.
[A] Each day was a treat.
[C#] There [B] was a time, there was a [E] time _ [A] when people would share [B] whatever they had [C#] with friends who [E] were there.
[A] They'd sit on the grass [B] on an evening sublime, _ [A] drink from one [B] glass.
There was a time, [E] there was a time _ [A] when school was a place [B] where knowledge was gained [F#] [C#m] and classrooms [G#m] were safe.
[A] The campus was fun, [B] young [G] voices [E] in the rhyme [A] with no [F#m] fear of guns.
[B] There was a time, [E] there was a time _ [A] when people could trust [B] the ones they'd elect to [C#] watch over [E] us.
[A] They'd never pull strings, [E] they'd not take a dime [F#m] from corporate kings. _
[C#] There [B] was a time, there was [E] a time [F#m] your job was secure, [B] the plant would not move [C#m] to Kuala [E] Lumpur.
[A] And the unions were strong, [E] your benefits fine, [F#m] you felt you belonged.
[B] There was a time, there [E] was a time they [F#m] measured your worth [B] on what good you did [C#m] while you [E] were on earth.
[A] Before money ruled [E] and success was defined [F#m] by celebrity fools.
[B] _
There was a [E] time, there was a time _ [F#m] you'd pick up your mail.
[B] The letters were ships, [C#m] the stamps were the [E] sails, [A] the playgrounds were fun.
[E] _ Voices in rhyme [F#m] with no fear of guns.
[B] There was a [E] time, there was a time when [A] people would stand [F#m] [B] and fight for their rights.
[C#] They'd march hand [E] in hand [A] before the big sleep, [Bm] well [E] planned and designed [A] to turn lions to sheep.
[B] There was a time, [E] there was a time [A] not long in the past [B] when everything changed [C#m] too much [E] and too fast.
[A] I stand by the sea [E] and treasure its wine, [F#m] its waves remind me.
[B] There once was a time, _ _ there once [E] was a time.
_ [B] _ [A] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ [B] _ There [E] was a time _ [A] when rivers [F#m] ran clear, [B] the birds and the wind [C#] were all you could [A] hear.
The air was so sweet [E] in the morning sunshine.
[A] Each day was a treat.
[C#] There [B] was a time, there was a [E] time _ [A] when people would share [B] whatever they had [C#] with friends who [E] were there.
[A] They'd sit on the grass [B] on an evening sublime, _ [A] drink from one [B] glass.
There was a time, [E] there was a time _ [A] when school was a place [B] where knowledge was gained [F#] [C#m] and classrooms [G#m] were safe.
[A] The campus was fun, [B] young [G] voices [E] in the rhyme [A] with no [F#m] fear of guns.
[B] There was a time, [E] there was a time _ [A] when people could trust [B] the ones they'd elect to [C#] watch over [E] us.
[A] They'd never pull strings, [E] they'd not take a dime [F#m] from corporate kings. _
[C#] There [B] was a time, there was [E] a time [F#m] your job was secure, [B] the plant would not move [C#m] to Kuala [E] Lumpur.
[A] And the unions were strong, [E] your benefits fine, [F#m] you felt you belonged.
[B] There was a time, there [E] was a time they [F#m] measured your worth [B] on what good you did [C#m] while you [E] were on earth.
[A] Before money ruled [E] and success was defined [F#m] by celebrity fools.
[B] _
There was a [E] time, there was a time _ [F#m] you'd pick up your mail.
[B] The letters were ships, [C#m] the stamps were the [E] sails, [A] the playgrounds were fun.
[E] _ Voices in rhyme [F#m] with no fear of guns.
[B] There was a [E] time, there was a time when [A] people would stand [F#m] [B] and fight for their rights.
[C#] They'd march hand [E] in hand [A] before the big sleep, [Bm] well [E] planned and designed [A] to turn lions to sheep.
[B] There was a time, [E] there was a time [A] not long in the past [B] when everything changed [C#m] too much [E] and too fast.
[A] I stand by the sea [E] and treasure its wine, [F#m] its waves remind me.
[B] There once was a time, _ _ there once [E] was a time.
_ [B] _ [A] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _