heliocentric@breathe.com
27th December 2000, 7.15pm

I GOT BY IN TIME
(Paul Weller)

Chords used:

B:      x2444x
B/A:    x0444x
G#m:    466444
G#m/F#: 466444 (F# implied by the bass)
F#:     244322
C#m:    x46654
D#m:    x68876
B7:     x24242
D#:     x6888x

B  B/A  G#m  G#m/F# (x4)

F# (244322@1)B (x2444x@1)   B/A (024242@1)       G#mSaw (133111@4)a girl that I used to know
      B (x2444x@1)     B/A (024242@1)          G#mI (133111@4)was deep in thought at the time
B (x2444x@1)                  G#mDidn't (133111@4)recognize her face at first
             B (x2444x@1)    B/A (024242@1)      G#m'Cos (133111@4)I was probably looking at mine

          EYeah (022100@1)well she was the only girl I've ever loved
       B (x2444x@1)          B/A (024242@1)      G#mBut (133111@4)my folks didn't dig her so much
        F# (244322@1)        EI (022100@1)was young, it was serious
       F# (244322@1)           EAnd (022100@1)to me she was the world (she was my world now)
F# (244322@1)                 E (022100@1)                    F#I (244322@1)thought I'd never live without her but
            G#mI (133111@4)got by in time
n.c.
Well let me tell ya now

B (x2444x@1)     B/A (024242@1)      G#mI (133111@4)saw a guy that I used to know
B (x2444x@1)      B/A (024242@1)      G#mMan (133111@4)he's changed so much
B (x2444x@1)        B/A (024242@1)       G#mI (133111@4)think it hurt him to say hello
   B (x2444x@1)    B/A (024242@1)      G#mHe (133111@4)hardly opened his mouth

          EYeah (022100@1)well he was my best friend a few years ago
B (x2444x@1)   B/A (024242@1)   G#mTruly (133111@4)inseparable
        F# (244322@1)               EWe (022100@1)were young (young), and full of ideas,
        F# (244322@1)            EWe (022100@1)were gonna rule this whole world
F# (244322@1)                     EBut (022100@1)something happened I didn't know why
    F# (244322@1)                        G#mAnd (133111@4)well that's the way that it goes

BI (x2444x@1)suppose
C#m (x13321@4)         D#mWhat (xx4342@1)you say, what you do
           B (x2444x@1)                B7Don't (x21202@1)mean nothing (nothing) (nothing at all) yeah
C#m (x13321@4)                 D#mAnd (xx4342@1)all the bonds you make between
       B (x2444x@1)                B7Can (x21202@1)be broken anytime you want, now

D# (x43121@3)                    G#mPlease (133111@4)tell me if my philosophy's wrong
     D# (x43121@3)            G#mI've (133111@4)got to know the truth
E (022100@1)             BI (x2444x@1)don't mean to fail anyone but
C#m (x13321@4)                     F# (244322@1)           BYou (x2444x@1)know it's somethin' I do o-o-oh

   B/A (024242@1)   G#mSo (133111@4)nice to see you tonight
       B (x2444x@1) B/A (024242@1)         G#m (133111@4)           BAnd (x2444x@1)I'm so glad that you came
    B/A (024242@1)               G#mI'm (133111@4)sure the people all standing outside say
B (x2444x@1)   B/A (024242@1)    G#m'Sure (133111@4)feel the same'

     EYeah (022100@1)my point is in a roundabout way
   B (x2444x@1)           B/A (024242@1)  G#mIn (133111@4)time you will always forget
         F# (244322@1)                         E'Cos (022100@1)the memories (memories) that are shouting me on
   F# (244322@1)            ETo (022100@1)me they're everything (they're everything now)
F# (244322@1)               EI (022100@1)know they always will be mine
    F# (244322@1)                  G#mAnd (133111@4)no-one can take them away

B  B/A  G#m  G#m/F# (x4) F# B