Band: 311
Song: Time Is Precious
Album: Evolver (b-side) (2003)
Music By: Nick Hexum
Lyrics By: Nick Hexum
Tabbed By: Brad Johnson
           b-rad510@linuxmail.org

RIFF 1
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B:-----------------------------|-------------------------
G:-----------------------------|-------------------------
D:----0-----0--0----0-----0--0-|---0-----0--0-7--7-7-7-7-
A:-----------------------------|--------------7--7-7-7-7-
E:-1----1-1------3----3-3------|-5---5-5------5--5-5-5-5-

RIFF 2 (Just the same thing as riff 1, only 1 string higher.)
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B:-----------------------------|-------------------------
G:----0-----0--0----0-----0--0-|---0-----0--0-7--7-7-7-7- 
D:-----------------------------|--------------7--7-7-7-7-
A:-1----1-1------3----3-3------|-5---5-5------5--5-5-5-5-
E:-----------------------------|-------------------------

CHORUS
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B:------------------------|------------------------
G:-5--5-5-5x-x------------|---------x-x-4-4-4-4x-x-
D:-5--5-5-5x-x-3-3-3-3x-x-|-2--2-2-2x-x-4-4-4-4x-x-
A:-3--3-3-3x-x-3-3-3-3x-x-|-2--2-2-2x-x-2-2-2-2x-x-
E:-------------1-1-1-1x-x-|-0--0-0-0---------------

INTERLUDE
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B:-------------------------
G:-7--777--777-7-7-9-7-6-5-
D:-7--777--777-7-7-9-7-6-5-
A:-5--555--555-5-5-7-5-4-3-
E:-5--555--555-5-5-7-5-4-3-

BRIDGE
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B:-----------------------|-----------------------|
G:-----------------------|-----------------------|
D:-3-3-3xx3x3-5-5-5xx5x5-|-7-7-7xx7x7-7-7-7xx7-7-|
A:-3-3-3xx3x3-5-5-5xx5x5-|-7-7-7xx7x7-7-7-7xx7-7-|
E:-1-1-1xx1x1-3-3-3xx3x3-|-5-5-5xx5x5-5-5-5xx5x5-|

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-3-3-3xx3x3-5-5-5xx5x5-|-7-7-7xx7x7-7-7-7xx7-7-
-3-3-3xx3x3-5-5-5xx5x5-|-7-7-7xx7x7-7-7-7xx7-7-
-1-1-1xx1x1-3-3-3xx3x3-|-5-5-5xx5x5-5-5-5xx5x5-
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LYRICS/SONG STRUCTURE
(play RIFF 1)
Watching the ice melt between us
just faster than grass grows
it's not the best that we've seen us
but nothing else I'd have chose
(play RIFF 2)
Reminds me of a time
when anything could have come
anything could have happened
what a fantastic feeling
(play CHORUS)
Time is precious as you say it is
I wanna know that we didn't miss
it goes by quickly you'll soon find out
I won't go down
time is precious as you say it is
I wanna know that we didn't miss
it goes by quickly you'll soon find out
(play RIFF 1)
When you fight to resist
emotion with a fist
an irresistible force will always
prevail
(play RIFF 2)
The fortress goes crumbling down
around you where you stand
what was once strong mortar
is now a pile of sand
(play INTERLUDE)
(play CHORUS)
Time is just as precious as you say it is
I wanna spend it and know that we didn't miss
I've dodged so many bullets that I'm careful now
I won't go down
time is just as precious as you say it is
I wanna spend it and know that we didn't miss
I've dodged so many bullets that I'm careful now
(play BRIDGE)
From reckless to recluse
and sometimes back again
left wondering what's the use
of a life of mischief spent
Makes cool the desert sun
the piece of mind that you gave me
absolve me for things I've done
only that can, only that can save me
(play CHORUS)
Time is just as precious as you say it is
I wanna spend it and know that we didn't miss
I've dodged so many bullets that I'm careful now
I won't go down
time is just as precious as you say it is
I wanna spend it and know that we didn't miss
I've dodged so many bullets that I'm careful now