Title: Time in a Bottle
Artist: Jim Croce
Tuning: Standard
Chords
Dm Dm* Dm7
E |-1-|---|---| |-1-|---|---|---| |-1-|---|---|
B |---|---|-3-| |---|---|-3-|---| |---|---|-4-|
G |---|-2-|---| |---|-2-|---|---| |---|-2-|---|
D |---|---|---| |---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|
A |---|---|---| |---|---|---|-4-| |---|---|-3-|
G |---|---|---| |---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|
G# G* G~
E |---|---|---| |---|---|---| |---|---|---|
B |---|---|-3-| |---|---|-3-| |---|---|-3-|
D |---|---|---| |---|---|---| |---|---|---|
A |---|-1-|---| |-1-|---|---| |---|---|---|
G |---|---|---| |---|---|---| |---|---|-3-|
Dm# D# B# ~~
E |-1-|---|---| |---|-1-|---| |---|-1-|---| |---|---|---|
B |---|---|-3-| |---|-1-|-2-| |---|-1-|-2-| |---|---|-3-|
G |---|-2-|---| |---|-1-|---| |---|-1-|---| |---|---|---|
D |---|---|---| |---|---|---| |---|-1-|---| |---|---|---|
A |---|---|---| |---|---|---| |---|-1-|---| |---|---|---|
G |-5-|---|---| |---|---|---| |---|-1-|---| |---|---|---|
** D* ##
E |---|---|---|---| |---|-1-|---|---| |---|---|---|
B |---|---|-3-|---| |---|-1-|-2-|---| |---|---|-3-|
G |---|---|---|-4-| |---|-1-|---|---| |---|-2-|---|
D |---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|
A |---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|-3-| |---|---|---|
G |---|---|-1-|---| |---|---|---|---| |---|-1-|---|
INTRO/VERSE: Guitar I
E------------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------|-------------
B-10-------10------|-10------10------|-10---10---10---|-8-----8------|-8---5---6---
G-------10------10-|------10------10-|----------------|-----7---7----|-------------
D-----0-------0----|----0-------0----|----0----0----0-|---0-------0--|---0---0---0-
A------------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------|-------------
E-10---------------|-9---------------|-8--------------|-7------------|-6---6---6---
E-------------|-------------|-12----10-----9s10s9--|-----------------
B-8---6---5---|-2---3---5---|--------------9s10s9--|-10------10------
G-------------|-------------|----12----10----------|------10----10---
D---0---0---0-|---2---5---7-|----------------------|----0----------0-
A-------------|-0---0---0---|-0------0-----0-------|-----------------
E-6---5---3---|-------------|----------------------|-10--------------
E-----------------|-------------|-3-----3-----|-------1-----|-3-----3-----
B-10------10------|-8-----8-----|---3-----3---|-----3---3---|-------------
G------10----10---|-----7---7---|-----3-----3-|---2-------0-|---3-----3---
D----0----------0-|---8-------0-|-------------|-0-----------|-------------
A-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------
E-8---------------|-6-----------|-3-----------|-------------|-3-----------
CHORUS:
e-------------|---------------| ---------10-------|---------9------|-------1-----
B-2---3---5---|-2h3p2-0-------| ------10----10----|------10---10---|-----2---2---
G-----3-----0-|-----------2---| ---11----------11-|---11--------11-|---3-------3-
D---2---5---7-|---------0---0-| -0----------------|-0--------------|-0-----------
A-0---0---0---|-0-------------| ------------------|----------------|-------------
E-------------|---------------| ------------------|----------------|-------------
e-------5-----|-----0-------|-----0-------|-----0-------|----------------
B-----7---7---|---------0---|---------0---|---------0---|----------------
G---7-------7-|---7---7---7-|---7---7---7-|---7---7---0-|-6---7---9------
D-0-----------|-9-----------|-7-----------|-5-----------|---7---9---11---
A-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-0---0---0------
E-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------
Time in a Bottle * Jim Croce *
Intro - Guitar II
E----10--10--10--9--9--9--8--8--8-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6--5-7-9-12-10-9
B--10--10--10--10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-5-6-8-6-5--------------
G--------------------------------------------------6-7-9-12-10-9
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
Bridge 1 | Bridge 2 | Bridge 3
E--6-5-3-5-7-9-12-10-9---|--5--7--9--5~6--5--3--0---|-----------
B------------------------|--------------------------|--2--3--5--
G--7-6-3-6-7-9-12-10-9---|--6--7--9-------6--3--2---|-----------
D------------------------|--------------------------|-----------
A------------------------|--------------------------|--0--2--4--
E------------------------|--------------------------|-----------
Verse 1
Dm Dm* Dm7 G#
If I could save time in a bottle
G* Bridge 1
The first thing that I'd like to do
Dm Dm7 G# G~ Dm#
Is to save every day 'til eternity passes away
G~ Bridge 2
Just to spend them with you.
Verse 2
If I could make days last forever,
If words could make wishes come true
I'd save every day like a treasure and then again
I would spend them with you.
Chorus
D# D*
But there never seems to be enough time
B# D ** ## ~~ Bridge 3
To do the things you want to do once you find them.
I've looked around enough to know that
your the one I want to go through time with.
Verse 3
If I had a box just for wishes
and dreams that had never come true.
The box would be empty except for the memory of
how they were answered by you.
Chorus
Ending
e----0----0---10----10---0-----0---10----10---0-----0---10----10--0--
B------6----6----10--------6-----6----10--------6-----6----10-----6--
G-------7--------------------7--------------------7---------------7--
D--0-------------------0--------------------0---------------------0--
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
