I found this tab on http://home.carolina.rr.com/the4edwards/avett_brothers_guitar_chords.htm
full credit to the authors there. Hopefully more people will see it here on UG

Backwards With Time

capo 1st or tune down 1/2 step and capo 2nd

The harp part by Keith:

For notes that are blown I'll just write the number, for notes that are drawn I'll write 
before the number. Listen to the song for bends, blended notes etc 
D44 (xx0233@1)D44 (xx0233@1)6 D55 (xx023x@1)4 D44 (xx0233@1)3, D44 (xx0233@1)D44 (xx0233@1)6 D55 (xx023x@1)4 D44 (xx0233@1)3, D44 (xx0233@1)D44 (xx0233@1)D45 (xx0233@1)D55 (xx023x@1)4, 4 D44 (xx0233@1)6 D5 (xx023x@1)4

Same thing for intro and in between each verse


C (x32010@1)         F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)                GFolk (320003@1)always told me that my heart would grow
C (x32010@1)           F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)              GThe (320003@1)older the man yeah the stronger the stone
AmG F (133211@1)      CAm (x32010@1)I losing my mind
C (x32010@1)          F (133211@1)           CAm (x32010@1)I growing backwards with time

C (x32010@1)          F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)                  GSome (320003@1)say with age that our purpose comes clear
C F C G
I see the opposite happening here
Am G F C
Are we losing the fight
C F C
Are we growing backwards with time

Am (x02210@1)  G (320003@1)       F (133211@1)      CI (x32010@1)was young and love was fun
C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)    CNow (x32010@1)its so serious
Am (x02210@1)       G (320003@1)     F (133211@1)   CNow (x32010@1)all my fun has equal pain
C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)            CTheres (x32010@1)something wrong with this

Am G F C
For all I know theres more I don't
C G C
Oh the little I have learned
Am G F C
For every year of knowledge gained
C G C
Is a negative year ive earned

C F C G
Folk always told me that my heart would grow
C F C G
The older the man yeah the stronger the stone
Am G F C
Am I losing my mind