Time Is A Thief

Intro 
C   E7   Am   Gm7   F   A7   Dm 

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G#dim  Am   D7   Dm7   G   C   G C 


 
 C   E7              Am     Gm 
Time is a damned old outlaw 
Gm7 F      A7     Dm   Dm  G 
    Always on the run 
              G#dim 
He'll set you down 
Am           D7 
And buy you rounds 
Dm7             G           C   C   C 
   And rob you when you're done 
 

 
 E7             Am          C 
Time is a cold wind blowin' 
F          A7   Dm 
Chills you tooo the bone 
Dm G         G#dim  Am       D7 
    A bitter freeze blowin' through the trees 
Dm7       G           C 
Till all your leaves are gone 
 

 
             C 
It's like a penny 
        F/C 
Like a penny 
           C 
On a busy sidewalk 
        F           C 
Stepped over and ignored 

          Am 
It don't mean nothin' 
           Gm 
Don't mean nothin' 
        F    C/E 
Nothin' to ya 
      D7             Dm   G G# Am 
Till you're a penny short 


{Instrumental} 
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C    E7            Am7     C 
Time is an old man smilin' 
        F        A7     Dm 
With a tear drop on his face 
Dm7 G                 G#dim 
     Saying, "Sure it ends 
Am             D7 
Ooh, trust me friend 
Dm7      G7        C 
Life is worth the wait" 
 

 
                G            C 
He said, "It's kinda like a penny 
        F/C 
Like a penny 
           C              E7 
On a busy sidewalk (busy sidewalk) 
        F           C 
Stepped over and ignored 

          Am 
It don't mean nothin' 
            C               F 
Don't mean nothin' (Nothin' to ya) 
 C 
Nothin' to ya 
      Dm7      F     C 
Till you're a penny short