Jim Croce

Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle guitar tab

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Date: Mon, 6 Nov 1995 14:58:11 -1000

From: Harlan L Thompson

Subject: time in a bottle- jim croce

TIME IN A BOTTLE- Jim Croce

If I could save time in a bottle

The first thing that I'd like to do

Is to save every day 'til eternity passes away

Just to spend them with you

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:

But there never seems to be enough time

To do the things you want to do once you find them

I've looked around enough to know that

You're the one I want to go through time with

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

VERSE:

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-10-------10------|-10------10------|-10---10---10---|-8-----8------|-8---5---6---

-------10------10-|------10------10-|----------------|-----7---7----|-------------

-----0-------0----|----0-------0----|----0----0----0-|---0-------0--|---0---0---0-

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-10---------------|-9---------------|-8--------------|-7------------|-6---6---6---

-------------|-------------|-12----10-----9s10s9--|-----------------

-8---6---5---|-2---3---5---|--------------9s10s9--|-10------10------

-------------|-------------|----12----10----------|------10----10---

---0---0---0-|---2---5---7-|----------------------|----0----------0-

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-6---5---3---|-------------|----------------------|-10--------------

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-10------10------|-8-----8-----|---3-----3---|-----3---3---|-------------

------10----10---|-----7---7---|-----3-----3-|---2-------0-|---3-----3---

----0----------0-|---8-------0-|-------------|-0-----------|-------------

-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------

-8---------------|-6-----------|-3-----------|-------------|-3-----------

CHORUS:

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-2---3---5---|-2h3p2-0-------| ------10----10----|------10---10---|-----2---2---

-----3-----0-|-----------2---| ---11----------11-|---11--------11-|---3-------3-

---2---5---7-|---------0---0-| -0----------------|-0--------------|-0-----------

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-------5-----|-----0-------|-----0-------|-----0-------|----------------

-----7---7---|---------0---|---------0---|---------0---|----------------

---7-------7-|---7---7---7-|---7---7---7-|---7---7---0-|-6---7---9------

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Time in a Bottle * Jim Croce *

transcribed by Thomas Roller and learned from Byon-Ki Kang

Intro

E----10--10--10--9--9--9--8--8--8-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6--5-7-9-12-10-9

H--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---|-----------

H------------------------|--------------------------|--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.

Intro

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

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------6----6----10--------6-----6----10--------6-----6----10-----6--

-------7--------------------7--------------------7---------------7--

--0-------------------0--------------------0---------------------0--

--------------------------------------------------------------------

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Chords

Dm Dm* Dm7

E |-1-|---|---| |-1-|---|---|---| |-1-|---|---|

H |---|---|-3-| |---|---|-3-|---| |---|---|-4-|

G |---|-2-|---| |---|-2-|---|---| |---|-2-|---|

D |---|---|---| |---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|

A |---|---|---| |---|---|---|-4-| |---|---|-3-|

G |---|---|---| |---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|

G# G* G~

E |---|---|---| |---|---|---| |---|---|---|

H |---|---|-3-| |---|---|-3-| |---|---|-3-|

D |---|---|---| |---|---|---| |---|---|---|

A |---|-1-|---| |-1-|---|---| |---|---|---|

G |---|---|---| |---|---|---| |---|---|-3-|

Dm# D# B# ~~

E |-1-|---|---| |---|-1-|---| |---|-1-|---| |---|---|---|

H |---|---|-3-| |---|-1-|-2-| |---|-1-|-2-| |---|---|-3-|

G |---|-2-|---| |---|-1-|---| |---|-1-|---| |---|---|---|

D |---|---|---| |---|---|---| |---|-1-|---| |---|---|---|

A |---|---|---| |---|---|---| |---|-1-|---| |---|---|---|

G |-5-|---|---| |---|---|---| |---|-1-|---| |---|---|---|

** D* ##

E |---|---|---|---| |---|-1-|---|---| |---|---|---|

H |---|---|-3-|---| |---|-1-|-2-|---| |---|---|-3-|

G |---|---|---|-4-| |---|-1-|---|---| |---|-2-|---|

D |---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|

A |---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|-3-| |---|---|---|

G |---|---|-1-|---| |---|---|---|---| |---|-1-|---|

Picking:

always like Dm | except in the Chorus from D# til D

E--------1---------|----------1---1----------------------------

H------3---3-------|----------3---3----------------------------

G----2-------2-----|--------2---2------------------------------

D--0---------------|------0------------------------------------

A------------------|-------------------------------------------

G------------------|-------------------------------------------

From: stac8012@bureau.ucc.ie

Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce.

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Transcribed by Brian O'Flaherty.

Intro.

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--3---2-----------------------------------2--3--5--5--3--2----

----------5---4---3---3---------------------------------------

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Bridge

-----------3--2--0--

--2--3--5--5--3--2--

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Verse 1

Dm Dm7# Dm7 Dm6

If I could save time in a bottle

Gm6 Bridge

The first thing that I'd like to do

Dm Dm7 Gm6 Dm

Is to save every day 'til eternity passes away

Gm6 Bridge

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 Dmaj7

But there never seems to be enough time

D6 D G G7 Em7 A7 Bridge

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.

Chords

Dm xx0231

Dm7# xx0221

Dm7 xx0211

Dm6 xx0201

Gm6 xx2333

Dmaj7 xx0222

D6 xx0202

G 320003

G7 320002

Em7 022030

A7 x02223

Ending

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---3-----3---0-----3-----3---0-----3-----3---0----3-----

-2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2----------2-----

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