heliocentric@breathe.com
27th December 2000, 7.15pm
I GOT BY IN TIME
(Paul Weller)
Chords used:
B: x2444x
B/A: x0444x
Gm: 466444
Gm/F: 466444 (F implied by the bass)
F: 244322
Cm: x46654
Dm: x68876
B7: x24242
D: x6888x
B B/A Gm Gm/F (x4)
F
B B/A Gm
Saw a girl that I used to know
B B/A Gm
I was deep in thought at the time
B Gm
Didn`t recognize her face at first
B B/A Gm
`Cos I was probably looking at mine
E
Yeah well she was the only girl I`ve ever loved
B B/A Gm
But my folks didn`t dig her so much
F E
I was young, it was serious
F E
And to me she was the world (she was my world now)
F E F
I thought I`d never live without her but
Gm
I got by in time
n.c.
Well let me tell ya now
B B/A Gm
I saw a guy that I used to know
B B/A Gm
Man he`s changed so much
B B/A Gm
I think it hurt him to say hello
B B/A Gm
He hardly opened his mouth
E
Yeah well he was my best friend a few years ago
B B/A Gm
Truly inseparable
F E
We were young (young), and full of ideas,
F E
We were gonna rule this whole world
F E
But something happened I didn`t know why
F Gm
And well that`s the way that it goes
B
I suppose
Cm Dm
What you say, what you do
B B7
Don`t mean nothing (nothing) (nothing at all) yeah
Cm Dm
And all the bonds you make between
B B7
Can be broken anytime you want, now
D Gm
Please tell me if my philosophy`s wrong
D Gm
I`ve got to know the truth
E B
I don`t mean to fail anyone but
Cm F B
You know it`s somethin` I do o-o-oh
B/A Gm
So nice to see you tonight
B B/A Gm B
And I`m so glad that you came
B/A Gm
I`m sure the people all standing outside say
B B/A Gm
`Sure feel the same`
E
Yeah my point is in a roundabout way
B B/A Gm
In time you will always forget
F E
`Cos the memories (memories) that are shouting me on
F E
To me they`re everything (they`re everything now)
F E
I know they always will be mine
F Gm
And no-one can take them away
B B/A Gm Gm/F (x4) F B
