Buffy Sainte-Marie - Until its time for you to go
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Beautiful ballad about a love that cannot last. It’s been covered by Barbra
Streisand, Elvis Presley, and Neil Diamond to name just three, but for me Buffy's
versions are always the best of all!
This transcribes a wonderful 2011 live performance from Bluesfest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXumW8pRCio
Standard tuning capo 2
Verse 1
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You're not a Gdream you're not an G/GbAngel you're a G/Fman E7
Am Am/maj7 Am7 D/Gb
I'm not a queen I'm a woman take my hand
We'll make a Gspace in the G/Gblives that we G/Fplanned E7
And here we'll Amstay until it's D/Gbtime for you to Ggo
Verse 2
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Yes we're Gdifferent worlds a-G/Gbpart we're not the G/Fsame E7
Am Am/maj7 Am7 D/Gb
We laughed and played at the start like in a game
You could have Gstayed outside my G/Gbheart but in you G/Fcame E7
And here you'll Amstay until it's D/Gbtime for you to Ggo
Refrain 1
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Ab F Don't ask Gwhy
Ab F Don't ask Ghow
B7 Don't ask Eforever
Am Love me Dnow
Verse 3
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This love of Gmine had no be-G/Gbginning it had no G/Fend E7
Am Am/maj7 Am7 D/Gb
I was an oak now I'm a willow now I can bend
And though I'll Gnever in my G/Gblife see you a-G/Fgain E7
Still I'll Amstay until it's D/Gbtime for you to Ggo
Refrain 2
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Ab F Don't ask Gwhy love me
Ab F Don't ask Ghow love me
B7 Don't ask Eforever of me
Am Love me love me Dnow
Verse 4
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You're not a Gdream you're not an G/GbAngel you're a G/Fman E7
Am Am/maj7 Am7 D/Gb
I'm not a queen I'm a woman take my hand
We'll make a Gspace in the G/Gblives that we G/Fplanned E7
And here we'll Amstay until it's D/Gbtime for you to Ggo
And here we'll Amstay until it's D/Gbtime for you to Ggo
Refrain / End
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Aboooh Fooh Goohhh
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I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
October 2011
watfordkev@gmail.com