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Tuning: E A D G B E
"Time After Time" (Cyndi Lauper & Rob Hyman) "TROY"
by Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper, 1984, Soft Rock, BPM 130, Original Key is "C", 4/4 time
* Version 2 of the "C" is best.
* Riff plays over the Cadd4 and C chords. Rytham pattern same as intro if just playing chords
* Bridge Rytham Pattern same as Intro
* Chorus Strumming Pattern 1 D D u u D D D u u D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G Am7
* Chorus Strumming Pattern 2 D D u D D u D D u D D u
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Fadd9 G C C
[Intro]
F G Em F
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Verse Riff]
Cadd4 C
e|-----------------|
B|------1-------1--|
G|---0-------0---0-|
D|-3-----2---------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Verse]
Cadd4Lying Cin my Cadd4bed, I Chear the Cadd4clock Ctick and Cadd4think of Cyou
Cadd4 C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C
Caught up in cir----cles, confus----oion is nothing new
[Bridge 1]
F G Em F F G Em
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
FFlashGback, Emwarm Fnights almost Gleft be-Emhind
FSuit-Gcases of Emmemo-Fries, time Gafter...
[Verse]
Cadd4 C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C
Some----times you picture me, I'm walk----ing too far a----head
Cadd4You're Ccalling Cadd4to Cme, I Cadd4can't Chear what Cadd4you've Csaid
[Bridge 2]
F G Em F F G Em
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Then Fyou Gsay, "EmGo Fslow." I Gfall be-Emhind
FThe Gsecond Emhand unF-winds
[Chorus]
FIf you're Glost, you can look and you Am7will find me, Fadd9Time AGfter TCime
If you Gfall, I will catch you, I'll Am7be waiting, Fadd9Time GAfter CTime
FIf you're Glost, you can look and you Am7will find me, Fadd9Time AGfter TCime
If you Gfall, I will catch you, I'll Am7be waiting, Fadd9Time GAfter CTime
[Instrumental]
F G Em F
e|-----------------|-------5---3-----|-------5---3-----|-----------------|
B|-------13--12----|-----3-----------|-----3-------6-5-|-3h5-------------|
G|-----10----------|---4-------------|---4-------------|-----5-----------|x2
D|---10------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Verse 2]
Cadd4 C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C
Af------ter my picture fades and dark---ness has turned to gray
Cadd4 C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C
Watch--ing through win----dows, you're wonde--ring if I'm O---kay
[Bridge 2]
F G Em F F G Em
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
FSec--Grets Emsto-F-len fromG deep inEm-side
FThe Gdrum beats Emout ofF time
[Chorus]
FIf you're Glost, you can look and you Am7will find me, Fadd9Time AGfter TCime
If you Gfall, I will catch you, I'll Am7be waiting, Fadd9Time GAfter CTime
FIf you're Glost, you can look and you Am7will find me, Fadd9Time GAfter CTime
If you Gfall, I will catch you, I'll Am7be waiting, Fadd9Time GAfter CTime
[Instrumental]
G Am7 Fadd9 G C G Am7 Fadd9 G C G Am7 Fadd9 G C
[Bridge 2]
F G Em F F G Em
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Then Fyou Gsay, "EmGo Fslow." I Gfall be-Emhind
FThe Gsecond Emhand un-Fwinds
[Chorus]
FIf you're Glost, you can look and you Am7will find me, Fadd9Time AGfter TCime
If you Gfall, I will catch you, I'll Am7be waiting, Fadd9Time GAfter CTime
FIf you're Glost, you can look and you Am7will find me, Fadd9Time GAfter CTime
If you Gfall, I will catch you, I'll Am7be waiting, Fadd9Time GAfter CTime
[Outro]
Fadd9Time GAfter CTime
Fadd9Time GAfter CTime
Fadd9Time GAfter CTime
Fadd9Time GAfter CTime
N.C.Time After Time