Capo: 5 Tuning: E A D G B E

Time In a Bottle Lyrics, Music & Performance by Jim Croce (1970) Capo 5 A x02220 A/G# 402220 Am x02210 Am/G 302210 Am/G# 402210 Am9/E 005500 A/C# x4222x Bm x24432 D xx0232 D/F# 2x0232 Dm7 xx0211 E 022100 E7 020100 F 133211 Intro Am Am/G# Am/G D/F# F E7 Verse 1

If ^AmI could save ^Am/G#time in a ^Am/Gbottle^D/F# The fi^Frst thing that I'd like to ^E7do Is to s^Amave ev’ry-^Am/Gday ‘Til ete^Frnity p^Dm7asses a^Amway Just to s^Dm7pend them with ^E7you

Verse 2

If ^AmI could make ^Am/G#days last f^Am/Gorever ^D/F# If wo^Frds could make wishes come t^E7rue I'd s^Amave ev’ry - ^Am/Gday like a treas^Fure and t^Dm7hen ^AmAgain, I would s^Dm7pend them with ^E7you

Chorus

But there ne^Aver seems to ^A/G# be enough time To ^D/F# do the things you w^Eant to do Once you f^Dind them ^A/C# ^Bm ^E I've lo^Aoked around e^A/G#nough to know That y^D/F#ou're the one I w^Eant to go through ^DTime with ^A/C# ^Bm ^E

Interlude Am Am/G# Am/G D/F# F E7 Verse 3

If ^AmI had a ^A/G#box just for w^Am/Gishes ^D/F# And dr^Feams that had never come t^E7rue The ^Ambox would be ^Am/Gempty, ex^Fcept for the m^Dm7em’ry of ^AmHow they were an^Dm7swered by ^E7you

Chorus

Instrumental Ending Am Am9/E

Jim Croce - Time in a bottle