Time In A Bottle
| Tune: | Jim Croce |
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| Category: | Calm |
| Link: | Performance Example |
| Notes: | Written and performed by Jim Croce in 1972, this poignant ballad expresses the desire to save time to spend with a loved one. Tragically, Croce died in a plane crash in 1973, making the song's theme of time's preciousness even more meaningful. The song features gentle fingerpicking and thoughtful lyrics about cherishing moments together. |
If DmI could save time in a bottle
The Gmfirst thing that I'd like to A7do
Is to Dmsave every day till Gmeternity passes a-Dmway
Just to Gmspend them with Dmyou. A7 Dm A7
If DmI could make days last forever
If Gmwords could make wishes come A7true
I'd Dmsave every day like a Gmtreasure and then
DmAgain, I Gmwould spend them with Dmyou. A Dm A7
But there Dnever seems to be enough time
To Ddo the things you want to do once you Gfind them Em7 A7
I've Dlooked around enough to know
That Dyou're the one I want to go through Gtime with. Em7 A7
If DmI had a box just for wishes
And Gmdreams that had never come A7true
The Dmbox would be empty Gmexcept for the memory
DmOf how they were Gmanswered by Dmyou A Dm A7
But there Dnever seems to be enough time
To Ddo the things you want to do once you Gfind them Em7 A7
I've Dlooked around enough to know
That Dyou're the one I want to go through Gtime with. Em7 A7
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