Takes A Little Time Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

E-4- -A5- -B7-

-5- -5- -7-

-4- -6- -8-

-6- -7- -9-

-7- -x- -x-

-x- -5- -7-

G♯-4-E -D2- F♯-2- -C♯x-

-5- -3- -2- -6-

-4- -2- -3- -6-

-6- -0- -4- -6-

-7- -x- -x- -4-

-4- -x- -2- -x-

Intro

(let ring throughout)

E A B

Chorus

EIt takes a little Atime sBometimes

Bto get your feet back on the ground E

EIt takes a little Atime sBometimes

Bto get the titanic turned back around E

EIt takes a little Atime sBometimes

Bbut baby you are not going doEwn

EIt takes more thanA you gBot right now

Bgive it, give it time E

(instrumental interlude like intro)

E A B

B

E A B

B

Verse i

AWhat’s this walking through my door

G♯I kEnow I’ve seen the look before

ASometimes on faces on the street

G♯AndE sometimes at the mirror looking back at me

AYou can’t fix the pain with money

EYou cant’t rush a weary soul

DYou can’t sweep it under the rug now honey

BBut it take not a lot to know

Chorus

Verse ii

AWell it may not be over my morning

G♯ButE Rome wasn’t build in a day

AYou can name that thing a thousand times

EIt won’t make it go away

ALet me put my arms around you

EAnd hold you while you weep

DWe ‘ve been talking and you know what, I’m sick of this talk

BAnd it’s nothing that won’t keep

Chorus

Chorus freely again but modulates a whole tone up.

F♯Takes a little tBime sC♯ometime

C♯to get the.... F♯

You can’t fix the pain with money

You cant’t rush a weary soul

You can’t sweep it under the rug now honey

But it take not a lot to know

Chorus ad lib