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Time In A Bottle

by Jim Croce
Ukulele
4.8 (45)
intermediate Key: Dm Tuning: G C E A
Version:
v2v1v3
Transpose
0
Capo
None
Size
100%
The intro is often tabbed as follows, but, the intro is actually played by two
guitars, so it's not the complete story.
A|---5---5---5---4---4---4-|---3---3---3---2---2---2-|---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
E|-5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---3---3---3---|-3---0---1---3---1---0---|
C|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
g|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-0---1---3---6---4---3---|
C|-1---2---4---7---5---4---|
g|-------------------------|
The following intro is offered instead because it offers a similar feel but is
easier to play for the many ukulele players who only strum and don't finger pick.
The (Gm) and (A7) are in parentheses to indicate that you begin with that chord
but then alter it one string at a time to incorporate the notes found in the
above tab.
Embedded in the (Gm) tab below, you'll find the "notes" on the E string change
following the notes found above in bar 3. Embedded in the (A7) tab below, the
"notes" on the C and E strings include those found on the C string in bar 4 in
the above version.
Intro 
[ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]F+[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]    ([ch]Gm[/ch])                    ([ch]A7[/ch])
              A|-1---1---1---1---1---1-|-0---0---0---0---0---0-|
              E|-3---0---1---3---1---0-|-0---0---0---3---1---0-|
              C|-2---2---2---2---2---2-|-1---2---1---1---1---1-|
              g|-0---0---0---0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0---0---0-|
Verse 1
If
I could save
time in a
bottle
The
first thing that
I'd like to
do
Is to
save every
day till e
ternity passes a
way
Just to
spend them with
you
Verse 2
If
I could make
days last
forever
If
words could make
wishes come
true
I'd
save every
day like a
treasure and then
A
gain, I would
spend them with
you
Bridge
But there
never seems to
be enough time
To
do the things you
want to do, once you
find them
I've
looked around
enough to know
That
you're the one I
want to go through
time with
Interlude 
[ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]F+[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]    ([ch]Gm[/ch])                    ([ch]A7[/ch])
              A|-1---1---1---1---1---1-|-0---0---0---0---0---0-|
              E|-3---0---1---3---1---0-|-0---0---0---3---1---0-|
              C|-2---2---2---2---2---2-|-1---2---1---1---1---1-|
              g|-0---0---0---0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0---0---0-|
Verse 3
If
I had a
box just for
wishes
And
dreams that had
never come
true
The
box would be
empty, ex
cept for the memory of
how
They were
answered by
you
Bridge
But there
never seems to
be enough time
To
do the things you
want to do, once you
find them
I've
looked around
enough to know
That
you're the one I
want to go through
time with
Outro 
A|----------------0--5-|----------------0--5-|----------------0--5-|-------|
E|---0-1---0-1---------|---0-1---0-1---------|---0-1---0-1---------|-0-----|
C|-2-----2-----2-------|-2-----2-----2-------|-2-----2-----2-------|-5-----|
g|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-7-----|
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