heliocentric@breathe.com
27th December 2000, 7.15pm

I GOT BY IN TIME
(Paul Weller)

Chords used:

B: x2444x
B/A: x0444x
G#m: 466444
G#m/F#: 466444 (F# implied by the bass)
F#: 244322
C#m: x46654
D#m: x68876
B7: x24242
D#: x6888x

B B/A G#m G#m/F# (x4)

F#
BSaw a B/Agirl that I G#mused to know
I was Bdeep in B/Athought at the G#mtime
BDidn't recognize her G#mface at first
'Cos I was prBobably B/Alooking at G#mmine

Yeah well Eshe was the only girl I've ever loved
But my Bfolks didn't B/Adig her so G#mmuch
I was yoF#ung, it was Eserious
And to F#me she was the Eworld (she was my world now)
F#I thought I'd never lEive without her butF#
I got by in G#mtime
n.c.
Well let me tell ya now

BI saw a B/Aguy that I G#mused to know
BMan he's B/Achanged so G#mmuch
BI think it B/Ahurt him to G#msay hello
He Bhardly B/Aopened his G#mmouth

Yeah well Ehe was my best friend a few years ago
BTruly B/AinseparaG#mble
We were F#young (young), and Efull of ideas,
We were F#gonna rule this Ewhole world
F#But something happened I Edidn't know why
And F#well that's the way that it G#mgoes

BI suppose
C#mWhat you say, D#mwhat you do
Don't mean Bnothing (nothing) (B7nothing at all) yeah
C#mAnd all the bonds you D#mmake between
Can be Bbroken anytime you B7want, now

D#Please tell me if my phiG#mlosophy's wrong
I've D#got to know the G#mtruth
EI don't mean to Bfail anyone but
C#mYou know it's somethin' I F#do o-o-ohB

So B/Anice to G#msee you tonight
And I'mB so B/Aglad that you G#mcameB
I'm B/Asure the people all G#mstanding outside say
B'Sure B/Afeel the G#msame'

Yeah Emy point is in a roundabout way
In Btime you will B/Aalways G#mforget
'Cos the F#memories (memories) that are Eshouting me on
To F#me they're everyEthing (they're everything now)
F#I know they always Ewill be mine
And F#no-one can take them aG#mway

B B/A G#m G#m/F# (x4) F# B