Verse 1
 Am      Asus2                           G 
Time, ...time, ...time, see what's be - come of me? 
          F 
While I looked around for my... 
          G6                                G  
...possi -bil -i -ties------,     I was so hard to please, 
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C/G G   C/G G C/G G                 Am  A4  Am         G    G7 
                     But look a - round,  leaves are brown, 
         F   F7  F     E    E7   E   Am 
And the sky   ...is a hazy shade of winter! 
 
Verse 2
Am Am7 Am Asus2    Am7    Am     G 
          Hear the Sal - vation Army Band, 
 F 
Down by the riverside, it's bound to be a better ride, 
      G6                                        G 
Than what you've got planned---,    carry your cup in your hand, 
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C/G G   C/G G C/G G               Am   A4  Am          G       G7 
                    And look a - round,   leaves are brown now, 
         F   F7  F     E    E7   E   Am 
And the sky   ...is a hazy shade of winter! 
 
Verse 3
Am Am7 Am Asus2   Am7 Am    G 
          Hang on to your hopes, my friend, 
 F 
That's an easy thing to say, but, if your hopes should pass away, 
    G6                                        G 
   Simp -ly pre -tend------  ...that you can build them again, 
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C/G G   C/G G C/G G              Am   A4 
                      Look a - round,  
     Am       G    G7                  F    F7 
The grass is high,     the fields are ripe, 
  F         E       E7 E   Am 
It's the springtime of my life! 
 
Bridge
  Am                   Asus2 
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F                                    C 
Ah------, seasons change with the scenery, 
                     G7 
Weaving time in a tapestry, 
                       Am Asus2 Am   G 
Won't you stop and re -mem -ber me,     at any convenient time? 
  F 
Funny how my memory skips, while looking over manuscripts... 
       G6                                           G 
 ...of un -published rhyme-----,  ...drink -ing my vodka and lime, 
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C/G G   C/G G C/G G             Am   A4  Am          G        G7 
                    I look a - round,   leaves are brown now, 
         F   F7  F     E    E7   E    Am    A4 
And the sky   ...is a hazy shade of winter! 
 
Coda
 Am        G    G7    G          F    F7 
Look a - round,     leaves are brown, 
  F        E        E7      E    Am   A4 
There's a patch of snow on the ground, 
 Am        G    G7     G         F    F7 
Look a - round,     leaves are brown, 
  F        E        E7      E    Am   A4 
There's a patch of snow on the ground, 
 Am        G    G7    G          F    F7 
Look a - round,     leaves are brown, 
  F        E        E7      E    Am     N.C. 
There's a patch of snow on the ground!  Hah!