IntroCAmCAmVerse 1C
When the stars line up
Am
and you catch a good break
C
and people think you're lucky
Am
but you know it's grace
F
it can happen so fast
G
or a little bit late
FC
timing is everything
C
you know I've had close calls
Am
when it could have been me
C
I was young when I learned just
Am
how fragile life could be
F
I lost friends of mine
G
I guess it wasn't my time
FC
timing is everything
ChorusFC
and I could have been a child that got took home
FC
and I would have been one more unfinished song
BbF
and when it seems a rhyme is hard to find
Dm
that's when one comes along
G
just in time
Verse 2C
well I remember that day
Am
when our eyes first meet
C
you ran into the building to get out of the rain
Am
cause you were soaking wet
F
and as I held the door
G
you wanted to know my name
FC
timing is everything
ChorusFC
and I could have been another minute late
FC
and you never would have crossed my path that day
BbF
and when it seems true love is hard to find
Dm
that's when love comes along
G
just in time
Verse 3C
well you can call it fate
Am
or destiny
C
sometimes it really seems like
Am
it's a mystery
F
cause you can be hurt by love
G
or healed by the same
FC
timing is everything
F
and it can happen so fast
G
or a little bit late
FC
timing is everything
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