There Was A Time
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Broken glass and cigarettes,
Writing on the wall,
It was a bargain for the summer,
And I thought I had it all.
I was the one who gave you everything,
The one who took the fall,
You were the one who would do anything,
The one who can't recall.
Where she was while she was sleeping,
In another woman's bed,
Or the doctor's or the lawyer's,
Or a stranger that she met.
If there's nothing I can gain from this,
Or anything at all,
It'd be the knowledge that you gave me,
When I thought I'd heard it all.
It was a long time for you,
It was a long time for me,
It'd be a long time for anyone, but
Looks like it's meant to be.
Social class and registers,
Cocaine in the hall,
All the way from California,
On the way to your next call
To those non-negotiations,
To stimulate a cause
For the betterment of evils and
Your ways around the laws
That keep you up and sitting pretty,
On a pedestal or bed
And now you're sleeping like an angel,
Near the man who reaped it in
If there's something I can make of this,
Or anything at all,
It'd be the devil hates a loser and
You thought you had it all.
It was the wrong time for you,
It was the wrong time for me,
It was the wrong time for everyone,
But looks like I got to see for myself.
If I could go back in time
To the place In my soul,
There all alone
Lonely tear drops ooh
Are calling you.
But I don't wanna know it now,
'Cause knowing you it won't it change a damn thing.
But there was a time.
(Solo)
Yeah, there was a time,
Didn't wanna know it all,
Didn't wanna know it all and
I don't wanna know it now,
Yeah, there was a time,
Didn't wanna know it all,
Didn't wanna know it all and
I don't wanna know it now,
(Solo)
Oh, I would do anything for you,
There was a time,
I would do anything for you,
Oh, I would do anything for you,
There was a time.
(Solo)
There was a time,
I would do anything for you,
Yeah, there was a time,
Didn't wanna know it all,
Didn't wanna know it all,
I don't wanna know it now,
Didn't wanna know it all,
I don't wanna know it now
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Readable chord sheet for There Was A Time by Guns N' Roses
[Cm]Broken glass and cigarettes, [Bb]Writing on the wall, It was a [F]bargain for the summer, And I [C]thought I had it all. I was the [Cm]one who gave you everything, [Bb]The one who took the fall, You were the [F]one who would do anything, The [C]one who can't recall. Where she w[Cm]as while she was sleeping, In an[Bb]other woman's bed, Or the [F]doctor's or the lawyer's, Or a [C]stranger that she met. If there's [Cm]nothing I can gain from this, [Bb]Or anything at all, It'd be th[F]e knowledge that you gave me, When I thought I'd heard it all. It was a [F5]long time for you[F#5], It was a [F5]long time for me,[F#5] It'd be a[F5] long time for anyo[F#5]ne, but Looks lik[F5]e it's mean[F#5]t to be. [Cm]Social class and registers, [Bb]Cocaine in the hall, All the [F]way from California, On the [C]way to your next call To those [Cm]non-negotiations, [Bb]To stimulate a cause For the [F]betterment of evils and Your [C]ways around the laws That keep you [Cm]up and sitting pretty, On a [Bb]pedestal or bed And [F]now you're sleeping like an angel, Near the [C]man who reaped it in If there's s[Cm]omething I can make of this, [Bb]Or anything at all, It'd be [F]the devil hates a loser and You thought you had it all. It was the [F5]wrong time for yo[F#5]u, It was the [F5]wrong time for me[F#5], It was the [F5]wrong time for eve[F#5]ryone, But [F5]looks like I g[F#5]ot to see for mysel[Eb]f. If I could go [Bb]back in time To the p[F]lace In my soul, There all alone [Ab]Lonely tear drops oo[G]h Are calling you[Cm]. But [Bb]I don't wanna know it now,[Ab] 'Cause knowing yo[G]u it won't it change a damn [F]thing. But there was a time.[C] (Solo) [Cm]Yeah, there was a time, [Bb]Didn't wanna know it all, [F]Didn't wanna know it all and I don't wanna know it now, [Cm]Yeah, there was a time, [Bb]Didn't wanna know it all, [F]Didn't wanna know it all and I don't wanna know it now, (Solo) [Cm]Oh, I would do a[Bb]nything for yo[F]u, There was a time, [Cm]I would do a[Bb]nything for [F]you, [Cm]Oh, I would do an[Bb]ything for you[F], There was a time. (Solo) [F]There was a time, [Cm]I would do an[Bb]ything for y[F]ou, [Cm]Yeah, there was a time, [Bb]Didn't wanna know it all, [F]Didn't wanna know it all, I don't wanna know it n[Cm]ow, [Bb]Didn't wanna know it all, [F]I don't wanna know it [Cm]now