Time Trades

[D]    [A]    [E]     x4

[D]Time is gonna [A]take so much [E]away
But there's a [D]way that time can [A]offer you a [E]trade
[D]Time is gonna [A]take so much [E]away
But there's a [D]way that time can [A]offer you a [E]trade

You gotta [A]do something that you can get [E]nicer at,
You gotta [A]do something that you can get [E]wiser at,
You better [A]do something that you can get [E]better at
'Cause that's the [D]only thing that [A]time will leave you [E]with

'Cause [D]time is gonna [A]take so much [E]away
But there's a [D]way that time can [A]offer you a [E]trade

It might be [A]cabaret, it could be [E]poetry,
It might be [A]trying to make a new happy [E]family,
It [A]could be violin repair or [E]chemistry,
But if it's [D]something that takes [A]lots of time that's [E]good

'Cause [D]time is gonna [A]take so much [E]away
But there's a [D]way that time can [A]offer you a [E]trade.

Because your [D]looks are gonna leave you[E]
And your [D]city's gonna change too [E]
And your [D]shoes are gonna wear through [E]

Yeah [D]time is gonna [A]take so much [E]away,
But there's a [D]way that you can [A]offer time a [E]trade.

You gotta [A]do something that you can get [E]smarter at,
You gotta [A]do something you might just be a [E]starter at,
You better [A]do something that you can get [E]better at
'Cause [D]that's the thing that [A]time will leave you [E]with.

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And maybe [A]that's why they call[C] a trade a [E]trade,
Like when they [A]say you should [C]go and learn a [E]trade;
The thing you [A]do don't have to [C]be to learn a [E]trade,
Just get something [A]back from time for [C]all it takes [E]away.

It could be [A]many things, it could be [E]anything,
It could be [A]expertise in Middle Eastern [E]traveling,
Something to [A]slowly sow the balance life's [E]unraveling

You have no [D]choice you have to [A]pay time's [E]price
But you can [D]use the price to [A]buy you something [E]nice
Something [D]you can only [A]buy with lots of [E]time
So when you're [D]old you blow some [A]whippersnapper's [E]mind.

It might be [A]researching a book that takes you [E]seven years
A book that [A]helps to make the path we take to [E]freedom clear
And when you're [A]done you see it started with a [E]good idea

One good [D]idea could cost you [A]thousands of your [E]days
But it's just [D]time that you'd be [A]spending any[E]way

You have no [D]choice you have to [A]pay time's [E]price
But you can [D]use the price to [A]buy you something [E]nice

[A]  So [C]I've decided [E]recently
[A]  To [C]try to trade more [E]decently

[A]    [C]    [E]    x2

[D]    [A]    [E]    x4