Time Passages Al Stewart
Al Stewart - Time Passages
VERSE 1
[Eb]It [/]wa[/]s [/]late in December. The sky t[Gm]urn[/]ed[Ab] to[/] snow.
[Ab]All[/]'r[Bb]oun[/]d the day was goi[(Cm-Bb-Ab)]ng down slow.
[Eb]Nig[/]ht[/], [/]like a river, beginning [Gm]to [/]fl[Ab]ow[/]
[Ab]I f[/]el[Bb]t t[/]he beat of my mind [(Cm-Bb-Ab)]go drifting into
CHORUS
time passages. Years go falling in the fading light.
[Eb///]Time pas[Eb///]sages. B[Ab///]uy me a ticket[Gm/] on the last[Bb/] train home t[Eb///]onight.
INSTRUMENTAL/INTRO
Eb /// Eb /// Eb /// Gm/ Ab/ x2
VERSE 2
[Eb]Wel[/]l,[/] I[/]'m not the kind to live i[Gm]n t[/]he[Ab] pa[/]st.
[Ab]The[/] y[Bb]ear[/]s run too short and the d[(Cm-Bb-Ab)]ays too fast.
[Eb]The[/] t[/]hi[/]ngs you lean on are thin[Gm]gs [/]th[Ab]at [/]don't last.
[Ab]Wel[/]l [Bb]it'[/]s just now and then my li[(Cm-Bb-Ab)]ne gets cast into these
CHORUS
time passages. There's something back there that you left behind.
[Eb///]Time p[Eb///]assages. [Ab///] Buy me a ti[Gm/]cket [Bb/]on the last train ho[Eb///]me tonight.
BRIDGE
[B]He[///]ar t[B]he[///] echoes and feel yourself starting
[Eb]to [///]turn[Eb]. [///]
[B]Do[/]n'[/]t [/]kn[B]ow[/] w[/]hy[/] you should feel that
[///]there's something to [C///]learn.[F///]
(NC) BACK TO INTRO:
It's just a game that you play.
INSTR: Eb /// Eb /// Eb /// Gm/ Ab/ x2
SOLO 1 (SAX): Eb /// Eb /// F/ Bb/ Gm/ Ab/
[Eb///] [Eb///] [Eb///] [Gm/] [Ab/]
SOLO 2 (SAX): B/// B/// Bb - Eb -Bb - Eb -
[B///] [B///] [Eb///] [Eb///]
[Abm/] [Adim] [/] [Eb] [/] [Cm] [/]
[Abm///] [Abm///] [Bb///] [Bb///]
SOLO 3 (GTR): Gm/ Cm/ Cm/ Bb/// Bb/// x4
VERSE 3
[Eb]Wel[/]l,[/] t[/]he picture is changing. No[Gm]w y[/]ou[Ab]'re[/] part of a crowd.
[Ab]The[/]y'[Bb]re [/]laughing at something, th[(Cm-Bb-Ab)]e music's loud.
[Eb]A g[/]ir[/]l [/]comes toward you you once u[Gm]sed[/] t[Ab]o k[/]now.
[Ab]You[/] r[Bb]eac[/]h out your hand, but you'[(Cm-Bb-Ab)]re all alone in those
CHORUS
time passages. I know you're in there, you're just out of sight.
[Eb///]Time pass[Eb///]ages. Buy me a[Ab///] ticket on t[Gm/]he la[Bb/]st train home tonigh[Eb///]t.
OUTRO
INSTR: Eb / / / Eb / / / Eb / / / Gm / Ab / x2
SOLO 4: B/// B/// Bb - Eb -Bb - Eb -
[B///] [B///] [Eb///] [Eb///]
[Abm/] [Adim] [/] [Eb] [/] [Cm] [/]
SOLO 5: [Abm///]Gm / Cm[Abm///] / Cm /[Bb///] Bb / [Bb///]/ / Bb / / / x4
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