Time Gone By Chords - Carole King

Em /A /Em7 /A /Em7 /A /Em7 /Em7 A/

Verse 1

Em7 A /The re-bel cry of des/-o-la-tion/ Em7 A To which we used to heark/-en / Em7 A Echoes now in i/-solation Em7 A As the /skies in fury dark/-en / Em7 A A thousand acts of des-/e-cration / Em7 A Hundreds more contin-/ue Em7 A When y’/know that you are all/ creation Em7 Em7 You're gonna fight them with all/ that's in you/

Chorus

D I remember time/ gone by G Em7 When peace/and hope and dreams /were high D We /followed inner visions and touched/ the sky G C Em A Em A Em Now we/ who still believe/ won't let them die/ / / / / /

Verse 2

Em7 A Waters dammed to / overflowing Em7 A Like tears/ brimming over in our/ eyes / Em7 A Sometimes it's so hard to / keep on going Em7 A When prom-/ises turn to lies/ / Em7 A Go ahead, give in /to confusion Em7 A And /put aside your ideals too/ / Em7 A Soon you'll see on-/ly illusion Em7 Don't care who's hurt Em7 As /long as it's not you/

Chorus

D I remember time/ gone by G Em7 When peace/and hope and dreams /were high D We /followed inner visions and touched/ the sky G C Em A Em A Em Now we/ who still believe/ won't let them die/ / / / / /

Verse 3

Em7 A Sometimes a /leader emerges Em7 A And is /followed for a /while Em7 A Doesn't matter /what he encourages Em7 A Just as/ long as he's got /style / Em7 A Young ones con-/ceived in a passion Em7 A Of /directions we thought en-/lighted / Em7 A Grown up they foll/-ow the mood in fashion / Em7 But beneathe their bravado Em7 You/ know they're frightened /

Chorus

D I remember time/ gone by G Em7 When peace/and hope and dreams /were high D We /followed inner visions and touched/ the sky G C Em Now we/ who still believe/ won't let them die/ / A D Em A Em7 A Em7 A Em A /We won’t let them die/ / / / / / / / / / / /