Time In A Bottle (2 harp)

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bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
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Tab

TIME IN A BOTTLE 2 harp 
By: Jim Croce
Key: F,D

Key: F

8  8   -9   8    8   -9 8  8   8
5  5   -5   5    5   -5 5  5   5
If I could save time in a bot-tle 

 8   -8     -8   -8  -8   8   -9 8
 5   -4     -4   -4  -4   5   -5 5
the first thing that I’d like to do 

8  8    8  -9  8   8
5  5    5  -5  5   5
is to save ev-‘ry day 
 
-9  8  9  -9 8   -8  8  -9  8
-5  5  6  -5 5   -4  5  -5  5
‘til e-ter-ni-ty pass-es  a-way 
 
8   8   -8     7   -8   8
5   5   -4     4   -4   5
just to spend them with you 

Key: D

 9   -8    8  9    9   9  -10 9  9    8 -8
 6   -4    5  6    6   6  -6  6  6    5 -4 
But there nev-er seems to be  e-nough time 

7  8   9    9     9  -10  9  9 
4  5   6    6     6   -6  6  6
to do the things you want to do  

8 -8  7  -6    7
5 -4  4  -3”   4 
once you find them 

  6     8   9   9   9  -10  9  8 -8  
 -2     5   6   6   6   -6  6  5 -4
I’ve looked a-round e-nough to know 

  6     8     9   9  9 -10  9   8
 -2    5     6   6  6  -6  6   5
that you’re the one I want to go  

 7  -6     7    
 4   -3”   4
thru time with  

Key: F

8  8  -9    8    8    -9   8  8  8
5  5  -5    5    5    -5   5  5  5
If I could make days last for-ev-er  

8   -8    -8    -8   -8  8   -9   8
5   -4    -4    -4   -4  5   -5   5
if words could make wish-es come true 

 8   8   -9  8   8   -9  8   9   -9
 5   5   -5  5   5   -5  5   6   -5
I’d save ev-‘ry day like a treas-ure 

 8  -8 8 8  8   8   8     -8    7   -8   8
 5  -4 5 5  5   5   5     -4    4   -4   5  
and then a-gain I would spend them with you

Key: D

 9   -8    8  9    9   9 -10  9  9    8 -8
 6   -4    5  6    6   6  -6  6  6    5 -4
But there nev-er seems to be  e-nough time 

7  8   9     9    9  -10  9  9
4  5   6     6    6   -6  6  6 
to do the things you want to do  

8 -8  7  -6    7
5 -4  4  -3”   4
once you find them 


 6      8   9   9   9  -10  9  8 -8
 3      5   6   6   6  -6   6  5 -4
I’ve looked a-round e-nough to know 

 6      8    9   9  9 -10  9  8
 3      5    6   6  6  -6  6  5
that you’re the one I want to go  

  7   -6   7
  4   -3”  4
thru time with  

Key: F

8  8 -9  8  8   -9   8    8  8
5  5 -5  5  5   -5   5    5  5
If I had a box just for wish-es 

 8    -8    -8  -8  -8  8   -9   8
 5    -4    -4  -4  -4  5   -5   5
and dreams that had nev-er come true 

 8   8   -9   8   8  -9
 5   5   -5   5   5  -5
the box would be emp-ty 

8   9   -9   8  -8   8
5   6   -5   5  -4   5 
ex-cept for the mem-‘ry 

-9  8    8    8  -8   7    -8  8
-5  5    5    5  -4   4    -4  5
of how they were an-swered by you 

Key: D

 9   -8    8  9    9   9 -10  9  9    8 -8
 6   -4    5  6    6   6  -6  6  6    5 -4
But there nev-er seems to be  e-nough time 

7  8   9     9    9  -10  9  9
4  5   6     6    6   -6  6  6
to do the things you want to do  

8 -8  7  -6    7
5 -4  4  -3”   4
once you find them 


 6      8   9   9   9  -10  9  8 -8
 3      5   6   6   6  -6   6  5 -4
I’ve looked a-round e-nough to know 

 6      8    9   9  9 -10  9  8
 3      5    6   6  6  -6  6  5
that you’re the one I want to go  

  7   -6   7
  4   -3”  4
thru time with

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