Words and music Bob Dylan
Released on New Morning (1970) and on Biograph (1985)
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem
Capo 1st fret (sounding key Eb major)
Chords:
D7/a x0421x Em/g 322000 F#m/a x04222
D7/a D C G Em Time passes slowly up here in the mountains, D C G Em We sit beside bridges and walk beside fountains, F#m Em/g F#m/a Em/g Catch the wild fishes that float through the stream, D C G F#m /a G Time passes slowly when you're lost in a dream.
A D : . . . . |----53------------ |-------5---------- |--2--------------- |--------0-----0--- |-0--------30-3---- |------------------
D C G Em A
Once I had a sweetheart, she was fine and good-lookin',
D C G Em A
We sat in her kitchen while her mama was cookin',
G A(sus4 A) G A
Starin' out the window to the stars high above,
G F#m Asus4 A
Time passes slowly when you're searchin' for love.
[short, glorious piano break]
G D
Ain't no reason to go in a wagon to town,
G D
Ain't no reason to go to the fair.
G D
Ain't no reason to go up, ain't no reason to go down,
Asus4 A Asus4 A
Ain't no reason to go anywhere.
D . . C . . G . . Em . .
D . . C . . G . . Em . .
F#m . . G . . Asus4. . . A .
D C G Em
Time passes slowly up here in the daylight,
D C G Em
We stare straight ahead and try so hard to stay right,
Asus4 G Asus4 G
Like the red rose of summer that blooms in the day,
Asus4 G F#m Em . . . . Asus4
Time passes slowly and fades away.
D . . C . . F . . G . .
D . . C . . F C D G . . D