Time Is a Lion Tabs & Lyrics by Joe Henry
Time Is a Lion
guitar tabs lyrics
Tabbed by Daan Bijdevaate
24/09/2008
email: bijdaan AT hotmail.com
A really nice song by Joe Henry. These chords are based on his 'Civilians' album and a
video, in which he does this song acoustic.
Am x02210
Am/G# 4x2210 (or 4x22xx *1)
Am/G 3x2210
Am/F# 2x2210
F 133211
G 320033
C/G 332010
E7 020100
Dm xx0231
*1 The Am/G# could give you some problems to play. Use your pinky to play the G# (4),
it!
You can also play this chord simplified like:
4x22xx
Use your ring finger for the G# (4) and your index finger , barred, for the two '2', the
and a notes. You can mute the A string (the first x) with your ringfinger and the other
'x' with your index finger.
If you chose this way to play it, you might want to play the Am/G and Am/F# in that
simplified way. That makes:
Am/G 3x22xx
Am/F# 2x22xx
Use your middlefinger for the G (3) and your thumb for the F# (2). You
leave your index finger unchanged, like the Am/G# as shown above.
ENJOY
Introduction: Am Em Am F G
verse:
Am Am/G# Am/G Am/F#
If you fear the angels above while you sleep
F Am G Am
Then I'll be the blood, you paint on your door
Am Am/G# Am/G Am/F#
Your dream is a worry that nothing will keep, but
F Am G Am
time is a story and there will be more
chorus:
F C/G E7 Am Am/G
Your dream is a worry that nothing will keep,
F C/G G Am > back
intro chords
but time is a story and there will be more
chords for next verses and chorus, same as above.
and death in disgrace can seduce anyone
that needs to believe there�s judgment at hand
or God may be kind and see you like a son, but
time is a lion when you are a lamb
Or God may be kind and see you like a son, but
time is a lion when you are a lamb
The years see the best of intentions and greed
they come without shame, they'll leave you with some
men become old when their hurt becomes need, but
time is a lover and your time is young
Men become old when their hurt becomes need, but
time is a lover and your time is young
bridge:
G Am
The sun is a soldier, out crawling the hills
G Am
setting fire to every house that�s in view
G Am
lighting the ruin of my hope and my will
Dm G
till I�m like a shadow and I�m falling on you,
crawling on you..
Oh you know how I do.. (repeat intro)
So sleep here with me and I�ll keep you close
for now while i try to live up to you
You can�t see the challenge of this I suppose, but
time is a dare and I�m trying to
You can�t see the challenge of this I suppose, but
time is a dare and I�m trying to
(repeat chorus chords for the last lines)
time is a dare and I�m trying to ( 3x )
end on Am
