Standard Tuning EADGBe This is a simplified singer/songwriter type way of playing it purely on acoustic guitar. Its also formatted in an easy to understand way. Electric Piano Intro: C G Am (x2) Verse 1: C G Am This is my time this is my tear C G Am I can see clearly now that this is not a place for playing solitaire C G Am Tell me where you want me C G Am This is my time this is my tear C G Am Comin on strong Baudelaire C G Am Seems to me like all the world gets high when you take a dare C G Am Let it rise before you C G This is my crime Chorus 1: C C/B Am G All in all an' I'm loving every rise and fall F Em F G The sun will make and I will take breath to be sure of this C C/B Am G In the endin' end all will be forgiven when F Em F G Surrender rises high and I give what I came to give Am Say it now because you never know.... Verse 2: C G Am Devil may cry devil may care C G Am Distiller's got a scream and now I know just why when she's movin' air C G Am Can you feel the voltage C G This is my time Guitar solo: (clean, play twice) |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---9-10-12-10-9--------------------------|-------9-------------9-------| |10--------------10------9-10-12-10-9-----|----10---12p10----10---12p10-| |---------------------10--------------10--|-12------------12------------| |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------| [x2] C G Am California skies got room to spare C G This is my time Chorus 2: C C/B Am G All in all an' I'm loving every rise and fall F Em F G The sun will make and I will take breath to be sure of this C C/B Am G In the endin' end all will be forgiven when F Em F G Surrender rises high and I give what I came to give Am Say it now because you never know.... Bridge Instrumental: [chords at the bottom of the page] Fmaj7 E7 Fmaj7 E7 Fmaj7 E7 Fmaj7 E7 Keyboard solo: E|-0-3-5-3-0~---0-3-5-3-0~---0-3-5-3-0~~-0~~- B|------------------------------------------- [x2] Verse 3: C G Am Take it outside take it out there C G Am Seems to me like all the world gets high when you take a dare C G Am In the final moment C G This is my time Chorus 3: C C/B Am G All in all an' I'm loving every rise and fall F Em F G The sun will make and I will take breath to be sure of this C C/B Am G In the endin' end all will be forgiven when F Em F G Surrender rises high and I give what I came to give Am Say it now because you never know.... Oh, never know......... (end) *Bridge chords Fmaj7 - 12 13 14 15 x x E7 - 10 12 13 14 x x