#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: [email protected] Let Time Go Lightly performed by Harry Chapin on "Harry's Greatest Stories Live" written by Steven Chapin Chorus: G Gmaj7 C I let time go lightly when I'm here with you Am D C G C I let time go lightly when the day is through G Gmaj7 C I keep a watch on time when I've got work to do Am D C G I let time go lightly with you Verse 1 G C G C G C G Morning, a time for breaking ground and sowing seed C D C G And yet we give up our sunshine so we can buy what we need C G C G C G C G And that leaves the evening to share a fire with a friend or two G C D C G to lose sight of the hours; to go lightly with you Chorus: G Gmaj7 C I let time go lightly when I'm here with you Am D C G C I let time go lightly when the day is through G Gmaj7 C I keep a watch on time when I've got work to do Am D C G I let time go lightly with you Verse 2 G C G C G C G Old friends, they mean much more to me than a new friend C D C G 'cause they can see where you are and they know where you've been G C G C G Music has been my closest friend, my fiercest foe G C D C G 'cause it can take you so high; yes, it can take you so low C G D G A When I was a child my mother would help me along A C She'd rock me to sleep and sing me a song C G D G A So I learned to love the music of all the tunes in my mind A C The changing of chords, the rhythm of time Chorus: G Gmaj7 C I let time go lightly when I'm here with you Am D C G C I let time go lightly when the day is through G Gmaj7 C I keep a watch on time when I've got work to do Am D C G I let time go lightly with you C D C Yes I let time go lightly with you Am D/F# G and a fire and a friend or two Am C D/F# G With you and a fire and a friend or two C G A friend or two, and you
