Time - The Beginning Chords
by Megadeth
Time - The Beginning by Megadeth is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, B, Am, A and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verse
Em
Father time, I'm running late
Em
I'm winding down, I'm growing tired
Em
Seconds drift into the night
Em
The clock just ticks 'til my time expires
C B
You were once my friend
C B Em
Now I know I can't tie your hands
Verse
Em
The days I saved I couldn't spend
Em
They fell like sand through the hourglass
Em
No time to lose, no time to choose
C Am B Em
Time taking time... it's taken mine
C Am B Em
Scenes of my life... seem so unkind
C Am B Em
Time chasing time... creeps up behind
C A B Am
I can't run forever... and time waits for no one
Em
Not even me
Verse
Em
An enemy I can't defend
Em
My final place, a deadly end
Em
Life is just a speck in space
Em
Dreams of an eternal resting place
C B
I can't get any younger
C B Em
Time has brutal hunger
C Am B Em
Time taking time... it's taken mine
C Am B Em
Scenes of my life... seem so unkind
C Am B Em
Time chasing time... creeps up behind
C A B Am D
I can't run forever... and time waits for no one
Am B
Time waits for no one
Not even me