Moderate Ballad

THIS TIMEWords and Music by

JEFF BOWEN

B C#m7 B/D# E

Now

B

C#m7

Im stand

-

mp

B/D#

- ing here,

E

the sun

B

light-

is soft

C#m7

and warm.

E

Is

B

this

C#m7

a gen tle- par

B/D#

a- dise-

E

or on

B

ly-

the eye

C#m7

of

the

storm?

Asus2

This

G#m7

time,

B/F#

will I just

B/E

give

in

B/F#

when the rain

1

G#m7

starts

B/F#

to pour down?

F#/E

F#

This

G#m7

time,

B/F#

will I start

B/E

to swim

B/F#

or will

G#m7

I

start

F#

to drown?

E

Now

B

C#m7

Im walk

D#m7

ing-

a lone-

E

as the wind

B

cir

cles- all

C#m7

a round.-

B/E

E/F#

Wait

B

ing-

C#m7

for the slight

D#m7

est

- move

E

or the

2

first

B

un ex- pec

C#m7

- ted

- sound.

Asus2

This

G#m7

time,

B/F#

will I raise

B/E

my

shield

B/F#

when the hunt

G#m7

ers- spot

B/F#

their prey?

F#/E

F#

This

G#m7

time,

B/F#

will I stay

B/E

in the field

B/F#

or will

G#m7

I

run

B/F#

a way-

E

from who

I am

B

C#m7

and what

I want

D#m7

E

and what

I can

3

find

B

C#m7 E

and who

E/F#

I

will be?

B

C#m7

B/D#

E B C#m7 B/D# E

Now

B

C#m7

Im mov

-

B/D#

ing-

a long-

E

as the twi

B

light-

be gins

C#m7

- to spread.

F#/E

E/F#

I

B

C#m7

take in this mo

B/D#

ment-

E

as the clouds

B

gath

er- ov

C#m7

er- head.-

4

Asus2

This

G#m7

time,

B/F#

will I see

B/E

whats

true

B/F#

when the light

-

G#m7

ning

- streaks

B/F#

through the gray?

F#/E

F#

This

G#m7

time,

B/F#

will it blind

B/E

my

view

B/F#

or will

G#m7

it

light

F#

the way

E

to who

I

am

B

C#m7

and what

I want

D#m7

E

and what

I can find

B

C#m7

5

E

and who

E/F#

will

I be?

G#m

G#m/F#

And all

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these

ques

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tions-

in

me

G#m

G#m/F#are fad

Emaj7

ing- a way-

G#m/F#

as

I sud

C#m7

den- ly- see

I can em brace-

E

ev ry- thing- be

hind-

F#

me

and find the

place

G#m

where I fi

nal- ly- find

D

me.

Now

G

Am7I run

Bm7

with you

C

as a

cresc.

f

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new

G

sun

be gins

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- to rise.

D/C

C/D

I

G

Am7

can see

for

-

ev

Bm7

er-

C

through these end

G

less-

big

Am7

blue

skies.

Bm7

C

Now

G

F

is the on

Am/C

ly

- time,

E

here

G

F

is the on

-

Am/C

ly

- place,

E

this

G

Fis all

Am/C

I

want

E

to

be.

7

G

Am7 Bm7

C

This

time

G Am7

I can see

C/F

the

view.

C/D

This

time

G Am7

the

sun

Bm7 will

Cshine

through.

dim.

rit.

G

Am7 Bm7

C

This

time,

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mp

Bm7

C

this

time,

G

Am7

Bm7

C

this

time.

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molto rall.

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