Cyndi Lauper-Time After Time - BPM - 130
[Intro][F] [G] [Em] [F] x2
[Verse 1 - Keep low C held down and just alternate chords
No drums - pluck chords like keyboard part]
[Dm/C] Lying [C] in my [Dm/C] bed, I [C] hear the [Dm/C]
clock [C] tick and [Dm/C] think of [C] you.
[Dm/C] Caught [C] up in [Dm/C] circ - [C] les, con [Dm/C]
fu - [C] sion is [Dm/C] nothing [C] new.
(bring string slaps in)
[F] Flash [G] back, [Em] warm [F] nights, [F] almost [G] left be [Em] hind.
[F] Suit [G] case of [Em] memor [F] ies...
[F] Time [G] after...
[Verse 2 - Percussive strums now with slaps
- do the bB xx xx xx - xx xx xx xx bass drum figure - play just on the Dm/C]
[Dm/C] Some [C] times you [Dm/C] picture [C] me, I'm
[Dm/C] walk - [C] ing too [Dm/C] far ah [C] ead.
[Dm/C] You're [C] calling [Dm/C] to [C] me, I [Dm/C] can't
[C] hear what [Dm/C] you've [C] said.
(bass drum on 1 and 3 now)
Then [F] you [G] say, [Em] go [F] slow, [F] I [G] fall be [Em] hind.
[F] The [G] second [Em] hand un [F] winds.
[Chorus - Full drums]
If you're [G] lost, you can look and you [Am7] will find me
[Fadd9] time [G] after [C] time.
If you [G] fall I will catch you, I'll [Am7] be waiting
[Fadd9] Time [G] after [C] time.
If you're [G] lost, you can look and you [Am7] will find me
[Fadd9] time [G] after [C] time.
If you [G] fall I will catch you, I'll [Am7] be waiting
[Fadd9] Time [G] after [C] time.
[Instrumental - Drums stop - Strum these and really try to pick out the melody]
[F] [G] [Em] [F] x2
E -1-1---------------------
B -1-0------------------10
G -2-2--0-2-0--20---10--10
D -3-3--0------2-32-10--10-
A -3-3--2------2----7--88-
E -1-1--3------0--------8--
[Verse 3 - Drums with string slap]
[Dm/C] Af - [C] ter my [Dm/C] picture [C] fades and [Dm/C] dark -
[C] ness has [Dm/C] turned to [C] grey,
[Dm/C] Watch - [C] ing through [Dm/C] win - [C] dows, you're
[Dm/C] wonder [C] ing if [Dm/C] I'm o - [C] kay.
[F] Sec [G] rets [Em] stol [F] en [F] from [G] deep in [Em] side,
[F] The [G] drum beats [Em] out of [F] time.
[Chorus - Full drums]
If you're [G] lost, you can look and you [Am7] will find me
[Fadd9] time [G] after [C] time.
If you [G] fall I will catch you, I'll [Am7] be waiting
[Fadd9] Time [G] after [C] time.
[Instrumental - Full drums - Arp - keep high G ringing -
Like Taking it easy play G 3x0003 with 3rd and 4th fingers
- sets it up for other chords so can ring nicely]
[G] [Am7] ([Fadd9] [G]) [C] x2
[Bridge]
[F] You [G] say, [Em] go [F] slow, [F] I [G] fall be [Em] hind.
[F] The [G] second [Em] hand un [F] winds.
[Chorus]
If you're [G] lost, you can look and you [Am7] will find me
[Fadd9] time [G] after [C] time.
If you [G] fall I will catch you, I'll [Am7] be waiting
[Fadd9] Time [G] after [C] time.
If you're [G] lost, you can look and you [Am7] will find me
[Fadd9] time [G] after [C] time.
If you [G] fall I will catch you, I'll [Am7] be waiting
[Fadd9] Time [G] after [C] time.
[Outro]
[Fadd9] Time [G] after [C] time.
[Fadd9] Time [G] after [C] time.
[Fadd9] Time [G] after [C] time.
[Fadd9] Time [G] after [C] time.
(fade out)