Guns N' Roses – There Was A Time (Ukulele)

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Album: Chinese Democracy (2008) Transcribed by Jon Malmin ([email protected]) There doesn't seem to be any transcriptions of this song in standard E tuning. I find that for an acoustic version, E tuning is far better and makes it easier too, since the song is in B minor and that's an easy key to play in. (Chord instructions are at the bottom of the page, for those interested) Intro: Bm F#m E Bm Bm6

Bm        
Broken glass and cigarettes

A
Writin' on the wall

           E
It was a bargain for the summer

       B
And I thought I had it all

          Bm
I was the one who gave you everything

    A
The one who took the fall

             E
You were the one who would do anything

    B
The one who can't recall

          Bm
Where she was while she was sleepin'

    A
In another women's bed

        E
Or the doctor's or the lawyer's

        B
Or the stranger that she met

           Bm
If there's nothing I can gain from this

    A
Or anything at all

             E
It'd be the knowledge that you gave me

        E
When I thought I'd heard it all

[Chorus]

          E           Fmaj7#11
It was a long time for you

    G6    E           Fmaj7#11
It was a long time for me

      G6   E              Fmaj7#11    
It'd be a long time for anyone but

E         Fmaj7#11       G6
Looks like it's meant to be

[Same chords as last verse] Social class and registers Cocaine in the hall All the way from California On the way to your next call To those non-negotiations To simulate a cause For the betterment of evils And your ways around the laws That keep you up and sitting pretty On a pedestal or bed And now you're sleeping like an angel Near the man who you give head If there's somethin' I can make of this Or anything at all It'd be the devil hates a loser And you thought you had it all [Chorus] It was the wrong time for you It was the wrong time for me It was the wrong time for anyone but Looks like I'm 'bout to see for myself

D             C#m
If I could go back in time

        E7
To the place in my soul

There all alone

G                 F#
Lonely teardrops, ooh

             Bm
Are callin' you

    A                        G
But I don't want to know it now

               F#m
Cause knowin' you

                       E    E7
It won't change a damn thing

                Bm     Bm6
But there was a time

Solo backing: Bm A E Bm (x2) Bm F#m E E7 Bm A E E7

Bm
Yeah there was a time

A
Didn't wanna know it all...

E
Didn't wanna know it all...

    (E7)
And I don't wanna know it now (Repeat once more)

[Gtr. melody backing] Bm A E E7

Bm          A            E 
I would do anything for you

There was a time

Bm          A            E
I would do anything for you

Bm          A            E       
I would do anything for you

There was a time (Just keep playing Bm, A, E, (E7) throughout the rest of the song, with the long solo and the crazy coda) Well, that's it for this song! Cheers y'all! Chords used:

A:           B:           Bm:          Bm6:         C#m:         D:
x-0-2-2-2-0  x-2-4-4-4-2  x-2-4-4-3-2  x-2-0-1-0-x  x-4-6-6-5-4  x-x-0-2-3-2

E:           E7:          Fmaj7#11:    F#:          F#m:         G:
0-2-2-1-0-0  0-2-2-1-3-0  1-3-3-2-0-0  2-4-4-3-2-2  2-4-4-2-2-2  3-2-0-0-3-3

G6:       
3-5-5-4-0-0