Jim Croce – Time In A Bottle (Ukulele Intro)

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The intro is often tabbed as follows, but, the intro is actually played by two guitars, so it's not the complete story.
A|---5---5---5---4---4---4-|---3---3---3---2---2---2-|---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
E|-5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---3---3---3---|-3---0---1---3---1---0---|
C|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
g|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

A|-------------------------|
E|-0---1---3---6---4---3---|
C|-1---2---4---7---5---4---|
g|-------------------------|
The following intro is offered instead because it offers a similar feel but is easier to play for the many ukulele players who only strum and don't finger pick. The (Gm) and (A7) are in parentheses to indicate that you begin with that chord but then alter it one string at a time to incorporate the notes found in the above tab. Embedded in the (Gm) tab below, you'll find the "notes" on the E string change following the notes found above in bar 3. Embedded in the (A7) tab below, the "notes" on the C and E strings include those found on the C string in bar 4 in the above version. [Intro]
Dm  F+  F  G    (Gm)                    (A7)
              A|-1---1---1---1---1---1-|-0---0---0---0---0---0-|
              E|-3---0---1---3---1---0-|-0---0---0---3---1---0-|
              C|-2---2---2---2---2---2-|-1---2---1---1---1---1-|
              g|-0---0---0---0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0---0---0-|
[Verse 1]
   Dm           F+        F      G
If I could save time in a bottle

    Gm               Gm6         A
The first thing that I'd like to do

      Dm         F         Gm6             Dm
Is to save every day till eternity passes away

        Gm              A    A7
Just to spend them with you
[Verse 2]
   Dm           F+        F      G
If I could make days last forever

   Gm               Gm6         A
If words could make wishes come true

    Dm         F          Gm6
I'd save every day like a treasure and then

 Dm            Gm              A    A7
Again, I would spend them with you
[Bridge]
          D              Dmaj7
But there never seems to be enough time

   D6                D                    G          D G A
To do the things you want to do, once you find them

     D             Dmaj7
I've looked around enough to know

     D6               D                  G         Gmaj7 Em7 A
That you're the one I want to go through time with
[Interlude]
Dm  F+  F  G    (Gm)                    (A7)
              A|-1---1---1---1---1---1-|-0---0---0---0---0---0-|
              E|-3---0---1---3---1---0-|-0---0---0---3---1---0-|
              C|-2---2---2---2---2---2-|-1---2---1---1---1---1-|
              g|-0---0---0---0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0---0---0-|
[Verse 3]
   Dm      F+           F      G
If I had a box just for wishes

    Gm              Gm6        A
And dreams that had never come true

    Dm           F        Gm6                    Dm
The box would be empty, except for the memory of how

          Gm          A    A7
They were answered by you
[Bridge]
          D              Dmaj7
But there never seems to be enough time

   D6                D                    G          D G A
To do the things you want to do, once you find them

     D             Dmaj7
I've looked around enough to know

     D6               D                  G         Gmaj7 Em7 A
That you're the one I want to go through time with
[Outro]
A|----------------0--5-|----------------0--5-|----------------0--5-|-------|
E|---0-1---0-1---------|---0-1---0-1---------|---0-1---0-1---------|-0-----|
C|-2-----2-----2-------|-2-----2-----2-------|-2-----2-----2-------|-5-----|
g|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-7-----|