Intro
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[Verse 1]
G# F# C# A#m
Time passes slowly up here in the mountains
G# F# C# A#m
We sit beside bridges and walk beside fountains
F# Fm F# Fm
Catch the wild fishes that float through the stream
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Time passes slow when you're lost in a dream
[Chorus]
G# F# C# A#m
La la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
G# F# C# A#m
La la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
[Verse 2]
G# F# C# A#m
Once I had a sweetheart, she was fine and good-lookin'
G# F# C# A#m
We sat in her kitchen while her mama was cookin'
F# Fm F# Fm
Stared out the window to the stars high above
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Time passes slowly when you're searchin' for love
[Chorus]
G# F# C# A#m
La la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
G# F# C# A#m
La la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
[Middle 8]
C# G#
Ain't no reason to go in a morning to town
C# G#
Ain't no reason to go to the fair
C# G#
Ain't no reason to go up, ain't no reason to go down
F# C#
Ain't no reason to go anywhere
[Verse 3]
G# F# C# A#m
Time passes slowly up here in the daylight
G# F# C# A#m
We stare straight ahead and try so hard to stay right
F# Fm F# Fm
Like a cloud drifting over that covers the day
G# F# C# A#m
Time passes slowly then fades away
[Chorus]
G# F# C# A#m
La la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
G# F# C# A#m
La la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
G# F# C# A#m
La la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
[Coda]
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