Key: E
Introduction:
Eb Dm C Eb Dm C
Verse
G F C Am
Time passes slowly up here in the mountains
G F C Am
We sit beside bridges and walk beside fountains
Em F Em F
Catch the wild fishes that float through the stream
G F C Am
Time passes slow when you're lost in a dream
Interlude
G F C Am G F C Am
VERSE
G F C Am
Once I had a sweetheart, she was fine and good-lookin'
G F C Am
We sat in her kitchen while her mama was cookin'
Em F Em F
Staring out the window to the stars high above
G F C Am
Time passes slowly when you're searchin' for love
Interlude
G F C Am G F C Am
MIDDLE 8
Bb F
Ain't no reason to go in a wagon to town
Eb G
Ain't no reason to go to the fair
Bb F
Ain't no reason to go up, ain't no reason to go down
Eb Dm C
Ain't no reason to go anywhere
Interlude
Eb Dm C
VERSE
G F C Am
Time passes slowly up here in the daylight
G F C Am
We stare straight ahead and try so hard to stay right
Em F Em F
Like the red rose of summer that blooms in the day
G F C Am
Time passes slowly then fades away
Coda