CAPO: 3rd FretINTRO: G D G D Em7 C
I got back into town after seven years on the road
And I walked under the bridge where we first met so long ago
On those summer nights we planned, bonfires in the sand
And we’d sing and dance for hours, then I’d walk you home
And we’d take our time, go slow, ’cause we didn’t have far to go
And the moon lit up the path that lead us to your door
Last night I went to see if you were home
Just your mother talking on the phone
To her little girl who moved away and hasn’t come back home
CHORUS:
N.C. C
Oh, the time
Oh, the time slips away
And it leaves you feeling down
But as the time
As the time slips away
Those memories of the past seem to stay
Those memories stay
Sometimes I’d go down to the general store
Where I’d cash my week’s pay, but it’s not there anymore
They had to shut her down, after the new one came to town
Nothing but a tired wooden floor and a dust-beam shining through the door
CHORUS:
N.C. C
Oh, the time
Oh, the time slips away
And it leaves you feeling down
But as the time
As the time slips away
Those memories of the past seem to stay
Those memories stay
BRIDGE:
Why don’t you come back home?
We’ll go walking on the beach all alone
And we’ll take our time, go slow
‘Cause we won’t have far to go
CHORUS:
N.C. C
Oh, the time
Oh, the time slips away
And it leaves you feeling down
But as the time
As the time slips away
Those memories of the past seem to stay
Those memories stay
Oh, those memories stay
OUTRO:
We’ll go walking on the beach all alone
We’ll go walking on the beach
