Michael Stanley Band

Take The Time

Michael Stanley Band


Tom: A

A
Asus
D
Dsus
E
F#m




[Intro]

A Asus (x2)


[Verse]
           A                   Asus
These are strange days we live in
  A                   Asus
The nights get even worse
     A                   Asus
The poets died at midnight
A
In a New York City hearse...
         D                    Dsus
And the news must make you crazy
D
It has for so long
          E
And the streets are full of fear tonight
F#m        D            A
      And coming on strong...

                    A               Asus
You know, they're holed-up in Atlanta
A               Asus
Broke down in L.A.
      A                   Asus
They went and sold out Detroit
           A                   Asus
They put half the town away...
           D.              Dsus
From the West Texas border
D                  A
To the Carolina shore
         E                  F#m
You can see it in the faces
          D                    A
There's gotta be something more...
N.C.
You Gotta


[Chorus]
A                       D
Take the time to love someone
            A               D
Take the time to make amends
A                        D
Take the time to make a stand
         A
Take the time for your friends
                  D                  Dsus
'Cause you can't roll your own forever
D                        A
And somewhere, down the line
             E                           F#m
You're gonna see that's all they give you
        D                       A   Asus
So you might as well take the time...

                  A                   Asus
You know, they're laid off in Ohio
       A                   Asus
The Heartland's under strain
           A                   Asus
They're running scared in FA 
        A
And hiding out in Maine...
     D                   Dsus
The sons of true believers
D                      A
And the daughters of dreams
         E                         F#m
It can shake you when you find out
    D                   A
It ain't just what it seems...

  A                   Asus
Now is the hour
   A                   Asus
Tomorrow might be too late
 A                   Asus
You gotta grab the moment
     A
You just can't hesitate...
         D                         Dsus
And you know that it's the children
D                  A
Gonna pay for it all
E                          F#m
    And, like the man said
    D                    A
'A hard rain's gonna fall'...

N.C.

Whatcha Gotta Do,You Gotta

A                       D
Take the time to love someone
            A               D
Take the time to make amends
A                        D
Take the time to make a stand
         A
Take the time for your friends
                  D                  Dsus
'Cause you can't roll your own forever
D                        A
And somewhere, down the line
             E                           F#m
You're gonna see that's all they give you
        D                       A   Asus
So you might as well take the time...

Take the time to love someone
Take the time to make amends
Take the time to make a stand
Take the time for your friends
'Cause you can't roll your own forever
And somewhere, down the line
You're gonna see that's all they give you
So you might as well take the time...