Nick of Time — Bonnie Raitt

Chords and lyrics for Nick of Time by Bonnie Raitt (key of C).

Intro

| Dm7 Em7 | G Am7 | Fmaj7 | F/G G |
| Dm7 Em7 | G Am7 | Fmaj7 | F/G G |
| C | C |

Verse 1

[Dm7]A friend of mine she [Em7]cries at night, and she
[Fmaj7]calls me on the [C/G]phone
[Dm7]Sees babies [Em7]everywhere she goes and she
[Fmaj7]wants one of her [C/G]own
[Dm7]She's waited long [Em7]enough she says
and [Fmaj7]still he can't [C/G]decide
[Dm7]Pretty soon she'll [Em7]have to choose and it [G#(b5)]tears her [G#dim]up [Am]inside
She's [Dm7][C/E]scared...scared she'll [F]run [F/G]out of [C]time

Verse 2

[Dm7]I see my folks, they're [Em7]getting old,
[Fmaj7]and I watch their bodies [C/G]change
[Dm7]I know they see the [Em7]same in me,
and it [Fmaj7]makes us both feel [C/G]strange
[Dm7]No matter how you [Em7]tell yourself,
it's [Fmaj7]what we all go [C/G]through
[Dm7]Those lines are pretty [Em7]hard to take when they're[G#(b5)] starin' [G#dim]back at [Am]you[Fmaj7]
[Dm7]Scared [C/E]you'll [F]run [F/G]out of [C]time

Bridge

[Bb]When did the choices [F]get so hard?
With [C]so much more at stake
[Dm7]Life gets mighty [Em7]precious when there's [G#(b5)]less of [G#dim]it to [Am]waste
[Fmaj7][F/G]Hmmmmm...Scared to run [G]out of [C]time

Verse 3

[Dm7]Just when I thought I'd [Em7]had enough
[Fmaj7]and all my tears were shed[C/G]
[Dm7]No promise left [Em7]unbroken,
there were no [Fmaj7]painful words [C/G]unsaid
[Dm7]You came along and [Em7]showed me
how [Fmaj7]to leave it all [C/G]behind
[Dm7]You opened up my [Em7]heart again and then [G#(b5)]much to [G#dim]my [Am]surprise
I found [Dm7]love, love [C/E]in [F]the [F/G]nick of [C]time

Outro

| Dm7 Em7 | G Am7 | Fmaj7 | F/G G |
| Dm7 Em7 | G Am7 | Fmaj7 | F/G G |
| Dm7 Em7 | G Am7 | Fmaj7 | F/G G |
(fade out)
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