Times Of Trouble — Temple of the Dog
Chords and lyrics for Times Of Trouble by Temple of the Dog (key of C).
Verse 1
Chords:
[C] [D] [Em] [G] [F]
[Intro] (riff 1)
Riff 1
[G] [F]
Intro
[G] [F]
Verse
G - F
When the spoon is hot
And the needle's sharp
And you drift away
I can hear you say
That the world in black
Is upon your back
And your body shakes
So you ditch away
And you close the shades
Pre-Chorus
C D*
Don't try to do it
[C] Don't try to kill your [Em]time[C]
C D*
You might do it
[C] Then you can't change your [Em]mind[C]
Chorus
You've gotta [C]hold on to your [D]time
Till you [C]break through these
F **
Times of trouble
*Riff 2 **Riff 3
[C] [D]
[G] [F]
Verse
G - F
When you try to talk
And the words get hard
And they put you down
Don't you stay
Don't you ditch away
Pre-Chorus
C D*
I saw you swinging
[C] Swinging your mother's [Em]sword[C]
C D*
I know you're playing but
[C] Sometimes the rules get [Em]hard[C]
Bridge/Chorus
But if [Em7]somebody [Dsus4/F#]left you [G]out on a [A7sus4]ledge
If [Em7]somebody [Dsus4/F#]pushed you [G]over the [A7sus4]edge
You gotta [Em7]hold on to your [Dsus4/F#]time till you [G]break
F **
Through these times of trouble
Solo
[G] [F]
Pre-Chorus
C D*
I saw you swinging
[C] Swinging your mother's [Em]sword[C]
C D*
I know you're playing but
[C] Sometimes the rules get [Em]hard[C]
Bridge/Chorus
But if [Em7]somebody [Dsus4/F#]left you [G]out on a [A7sus4]ledge
If [Em7]somebody [Dsus4/F#]pushed you [G]over the [A7sus4]edge
If [Em7]somebody [Dsus4/F#]loved you and [G]left you for [A7sus4]dead
You gotta [Em7]hold on to your [Dsus4/F#]time till you [G]break
Through these [F]times of trouble
[G] [F]
[G]
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