Time After Time Chords & Guitar Lesson
Welcome to my Time After Time chord chart by Cyndi Lauper. Fun little songs that I used to like to perform Time After Time. Get it? 😉
The chords for this song aren’t that tricky, especially if you use the Fmaj7 chord instead of the F barre chord. That keeps it more in the beginner/intermediate realm. The thing with this song is that that chords split a measure, so they are two beats each.
This means that your chord changes will need to be a little quicker than usual. But still totally doable. So let’s check out the song below.
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Time After Time Guitar Chords:
Time After Time Strumming Patterns:
Strumming:
F C
1 + 2+ 3+ 4+
DD DD DD DD
If the syncopated rhythm is too much for you, just strum once per chord on the 1 and 3 counts.
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Time After Time Guitar Lesson:
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Time After Time Chord Chart:
Intro: F G Em F F F Em F
Verse:
|F C | |F C | |F C | |F C |
Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick, and think of you.
|F C | |F C | |F C ||F C |
Caught up in cir- cles, confusion is nothing new.
Refrain:
|F G ||Em F | |F G | |Em F|
Flashback warm nights, almost left behind.
|F G | |Em F ||F G |
Suitcases of memories. Time after
Verse:
|F C | |F C ||F C | |F C |
sometimes you picture me, I’m walking too far ahead
|F C | |F C | |F C | |F C |
you’re calling to me, I can’t hear what you’ve said. Then
Refrain:
|F G | |Em F | |F G | F
you say “go slow”. I fall behind.
|F G | |Em F | |F
the second hand unwinds. If you’re lost
Chorus:
G | |Am7 F| F
you can look, and you will find me,
|F G| C |C
time after time. If you fall
G| |Am7 F|
I will catch you, I'll be waiting,
|F G C |C
time after time. If you’re lost
G |Am7 F|
you can look, and you will find me,
|F G C |C
time after time. If you fall
G |Am7 F|
I will catch you, I'll be waiting,
|F G C | C
time after time.
Interlude:
F G Em F
F G Em F
Verse:
|F C | |F C | |F C | |F C |
After my picture fades, and darkness has turned to grey
|F C | |F C | |F C | |F C |
Watching through windows and you’re wondering if I’m okay
Refrain:
|F G || Em F ||F G ||Em F|
Secrets stolen from deep inside.
|F G | |Em F | |F
The drum beats out of time. If you’re lost
Chorus:
G| |Am7 F|
you can look, and you will find me,
|F G C |C
time after time. If you fall
G | |Am7 F|
I will catch you, I'll be waiting,
|F G C | C
time after time.
Interlude:
G |Am7 F||F G C| C 😐 2 times
Refrain:
|F G | |Em F | |F G | |Em F|
you say “go slow”. I fall behind.
|F G ||Em F | |F
the second hand unwinds. If you’re lost
Chorus:
G| |Am7 F|
you can look, and you will find me,
|F G C |C
time after time. If you fall
G | |Am7 F|
I will catch you, I'll be waiting,
|F G C | |F
time after time. If you're lost
G| |Am7 F|
you can look, and you will find me,
|F G C |C
time after time. If you fall
G | |Am7 F|
I will catch you, I'll be waiting,
|F G C | C
time after time.
Outro:
|F G C | C 😐 and fade
time after time.
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