{Intro (see The Lick at bottom)}

{VERSE (plays lick throughout):} Last Sun-day morn-in’ the sun-shine… felt like rain The week be-fore they all seemed the same With the help of God and true friends, I’ve come to re-a-lize I still have two strong legs, and even wings to fly --- You know

{Chorus} [D A B E]
I ain’t a-wast-in’ time no… more, ‘cause… time goes by like [verse riffs] hur-ri-canes and fast-er things

{VERSE} Lord, lord, Miss Sal-ly, why are you cry-in’? Been a-round here three long days, look-in’ like you’re dy-in’ Just step your-self out-side, and look up at the stars a-bove Go on down-town, ba-by, find some-bo-dy to love --- a-mean-while,

{Chorus} [D A B E]
I ain’t a-wast-in’ time no… more, ‘cause… time goes by like [verse riffs] hur-ri-canes and fast-er things

{BRIDGE} [D7 A ]
You don’t need no… gyp-sy to tell you why [D7 A] You can’t let one pre-cious day slip by [D7 A] But look out-side your-self, and if you don’t see what you want,
[E D7]
some-times then you don’t, Well, leave your mind alone and just get [verse riffs] high, oh yes, high

{Solo} Verse riff {Solo Out} [D A B E]

{Verse Riffs}

{VERSE} Well, by and by, way af-ter ma-ny years are gone, and all the war… freaks die off leav-… in’ us a-lone We’ll raise our chil-dren, in the peaceful way we can ‘Cept for you and me, broth-er, try and try a-gain So, hear us

{Chorus} [D A B E]
I ain’t a-wast-in’ time no… more, ‘cause… time goes by like [verse riffs] hur-ri-canes and fast-er things

{Solo} Verse riff

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NOTES

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