Chord gitar Guns N Roses - There was a time

Guns N' Roses - There Was a Time

Album: Chinese Democracy (2008)

Transcribed by Jon Malmin (jogusmal@hotmail.com)
There doesn't seem to be any transcriptions of this song in standard E tuning.

I find that for an acoustic version, E tuning is far better and makes it easier too,

since the song is in B minor and that's an easy key to play in.

(Chord instructions are at the bottom of the page, for those interested)
Intro: Bm F#m E Bm Bm6
Bm

Broken glass and cigarettes

A

Writin' on the wall

E

It was a bargain for the summer

B

And I thought I had it all

Bm

I was the one who gave you everything

A

The one who took the fall

E

You were the one who would do anything

B

The one who can't recall

Bm

Where she was while she was sleepin'

A

In another women's bed

E

Or the doctor's or the lawyer's

B

Or the stranger that she met

Bm

If there's nothing I can gain from this

A

Or anything at all

E

It'd be the knowledge that you gave me

E

When I thought I'd heard it all
[Chorus]

E Fmaj7#11

It was a long time for you

G6 E Fmaj7#11

It was a long time for me

G6 E Fmaj7#11

It'd be a long time for anyone but

E Fmaj7#11 G6

Looks like it's meant to be
[Same chords as last verse]

Social class and registers

Cocaine in the hall

All the way from California

On the way to your next call

To those non-negotiations

To simulate a cause

For the betterment of evils

And your ways around the laws

That keep you up and sitting pretty

On a pedestal or bed

And now you're sleeping like an angel

Near the man who you give head

If there's somethin' I can make of this

Or anything at all

It'd be the devil hates a loser

And you thought you had it all
[Chorus]

It was the wrong time for you

It was the wrong time for me

It was the wrong time for anyone but

Looks like I'm 'bout to see for myself
D C#m

If I could go back in time

E7

To the place in my soul

There all alone

G F#

Lonely teardrops, ooh

Bm

Are callin' you

A G

But I don't want to know it now

F#m

Cause knowin' you

E E7

It won't change a damn thing

Bm Bm6

But there was a time
Solo backing:

Bm A E Bm (x2)

Bm F#m E E7

Bm A E E7
Bm

Yeah there was a time

A

Didn't wanna know it all...

E

Didn't wanna know it all...

(E7)

And I don't wanna know it now (Repeat once more)
[Gtr. melody backing]

Bm A E E7
Bm A E

I would do anything for you

There was a time

Bm A E

I would do anything for you

Bm A E

I would do anything for you

There was a time
(Just keep playing Bm, A, E, (E7) throughout the rest of the song, with the

long solo and the crazy coda)
Well, that's it for this song! Cheers y'all!

Chords used:
A: B: Bm: Bm6: C#m: D:

x-0-2-2-2-0 x-2-4-4-4-2 x-2-4-4-3-2 x-2-0-1-0-x x-4-6-6-5-4 x-x-0-2-3-2

E: E7: Fmaj7#11: F#: F#m: G:

0-2-2-1-0-0 0-2-2-1-3-0 1-3-3-2-0-0 2-4-4-3-2-2 2-4-4-2-2-2 3-2-0-0-3-3

G6:

3-5-5-4-0-0