Time Passes Slowly Time Passes Slowly {c:Words and music Bob Dylan Released on New Morning (1970) and on Biograph (1985) D7/A D C G Em Time passes slowly up here in the mountains, D C G Em We sit beside bridges and walk beside fountains, F#m Em/G F#m/A Em/G Catch the wild fishes that float through the stream, D C G F#m GA Time passes slowly when you're lost in a dream. : . . . . |----53------------ |-------5---------- |--2--------------- |--------0-----0--- |-0--------30-3---- |------------------ D C G Em A Once I had a sweetheart, she was fine and good-lookin', D C G Em A We sat in her kitchen while her mama was cookin', G A(sus4 AG A Starin' out the window to the stars high above, G F#m Asus4 A Time passes slowly when you're searchin' for love. (short, glorious piano break) G D Ain't no reason to go in a wagon to town, G D Ain't no reason to go to the fair. G D Ain't no reason to go up, ain't no reason to go down, Asus4 A Asus4 A Ain't no reason to go anywhere. D . . C . . G . . Em . . D . . C . . G . . Em . . F#m . . G . . Asus4. . . A . D C G Em Time passes slowly up here in the daylight, D C G Em We stare straight ahead and try so hard to stay right, Asus4 G Asus4 G Like the red rose of summer that blooms in the day, Asus4 G F#m Em . . . . Asus4 Time passes slowly and fades away. D . . C . . F . . G . . D . . C . . F C D G . . D