Cream - Passing The Time: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Passing The Time" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G             C
It is a cold winter
G            C
Away is the songbird
G                A#
And gone is her traveller
  F           F#
She waits at home
G              C
The sun is on holiday
 G                 C
No leaves on the trees
    G         C
The animals sleep
  C         A#         C
While cold north wind blows

The snowflakes are falling
The roof a white blanket
There's ice on the windowpane
She waits alone
She sits by the fireside
The room is so warm
Her children are sleeping
She waits in their home

C            G
Passing the time
Passing the time
Everything fine
Passing the time, having the wine
Passing the time, drinking red wine
Passing the time, everything's fine
Passing the time, drinking red wine
Passing the time, everything's fine
Passing the time, drinking red wine
Passing the time, everything's fine
Passing the time, wine and time rhyme
             A    G
Passing the time

It is a long winter
Away is the songbird
She waits for her traveller
So far from home
She sits by the fireside
The room is so warm
There's ice on the window
She's lonely alone


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Passing The Time" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Passing The Time" by Cream.