Learn to play "Kelly 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.
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F A# F Well video tapes and ice skates are beautiful things F A# C Like a birthday card for Johnny and a pair of F angel wings F A# you were tryna light a fire, and all you wanted F was a match Dm A# C But you knew I didn't have one, so it was odd F that you should ask F A# No it wasn't just the plane crash, that shook F you to your core Dm A# C But the very thought of losing her, that made it all F worth dying for F A# F I'm sorry Dm A# C F I'm sorry We both washed up on that island, all alone without a friend Thinkin' you and I were gonna die there, and that would be the end But as the weeks turned into months, I saw you overcome your fears And as we became companions, all those months turned into years When we would talk and talk for hours, you would make sure I felt heard 'Cause you knew what I was sayin' though I never said a word Chorus: F A# F Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo, I'm ready for anything D A# C Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo, who knows what the tide could F bring F A# F Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo, yeah, I'm ready for anything Dm A# C Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo, who knows what F the tide will bring After fifteen hundred days, you and me escaped to sea And I knew that you still loved the girl from Memphis, Tennessee Out there on that lonely ocean, we met a passin' humpback whale 'Cause all the way from Bakersfield, the tide gave us a sail And just like that, it happened, the waves took me away And I'm sorry, I'm so sorry that you lost a friend that day Chorus G C Well you and me went on a journey, full of tragedy G and pain G C D But I'm grateful I was with you through the sunshine G and the rain G C And when I wonder where ya are now, I'll probably G never know Em C Am But my friend I hope you made it, and somehow, C D you finally made it Home G C I have an ocean-worth of questions, but if I do G know one thing Em C Is that the sun will rise tomorrow, D G and who knows what the tide could bring, G C G Da da da da da - I'll never forget you Em C D G Do do do doo doooo G Hey, hey, hey, hey, Kelly are you there, pick up C I know I said I'd be back, and like that G Nobody knew where I was at Em C All my logic said I would never see you again D G After four years of missing you so bad, but here I am G C And now I have to learn to let you go G Even though I love you more than you'll ever know Em C I'm getting used to half a heart and the way things are D G But Kelly, I never should have gotten outta the car Chorus G C G I'm sooooorry, for everything Em C D G But no-o-oobody knows, what the tide could bring Em C D You knoooooow, nobody knows, what the tide G could bring G C G Video tapes and ice skates are beautiful things G C D Like a pocket watch on Kelly time and a pair G of angel wings C When the birthday card to Johnny G It made me realize Em C That the most beautiful thing in the world, D G is of course the gift of life Em C The most beautiful thing in the world is to be D G So wonderfully alive You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA# Am C D Dm Em F 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 "Kelly Time" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Kelly Time" by Owl City.