The Who - Time Is Passing: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Time Is Passing" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Time Is Passing Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Who

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Time Is Passing" smoothly on your guitar.

      A                         D                A
I'm playing my guitar while my sister bangs the jar
      A                                E7
The glass sets up a sound like people laughing
      A                         D              A
It's going to my brain and it's easing all my pain
        D                E                   D  A  D A D A D A
I must hear this sound again 'cause time is passing

I'm walking by the sea and the shingle sings for me
The crabs are swimming down among the starfish
The rocks all clatter down and the seagulls fly around
But the whole trip rubs it in that time is passing, passing

 G     D           A
Find it, I got to hear it all again
    G                   D             A
My heart has heard the sound of harmony
  D                 A
Blind to it, as my tears fall again
     G            D  G D          A
It's only by the music  I'll be free

         D
There's something in the whisper of the trees
Millions hear it, still they can't believe
          A               G              A   G D
There are echoes of it splashing in the waves
      A          G                     D
As an empire of dead men leave their graves

Don't listen to people talk,
don't listen to 'em selling souls
Don't listen to me or words from men above
Don't hear it in your needs
and don't hear it in your greeds
Just hear it in the sound of time a-passing

Find it, I got to hear it all again
My heart has heard the sound of harmony
Blind to it, as my tears fall again
It's only by the music I'll be free

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

E7

Guitar chord E7

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 "Time Is Passing" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Time Is Passing" by The Who.

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