“Time in a Bottle” was a posthumous number-one hit for singer-songwriter Jim Croce, reaching the top of the charts in December 1973, three months after his death in a plane crash.

The song was originally written for Croce’s son, A.J., and appeared on his first album in 1972, You Don’t Mess Around with Jim. The following year Croce would shoot to fame with his hit single “Bad Bad Leroy Brown“, just months before the September 20 plane crash. Time in a Bottle was later used as the title for a compilation album of Croce’s love songs.

The song started receiving widespread airplay in the fall of 1973, after it was featured in an ABC TV movie, She Lives!, starring Desi Arnaz Jr. and Season Hubley. (Wikipedia)

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Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce.
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Transcribed by Brian O’Flaherty.

Intro.

-5—5—5–3—3—3—-3–0–1–3–1–0———-3–2–0—-
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Bridge

———–3–2–0–
–2–3–5–5–3–2–
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Verse 1
Dm Dm7# Dm7 Dm6
If I could save time in a bottle
Gm6 Bridge
The first thing that I’d like to do
Dm Dm7 Gm6 Dm
Is to save every day ’til eternity passes away
Gm6 Bridge
Just to spend them with you.

Verse 2

If I could make days last forever,
If words could make wishes come true
I’d save every day like a treasure and then again
I would spend them with you.

Chorus
D Dmaj7
But there never seems to be enough time
D6 D G G7 Em7 A7 Bridge
To do the things you want to do once you find them.
I’ve looked around enough to know that
your the one I want to go through time with.

Verse 3

If I had a box just for wishes
and dreams that had never come true.
The box would be empty except for the memory of
how they were answered by you.

Chords

Dm xx0231
Dm7# xx0221
Dm7 xx0211
Dm6 xx0201
Gm6 xx2333
Dmaj7 xx0222
D6 xx0202
G 320003
G7 320002
Em7 022030
A7 x02223

Ending
—–1—–1—0—–1—–1—0—–1—–1—0–1—–
—3—–3—0—–3—–3—0—–3—–3—0—-3—–
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“Annie’s Song” is a song recorded and written by singer-songwriter John Denver. It was his second number one song in the USA, occupying that spot for two weeks in July 1974. It also went to number one in the UK, where it was Denver’s only major hit single (many of Denver’s American hits were more familiar in the UK through cover versions by other artists).

“Annie’s Song” was written as an ode to Denver’s then-wife, Annie Denver (née Martell). Denver “wrote this song in about ten-and-a-half minutes one day on a ski lift” to the top of Bell Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, as the physical exhilaration of having “just skied down a very difficult run” and the feeling of total immersion in the beauty of the colors and sounds that filled all senses inspired him to think about his wife.[1][2]

The song has since become a wedding standard and an expression of love for many people, due to its grand imagery and the fact it could apply to anyone (Annie is not mentioned by name in any part of the song). (Wikipedia)

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“I Can See Clearly Now” is a song written and recorded by Johnny Nash. It was a single from the album of the same name and achieved success in the United States and the United Kingdom when it was released in 1972. It was covered by many artists throughout the years, including a 1993 hit version by Jimmy Cliff. (Wikipedia)

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I Can See Clearly Now

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This song was orginally recorded in the key of C  (Way too high for me!)

A         D                A

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone,

          D             E

I can see all obstacles in my way

A            D                A

Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind

                G                D

It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)

          A

Sun-Shiny day.

I think I can make it now, the pain is gone

All of the bad feelings have disappeared

Here is the rainbow I’ve been prayin’ for

It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)

Sun-Shiny day.

C                                    G

Look all around, there’s nothin’ but blue skies

C                                E          G#m  D  G#m G F#m  E

Look straight ahead, nothin’ but blue skies

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone,

I can see all obstacles in my way

Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind

It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)

Sun-Shiny day.

“Imagine” is a song written and performed by English rock musician John Lennon. It is the opening track on his album Imagine, released in 1971. “Imagine” was released as a single in the United States where it reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100. When asked about the song in one of his last interviews, Lennon declared “Imagine” to be as good as anything he had written with the Beatles.^[1] The song is one of three Lennon solo songs, along with “Instant Karma!” and “Give Peace a Chance“, in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Rolling Stone Magazine ranked “Imagine” the 3rd greatest song of all time.^{[2] (Wikipedia)}

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John Lennon/ Imagine.

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Imagine

John Lennon

C       Cmaj7  F

C       Cmaj7  F

C             Cmaj7       F

Imagine there’s no heaven

C            Cmaj7   F

It’s easy if you try

C      Cmaj7   F

No hell below us

C        Cmaj7  F

Above us only sky

Am/E       Dm7  F/C

G          C/G   G7

Living for to – day

Imagine there’s no countries

It isn’t hard to do

Nothing to kill or die for

And no religion too

Imagine all the people

Living life in peace

(chorus)

F       G         C       Cmaj7  E  E7

You may say I’m a dreamer

F       G              C  Cmaj7  E E7

But I’m not the only one

F           G          C     Cmaj7  E E7

I hope some day you’ll join us

F       G          C

And the world will be as one

Imagine no posses – sions

I wonder if you can

No need for greed or hunger

A brotherhood of man

Imagine all the people

Sharing all the world

You may say I’m a dreamer

But I’m not the only one

I hope some day you’ll join us

And the world will live as one

Imagine all the people

Chords

C- X32010         G- 320003

Cmaj7- X32000     C/G-320001

F- XX3211         E – 022100

Am/E- XX2210      E7- 022130

Dm7- XX0211       F/C- X33211

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“Cat’s in the Cradle” is a 1974 folk rock song by Harry Chapin from the album Verities & Balderdash. The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1974. As Chapin’s only #1 hit song, it became the best known of his work and a staple for folk rock music.

The lyrics to the verses of the song were originally written as a poem by Chapin’s wife, Sandy Chapin, who is credited as the song’s co-writer.^[1] The poem itself was inspired by the awkward relationship between Sandy Chapin’s first husband, James Cashmore, and his father, a New York City politician. She was also inspired by a country song she heard on the radio. More than a year later, after the birth of his own son, Harry added the music and the chorus. Label executive David Geffen selected the song as a single, over Chapin’s objections. (Wikipedia)

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Cats in the Cradle

My [E]child arrived just the [G]other day; he [A]came to the world in the [E]usually way. but there were [E]planes to catch and [G]bills to pay. [A] __ He learned to walk while I [E]was away. He was [D]talking ‘fore I [A]knew it. And [Bm]as he grew he said, [G]I’m gonna [Bm]be like [E]you, Dad. [G]You know I’m gonna [BM]be like [E]you.

(And the [E]cat’s in the cradle and the [D]silver spoon, [G]Little boy blue and the [A]man in the moon. [E]When you coming home? dad, I [D]don’t know when. [G]We’ll get to[Bm]gether then [E]. You [G]know we’ll have a [Bm]good time [E]then. )

My son turned ten just the other day. He said, Thanks for the ball, Dad. Come on, let’s play. Can you teach me to throw? I said, Not today. I got a lot to do. He said, That’s okay. And he walked away but he smiled to another kid he said, I’m gonna be like him, yeah. You know I’m gonna be like him.

Well, he came from college just the other day, So much like a man I just had to say, I’m proud of you. Could you sit for a while? He shook his head and he said with a smile, What I’d really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys. See you later. Can I have them please?

I’ve long since retired, my son’s moved away. I called him up just the other day. I’d like to see you, if you don’t mind. He said, I’d love to, Dad, if I could find the time. He said, I’d love to, Dad, if I could find the time. You see my new job’s a hassle and the kids have the flu, But it’s sure nice talking to you, Dad. It’s been sure nice talking to you.

And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me, He’d grown up just like me. My boy was just like me.