F C F C
[Verse 1]
F C7 C
You missed so much while you were gone
Bb C F
The leaves have changed, and so have I
Dm7 C7 C
While you were singing strangers songs
Bb C F
The world kept spinning softly by
[Verse 2]
F C7 Bb
Your baby sister turned eighteen
Bb C F
She'll pack her things and move away
Dm7 C7
The dog got shaky in the knees
Bb C F
Soon I'll join him in the grave
[Chorus]
Bb F
Cause time it stops for no man
C Bb
So be careful what you do
Bb Dm
Love as well as you can
C F
While you still have somebody lovin' you
Csus4 C F Csus4 F
[Verse 3]
F C7sus4
I think about her on the road
Bb C F
And say "it's fine when it's just me"
Dm7 C7
They were so kind over in Oklahoma
Bb C F
I could have stayed in New Orleans
F C7 F
She'll be hanging out with friends
[Verse 4]
C F
I'm in a hotel room alone
Dm7 C7
Tomorrow there's another wedding
Bb C F
We'll talk right after on the phone
F
And she'll say
[Chorus]
Bb F
Time it stops for no man
C Bb
So be careful where you roam
Bb Dm
Love as well as you can
C F
While you still have someone to call you home
Bb C7sus4 C F Bb Csus4 C Bb
[Bridge]
Bb
If you find that the golden shore
Gm7 Gm G
That you've been aiming your whole life toward
C F Eb
Is darker than you'd expected
E Bb
If you grow tired of all your running
Gm G
Drifter please return to us and
F C7
Settle down, settle in
[Chorus]
F
Cause time it stops for no man
Cm7 C Bb
So be careful where you roam
Dm
Love as well as you can
D C
While you still have someone to call you home
