The It's Time Songfacts reports that frontman Dan Reynolds first had the idea for the song after waking up at 3 o'clock in the morning. He sat on it for a year and a half before one day he sat down at his computer, and  came up with its rhythm.

Night Visions

(Verse)
D
So this is what you meant when you said that you were spent?
A                                                                   Bm
 And now it's time to build from the bottom of the pit right to the top
Bm
Don't hold back
G                                              D
 Packing my bags and giving the academy a rain check


(Pre-chorus)
D                                 A
I don't ever want to let you down
                                     Bm
I don't ever want to leave this town
             G
'Cause after all
G
This city never sleeps at night


(Chorus)
    D
It's time to begin, isn't it?
                    Bm
I get a little bit bigger, but then, 
                                   Em
I'll admit, I'm just the same as I was
                   G
Now don't you understand
G
That I'm never changing who I am?


D A Bm G

(Verse 2)
D
So this is where you fell, and I am left to sell
A
 The path that heaven runs through miles of clouded hell, 
             Bm
Right to the top
Bm
Don't look back
G                                               D
 Turning to rags and give the commodities a rain check


(Pre-chorus)
D                                 A
I don't ever want to let you down
                                   Bm
I don't ever want to leave this town
              G
'Cause after all
G
This city never sleeps at night


(Chorus)
D
It's time to begin, isn't it?
                     Bm
I get a little bit bigger, but then, 
                                    Em
I'll admit, I'm just the same as I was
                 G
Now don't you understand
G
That I'm never changing who I am?

(Repeat Chorus)

(Bridge)
Bm                          A
This road never looked so lonely,
                              G
This house doesn't burn down slowly,
    Em        G
To ashes, to ashes


(Chorus)

(Chorus/Outro)
Bm
It's time to begin, isn't it?
                    A
I get a little bit bigger, but then, 
                                    G
I'll admit, I'm just the same as I was
Em                G
Now don't you understand
G
That I'm never changing who I am?

D D D D

C
So this is what you meant
                                  C G     
When you said that you were spent

And now it's time to build from the bottom of the pit,
               Am             
Right to the top
                Am  F 
Don't hold back
                                        F    C 
Packing my bags and giving the Academy a rain check

                                 C  G
I don't ever want to let you down
                                 G  Am
I don't ever want to leave this town
     Am   F
Cuz after all

This city never sleeps at night

 
C
It's time to begin, isn't it?
                   Am
I get a little bit bigger but then I'll admit
                      G 
I'm just the same as I was
                     F
Now don't you understand
     G
That I'm never changing who I am


Am                          G
This road never looked so lonely
                    Am           G
This house doesn't burn down slowly
   Am   G
To ashes
   Am   G
To ashes


C
It's time to begin, isn't it?
                   Am
I get a little bit bigger but then I'll admit
                      G 
I'm just the same as I was
                     F
Now don't you understand
     G
That I'm never changing who I am


# watch this little guy, he's amazing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XiCW_fQCJI

It's Time

A---5--7--9--7--5-----7--5--9--7-------------
E--------------------------------------------  x3
C--------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------

A---5--7--9--7--5-----7--5--12--9------------
E--------------------------------------------  x1
C--------------------------------------------
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Pretty sure this is repeated until the chorus

Its Time Intro (I used a Baritone ukulele. You can do this on the other strings too)


A------------------------------------------------------  |
E--0--2--4--2--0--0--2--4--2--0--2--4--2--0--0--2--4--2 .|  Repeat then... 
C------------------------------------------------------ .|
G------------------------------------------------------  |


A-----------------------------
E--0--2--4--2--0--0--2--7--7--   And that's it!!!   This is my first submission. I hope
C-----------------------------   you like it!!!
G-----------------------------

So this is what you meant 

when you said that you were spent?
G                          
And now it's time to build
                                      Am
from the bottom ofthe pit right to the top,

Don't hold back
F
Packing my bags and giving the academy a rain check

C                                         G
I don't ever want to let you down
                                         Am
I don't ever want to leave this town
             F
'Cause after all

This city never sleeps at night...

C
It's time to begin, isn't it?
                    Am
I get a little bit bigger, but then, 
                                   F
I'll admit, I'm just the same as I was
                 
Now don't you understand

That I'm never changing who I am?

C G Am F

C
So this is where you fell, and I am left to sell
G
the path that heaven runs through miles of clouded hell, 
             Am
right to the top

Don't look back
F
Turning to rags and give the commodities a rain check

C
I don't ever want to let you down
G                                Am
I don't ever want to leave this town
              F
'Cause after all

This city never sleeps at night...

It's time to begin, isn't it?
I get a little bit bigger, but then, 
I'll admit, I'm just the same as I was
Now don't you understand
That I'm never changing who I am? [x2]

Am                          G
This road never looked so lonely,
                              F
This house doesn't burn down slowly,
Dm            F
to ashes, to ashes...
It's time to begin, isn't it?
I get a little bit bigger, but then, 
I'll admit, I'm just the same as I was
Now don't you understand
That I'm never changing who I am?

Am
It's time to begin, isn't it?
                    
I get a little bit bigger, but then, 
                                    F
I'll admit, I'm just the same as I was
Dm                F
Now don't you understand

That I'm never changing who I am?

C C C C

A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
C|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-7-9--11--9-7--9-7---11--9---|-7-9--11--9---7-9-7--11--9---|
                                                           
A|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
C|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-7-9--11--9---7-9--7--11--9--|-7-9--11--9-7--9-7--14--11----|

D
So this is what you meant 
when you said that you were spent 
A
and now it's time to build from 
Bm
the bottom of the pit right to the top 
Bm
don't hold back
G
packing my bags and giving the 
D
academy a rain check 
D				A
I don't ever want to let you down 
Bm
I don't ever want to leave this town

G
Cuz after all the city never sleeps at night 
 D
It's time to begin isn't it 
I get a little bit 
Bm
bigger but then 	
				Em
I'll admit I'm just the same as I was 
G
Now don't you understand 
That I'm never changing who I am 

D A Bm G
Bm			A
This road never looked so lonely 

This house doesn't burn down 
G
Slowly 
Em		G
To ashes to ashes

Verse 1:
           B
I'm going back to the time when we owned this town
      E
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
C#m        B                   G#m  B     F#
We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns


Verse 2:
                      B       
I didn't know I'd be finding out now I was torn from you
         E
When we thought about things we were gonna do
C#m      B                    G#m B  F# 
We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too


Chorus:
               E              B 
Go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café


Verse 3:
                          B
I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say
        E
Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
C#m     B                   G#m  B   F#
I'm a better man now than I was that day


Chorus:
                      E              B 
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                 E               B
Go down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                      E                     G#m   F#     
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café


Bridge:
   E        B           F#
I wheel my bike off the train,
        F#
Up the North Trade Road,
 E        B             F# 
Look for you on Marley Lane
                          G#m
In every building, every streetlight
                   E               F#  G#m  B  F#
Oh why did we ever go so far from home?


Verse 4:
                        B
You keep on leaving me mile long traces of who you are
         E
You can get a big house and a faster car
C#m      B                    G#m   B  F#
You can run away boy, but you won't go far


Chorus:
                      E              B
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                    E                B
Stroll down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                     E                      G#m   F#
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café 

      E            B    G#m
La la la la la la la la Yeah, 
     F#                      E       B   F#
I'm going where the people know my name


Outro:
E B G#m F#
E B G#m F# B

Sovereign Light Cafe

strumming pattern
D-DUD-D

F,G,C,Em7

mmmmm mmmm mmmm 

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 1: Rihanna]

F              G
Dry! ...Me a desert
C                 Em7
Nuh time to have ya lerkin'
F                        G
Him ago act like him nuh like it
C                           Em7
You know I dealt with you the nicest
F                        G
Nuh body touch me in the righteous
C                     Em7
Nuh botha, text me in a crisis 
           F                    G
I believed all of your dreams, adoration
            C                    Em7
You took my heart and my keys and my patience
            F                        G
You took my heart on my sleeve for decoration
                C                          Em7
You mistaken my love I brought for you for foundation
           F             G
All that I wanted from you was to give me
C            Em7
Something that I never had
F                   G
Something that you've never seen
C                     Em7
Something that you've never been!
F     G
Mmmmm!
      C                          
But I wake up and act like nothing's wrong
D
Just get ready fi...


[Hook: Rihanna]
F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
F             G
Ner ner ner ner ner ner!
               C           Em7
When you a guh ner ner ner ner ner ner!
                  F                 G
Before the tables turn turn turn turn turn turn!
C             Em7
Beg you something please


[Verse 2: Rihanna]

F            G
Baby don't you leave
               C                 Em7
Do''t leave me stuck here in the streets, 
   F                  G
uh huh If I get another chance to
       C                Em7
I will never, no never neglect you
      F                         G
I mean who am I to hold your past against you?
       C                    Em7
I just hope that it gets to you
  F           G
I hope that you see this through
  C                      Em7
I hope that you see this true
F          G
What can I say?
       C          
Please recognize I'm tryin', baby!!!
 Em7
I have to


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 3: Drake]

N.C.
Yeah, okay
F        G        C                   Em7
You need to get done, done, done, done at work, come over
F               G
We just need to slow the motion
C                   Em7
Don't give that away to no one
F            G
Long distance, I need you
C                          Em7
When I see potential I just gotta see it through
F                        G
If you had a twin, I would still choose you
C                           Em7
I don't wanna rush into it, if it's too soon
      F      G               C              
But I know you need to get done, done, done, done
   Em7
If you come over
F            G
Sorry if I'm way less friendly
C                    Em7
I got n____s tryna end me,
F G           C                 Em7
oh,     I spilled all my emotions tonight, I'm sorry
F               G
Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
C                                Em7
How many more shots until you're rollin'?
F              G
We just need a face to face
C                    Em7            F
You could pick the time and the place
               G
You spent some time away
C                Em7
Now you need to forward and give me all the...


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

mmm mmm mmm..


[Outro: Rihanna]

work work work work work work

F G C D
F G C D

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


C D
Si es que no puedes hablar
C D
no te atrevas a volver
C D
si te quieres ocultar
C D
tal vez te podria ver
Em D C G C
y el amor que no sabe a quien y que
G C
hablará si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazara otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz

C D


C D
Si no puedes escuchar
C D
aunque insistas hablaré
C D
si lo quieres mírame
C D
y tus ojos hablaran tal vez
Em D C G C
sentiras el amor e iras tras el
G C
hablaras si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazará otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz


Em G C G
.(CUERDAS)... abrazaméeeeeeeee..
C Em F
quiero despertarme y entender

Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y que haces aquì
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz
G C
y te hace feliz

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

(Chorus)
G
You xxxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
(1st Verse)
G
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Em
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Am7
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
D7                              G Em G Em
X just xxx'x xxxxx without xxx
(2nd verse)
G
You xxxx along xxxx xxxx x song
Em
Xxx brightened xx xxx
Am7
Whod've xxxxxxxx xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xx x dream
                  D7
Xxx xx xxx xxxxx light xxxxx xxxx
(Chorus)
         G 
Xxx now xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7                          Eb
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx anything
(3rd Verse)
Ab
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
   Fm
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Bbm
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
Ebm
X just xxx'x xxxxx
Ebm                                 Ab               C#
Now xxxx xxxxxx xxx happiness xxxxx so xxxx xxxx xx find
C#m                                         Eb     E
Well, X'x xxxxxxx xx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxx behind me
A
And xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx
F#m
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Bm
X xxx'x laugh xxx X xxx'x sing
E
X'x finding xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
Bb
You xxx X xxxx xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Gm
X feel xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Cm
If xxx xxxx knew xxxx X'x xxxxx through
F
X just xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx

Can't Smile Without You

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

Dreaming My Dreams With You
Recorded by Waylon Jennings
Written by Allen Reynolds

C
I hope that I won't be that wrong anymore 

Maybe I've learned this time

I hope that I find what I'm reaching for 
                    G7
The way it is in my mind

F
Some day I'll get over you 
C
I'll live to see it all through
G7
But I'll always miss dreaming 
               C
My dreams with you


But I won't let it change me not if I can

I'd rather believe in love

And give it away as much as I can 
                          G7
To those that I'm fondest of

Repeat #2

Dreaming My Dreams With You

It takes a while to get used to the rhythm. In the verse the
time signature goes 3/4 for 2 bars then 2/4 for 1 bar and then
repeats.


Intro and Verses:

A|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|------|-10------10|-9-------9-|------
E|-----------|-----------|------|-----------|-----------|----3-
C|-0---------|-2---2-----|------|-----7-----|-----------|-2----
G|-0---------|-0---------|-0----|-9---------|-7---------|------
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |

Intro Riff:

A|-10--12--10-|-9---10---9-|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|-------|
E|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
C|------------|------------|-0---------|-2---2-----|-------|
G|-9----------|-7----------|-0---------|-0---------|-0-----|



Chorus:

                   C
I...              driving...
     G  
The speed...            

Em
      City...

        D
And...  arm...
    
    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

C           D
be...       be... 

Suggestion: during the verses, it can sound pretty cool if you
get a friend to strum the chords: C, G, Em, D in the background
:)

Fast Car

Intro: Em  A  Em  A

       Em               A                Em                   
 A
Verse: Be on my side or be on your side, there is no reason for you to hide,
       Em                 A
       Its so hard for me stayin' here all alone, when you could be takin'
       A                Em                                             A
       Me for a ride... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


        G     D         A    G  D          A
Chorus:  Down by the ri-ver,  I shot my ba-by

 Em        A
 Ooh, Ooh, shot her dead


Verse 2:You take my hand I'll take your hand, together we may get away,

        This must madness is too much sorrow, its impossible to make it

        today... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


(Chorus)

(Verse 1)

Down By The River

[intro x2]
A  E  D A

A                                        E
when there's no place you feel at home
              D                               A
and you think you'd be better off alone
A                                          E
when you think there's no reason to try
               D                           A
and you hate yourself and wanna die

A                                      E
when you're filled with anxiety
             D                   A
and everyone's your enemy
A                                        E
when you wish you were someone else
                 D                        A
and you wanna go out and kill yourself

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


A                       E
when you get yourself depressed
                      D                   A
because you think you can't do your best
A                                         E
when you write yourself a stupid song
           D                        A
to remind yourself that you forgot

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


[BRIDGE]
# chords x2:
A  E  D  A

A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-2--------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-4-2---2-4-2-1---1-1-2-2-1-2-4-2-1-22-----------|     x2



[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

Overreacting

Intro: D-A-Bm-Em-A  x4

         D                 A                          
I'll confess tonight your all thats on my mind
        Bm            A                   D
I know these roof top nights could last forever.
              A                            Bm
we watched the seasons change, we saw the distance pull us away,
           A
from all we shared together.

D                       A
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                       A
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.

D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
    Em    A
lets run away.
D                             A                             Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
    Em    A
lets run away.

play intro  x2

D                    A
I picked apart every word that you said
  Bm                              A
I dissected each sentence but kept coming up empty
D                         A
the way you are leaves me counting the days
        Bm                            A
till the next time this distance will be a memory


D                        A        
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                     D
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.


D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away.

D-A-Bm-A

where have you been


                                                                        Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away


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