Intro: G Em C G G/F#
G
When the stars line up
Em
and you catch a good break
G
and people think your lucky
Em
but you know it's grace
C
it can happen so fast
D
or a little bit late
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timing is everything
G
you know I've had close calls
Em
when it could have been me
G
I was young when I learned just
Em
how fragile life could be
C
I lost friends of mine
D
Guess it wasn't my time
C G G/F#
timing is everything
C G
and i could have been a child that got took home
C G
and i would have been one more unfinished song
F C
and when it seems a rhyme is hard to find
Am
that's when one comes along
D
just in time
G
well I remember that day
Em
when our eyes first meet
G
you ran into the building to get out of the rain
Em
cause you were soaking wet
C
and as I held the door
D
you wanted to know my name
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timing is everything
C G
and i could have been another minute late
C G
and you never would have crossed my path that day
F C
and when it seems true love is hard to find
Am
that's when love comes along
D
just in time
G
well you can call it fate
Em
or destiny
G
sometimes it really seems like
Em
it's a mystery
C
cause you can be hurt by love
D
or healed by the same
C G G/F#
timing is everything
C
and it can happen so fast
D
or a little bit late
C G
timing is everything