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When Time Stood Still – Electric Light Orchestra
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Written by: Jeff Lynne
B-Side of 7” “Hold on Tight” (1981)
Now on: "Time" (2001 reissue)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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capo: 2nd fret
play: Em
key: F#m
For original chords transpose this chord sheet +2
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Em 0-2-2-0—0-3
D#aug x-x-1-0-0-3
G/D x-x-0-0-0-3
C#m7-5 x-4-x-0-0-3 or x-4-2-0-0-3
Em6 0-2-2-0-2-3
F#m7-5 2-x-2-2-1-0
B7+5 x-2-1-2-0-3 or x-2-4-2-4-3
B7 x-2-1-2-0-2 or x-2-4-2-4-2
D/C x-3-x-2-3-2
Em/D x-x-0-0-0-0
D/E 0-0-0-x-x-x
Gmaj7 3-x-0-0-0-2
Em9 0-2-0-0-0-2
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INTRO
| Em | % |
VERSE
Em D#aug
Far beyond the things you see
G/D C#m7-5
Time rolls on eternally
INTERLUDE
| Em6 | % |
BRIDGE
F#m7-5 | B7+5 B7 |
Got a thing about it
F#m7-5 | B7+5 B7 |
Just can't live without it
VERSE
Em D#aug
Sitting there inside your mind
G/D C#m7-5
Just waiting for the clock to chime
INTERLUDE
| Em6 | % |
BRIDGE
F#m7-5 | B7+5 B7 |
On a lonely line
F#m7-5 | B7+5 B7 |
Stood a lonely man
CHORUS
C D/C
No pictures on an empty wall
Bm7 | Em Em/D |
Nobody there no one at all
Cmaj7 Bm7
Just echoes in the ivory halls
| Em D/E | Em |
When time stood still (break)
VERSE
Em D#aug
Days line up outside the door
G/D C#m7-5
Thought time had stopped there was no more
INTERLUDE
| Em6 | % |
BRIDGE
F#m7-5 | B7+5 B7 |
Been a lonely world
F#m7-5 | B7+5 B7 |
Such a lonely world
CHORUS
C D/C
No pictures on an empty wall
Bm7 | Em Em/D |
No Toulouse, Vincent or Pablo
Cmaj7 Bm7
Just echoes in the ivory halls
| Em D/E | Em Em D |
When time stood still (break)
CHORUS
C D/C
No big machine or April showers
Bm7 | Em Em/D |
No submarines, no plastic flowers
Cmaj7 Bm7
Just echoes in the ivory towers
CODA
Gmaj7
When time stood still
Cmaj7 Gmaj7
When time stood still
Cmaj7 Gmaj7
When time stood still
Cmaj7 Em9
When time stood still