Time
marches on
G - Em - G - Em (2x)
G Em G Em
1. Sister cries out from her baby bed,
G Em G Em
brother runs in, feathers on his head.
C Am
C Am
Momma's
in her room learnin' how to sew,
G Em G Em
Daddy's
drinkin' beer listenin' to
the radio,
Am Em
Hank
Williams sings "Kaw-Liga" and "Dear
John".
Am G
And
time marches on, time marches on.
+ G - Em - G - Em (2x)
G Em
G
Em
2. Sister's wearin'
rouge and clear complexion soap,
G Em
G
Em
brother's wearin' beads and he
smokes a lot of dope.
C Am C Am
Momma
is depressed, barely makes a sound,
G Em
G Em
Daddy's
got a girlfriend in another town.
Am Em
Bob
Dylan sings "Like a Rollin' Stone".
Am G
And
time marches on, time marches on.
+ G - Em - G - Em
C
Am
C Am
+ The south moves north, the north
moves south,
G
Em G
Em
a star is born, a star burns out.
C
Am C Am
The
only thing that stays the same is
D C
Bm Am G
everything changes, everything changes.
+ G - Em - G - Em (2x)
G Em
G Em
3. Sister calls herself "sexy
grandma",
G Em
G Em
brother's on a diet for high cholesterol.
C Am C
Am
Momma's
out of touch with reality,
G Em
G Em
Daddy's
in the ground beneath the maple tree
Am Em
as the angels sing an old Hank Williams song.
Am G - Em - G
And
time marches on, time marches on.
Em Am G - Em - G
Time marches on, time marches on.
Em Am G
Time
marches on, time marches on.
+ G - Em - G - Em (4x) …
(orig.
= capo
2nd) (Tracy Lawrence)