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Title:  Precious Time
Album:  Back On Top
Artist: Van Morrison

tabbed by fin

The same chords seem to be repeated throughout the song. You 
really have to get into the rhythm and just keep going with it. 
Please note that although these chords seem to work with the song, 
there might be times when a different form of a certain chord is 
used. For example, I think occasionally I hear a D7 instead of 
the simple D that I have indicated....but hey I just don’t have 
the ear yet to make the distinction. 

Corrections welcome! 

Chords: G C G D 

G                      C 
Precious time is slipping away 
G                      D
But you're only king for a day 
G                                      C 
It doesn't matter to which God you pray 
G                        D           G 
Precious time is slipping away 

It doesn't matter what route you take
Sooner or later the hearts going to break
No rhyme or reason, no master plan
No Nirvana, no promised land 

Because, precious time is slipping away
Yuu know you're only king for a day
It doesn't matter to which God you pray
Precious time is slipping away 

Say que sera, whatever will be
But then I keep on searching for immortality
She's so beautiful but she's going to die some day
Everything in life just passes away 

But, precious time is slipping away
You know she's only queen for a day
It doesn't matter to which God you pray
Precious time is slipping away 

Well this world is cruel with its twists and turns
Well the fire's still in me and the passion burns
I love a medley 'til the day I die
'Til hell freezes over and the rivers run dry 

Precious time is slipping away
You know she's only queen for a day
It doesn't matter to which God you pray because
Precious time is slipping away 

Precious time is slipping away
You know you're only king for a day
It doesn't matter to which God you pray
Precious time is slipping away 

Precious time is slipping away
You know you're only king for a day
It doesn't matter to which God you pray because
Precious time is slipping away