Joe Henry Time Is A Lion chords

Time Is A Lion by Joe Henry

Tabbed by Daan Bijdevaate
24/09/2008
email: bijdaan AT hotmail.com

A really nice song by Joe Henry. These chords are based on his 'Civilians' album and a 
video, in which he does this song acoustic.

Am      x02210
Am/G#   4x2210 (or 4x22xx *1)
Am/G    3x2210
Am/F#   2x2210
F       133211
G       320033
C/G     332010
E7      020100
Dm      xx0231

*1 The Am/G# could give you some problems to play. Use your pinky to play the G# (4), 
it!
You can also play this chord simplified like:

4x22xx

Use your ring finger for the G# (4) and your index finger , barred, for the two '2', the 
and a notes. You can mute the A string (the first x) with your ringfinger and the other 
'x' with your index finger.
If you chose this way to play it, you might want to play the Am/G and Am/F# in that 
simplified way. That makes:

Am/G  3x22xx
Am/F# 2x22xx

Use your middlefinger for the G and your thumb for the F# (2). You 
leave your index finger unchanged, like the Am/G# as shown above.
ENJOY

Introduction: Am Em Am F G

verse:
   Am           Am/G#   Am/G           Am/F#
If you fear the angels above while you sleep
     F           Am         G             Am
Then I'll be the blood, you paint on your door
     Am         Am/G#      Am/G         Am/F#
Your dream is a worry that nothing will keep, but
F         Am        G             Am
time is a story and there will be more

chorus:
     F          C/G        E7           Am    Am/G
Your dream is a worry that nothing will keep,
    F         C/G       G             Am   >  back 
intro chords
but time is a story and there will be more

chords for next verses and chorus, same as above.

and death in disgrace can seduce anyone
that needs to believe there�s judgment at hand
or God may be kind and see you like a son, but
time is a lion when you are a lamb

Or God may be kind and see you like a son, but
time is a lion when you are a lamb

The years see the best of intentions and greed
they come without shame, they'll leave you with some
men become old when their hurt becomes need, but
time is a lover and your time is young

Men become old when their hurt becomes need, but
time is a lover and your time is young

bridge:
    G                     Am
The sun is a soldier, out crawling the hills
        G             Am
setting fire to every house that�s in view
G                       Am
lighting the ruin of my hope and my will
                Dm             G
till I�m like a shadow and I�m falling on you,
crawling on you..
Oh you know how I do..   (repeat intro)

So sleep here with me and I�ll keep you close
for now while i try to live up to you
You can�t see the challenge of this I suppose, but
time is a dare and I�m trying to

You can�t see the challenge of this I suppose, but
time is a dare and I�m trying to

(repeat chorus chords for the last lines)
time is a dare and I�m trying to ( 3x )

end on Am