(Ain't It) Funny How Time Slips Away 
Willie Nelson Cover 

Tabbed by: Mark Blaszczyk (SeekUpDMB5@aol.com) 

*(Lyrics at bottom of the tab)* 
--[Intro]-- 

      (D) (up-stroke) 
e:-----2-----2-2-------------------------------------| 
B:-----3-----3-3-------------------------------------| 6x 
G:-----2------------------2--(2)---------------------| 
D:---0--------------2--4------0----------------------| 
A:---------------------------------------------------| 
E:---------------------------------------------------| 
  
  

--[Verse]-- 

e:-----2-----2-2-------------------------------------| 
B:-----3-----3-3-------------------------------------| 
G:-----2------------------2--(2)---------------------| 
D:---0--------------2--4------0----------------------| 
A:---------------------------------------------------| 
E:---------------------------------------------------| 

  Well Hello there                My its been a long long... 
e:-----2-----2-2-----22----------------3-----| 
B:-----3-----3-3-----33----------------3-----| 
G:-----2-------------------------------------| 
D:---0---------------------------------------| 
A:------------------------------------2------| 
E:---------------------------------3--3------| 

..time 
e:-----2-----2-2-----------------2--2-3-----------| 
B:-----3-----3-3-----------------3--2-3-----------| 
G:-----2------------------2------2-------------2--| 
D:---0--------------2--4-------0----------2--4----| 
A:------------------------------------------------| 
E:------------------------------------------------| 

  How am i doing?                  I guess i'm doing 
e:-----2-----2-2----22----------------3------| 
B:-----3-----3-3----33----------------3------| 
G:-----2-------------------------------------| 
D:---0---------------------------------------| 
A:------------------------------------2------| 
E:---------------------------------3--3------| 

..fine 
e:-----2-----2-2----------------2--2-3-----------| 
B:-----3-----3-3----------------3--2-3-----------| 
G:-----2------------------2-----2-------------2--| 
D:---0--------------2--4-------0---------2--4----| 
A:-----------------------------------------------| 
E:-----------------------------------------------| 
  
  

--[Pre-Chorus]-- 

  It's been so long now    But it seems, like it was 
e:-----2-----2-2---2-2-------------------------------| 
B:-----3-----3-3---3-3-------1--1---------1-1-1---1--| 
G:-----2---------------------------------------------| 
D:---0-----------------------2--2---------2-2-2---2--| 
A:-------------------------3----3---------3-3-3---3--| 
E:---------------------------------------------------| 

..only yesterday 
e:-----3---3-3-----------| 
B:-----1---1-1-----------| 
G:-----------------------| 
D:-----------------------| 
A:-----2---2-2-----------| 
E:-3-------3-3-----------| 
  
  

--[Chorus]-- 
      (D)                      (C)         (G) 
Ain't it funny              How time   Slips away... 
e:-----2-----2-2-2----------------------3---------| 
B:-----3-----3-3-3-------------1-1------1---------| 
G:-----2-----2-2-2--------------------------------| 
D:---0-------------------------2-2----------------| 
A:---------------------------3---3------2---------| 
E:-----------------------------------3--3---------| 
**(let the bass notes in the D, C, and G ring through)** 
  

--[Sitting on the dock of the bay tease]-- 
(this is played after the last "Gee aint if funny..") 

           (D)                      (c) 
I'm just sitting on the dock of the bay, 
              (G)          (D)                     (C)  (G) 
Watchin' the tide roll away...Ain't it funny, how time slips away. 
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Lyrics 

Well, hello there 
My, it's been a long, long time 
How am I doing ? 
Oh, I guess that I'm doing fine 
It's been so long now 
But it seems like only yesterday 

Gee, ain't it funny 
How time slips away 

How's your new love ? 
I hope that she's doing fine 
I heard you told her 
That you'd love her 'till the end of time 
Now that's the same thing 
You told me 
Seems like the other day 

Gee, ain't it funny 
How time slips away 

Well it's been nice seeing you 
Gotta go now 
Guess I'll see you around 
Don't know when tho' 
Never know when I'll be back in town 
But remember 
What I tell you 
In time you're gonna pay 

Gee, ain't it funny 
How time slips away