Time Gone By
Carole King
/ / / / / / / / [Verse 1] /The re-bel cry of des/-o-la-tion/ To which we used to heark/-en / Echoes now in i/-solation As the /skies in fury dark/-en / A thousand acts of des-/e-cration / Hundreds more contin-/ue When y’/know that you are all/ creation You’re gonna fight them with all/ that’s in you/ [Chorus] I remember time/ gone by When peace/and hope and dreams /were high We /followed inner visions and touched/ the sky Now we/ who still believe/ won’t let them die/ / / / / / [Verse 2] Waters dammed to / overflowing Like tears/ brimming over in our/ eyes / Sometimes it’s so hard to / keep on going When prom-/ises turn to lies/ / Go ahead give in /to confusion And /put aside your ideals too/ / Soon you’ll see on-/ly illusion Don’t care who’s hurt As /long as it’s not you/ [Chorus] I remember time/ gone by When peace/and hope and dreams /were high We /followed inner visions and touched/ the sky Now we/ who still believe/ won’t let them die/ / / / / / [Verse 3] Sometimes a /leader emerges And is /followed for a /while Doesn’t matter /what he encourages Just as/ long as he’s got /style / Young ones con-/ceived in a passion Of /directions we thought en-/lighted / Grown up they foll/-ow the mood in fashion / But beneathe their bravado You/ know they’re frightened / [Chorus] I remember time/ gone by When peace/and hope and dreams /were high We /followed inner visions and touched/ the sky Now we/ who still believe/ won’t let them die/ / /We won’t let them die/ / / / / / / / / / / /