🎸 Chord Peter Frampton - Just The Time Of Year

peter framptons “just the time of year”
from the album “frampton comes alive”

im sure this transcription is 99% accurate

i dedicate this transcription to my father who likes frampton a lot

tuning E A D G B D

so it’s basically the standard tuning
but the high E string is tuned down to D

here is the way you play the chords :

C x32010
Cmaj7 x32000
Esus4 022200
Em 022000
Am7 x02010
D/F# 200230
G 320030
Bm3 x20030 Am7/G 302010
Em7 022030
F#m 244222
B x2444
xa x0222x or
G/F 200030

intro
C Cmaj7 Esus4
Em Am7 D/F#
G Am7 – Bm3 ( only one stroke for this last two )

and then something like this

E | – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – |
B | – 0 – – 0 – – 1 – |
G | – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – |
D | – 0 – – 0 – – 2 – |
A | – 0 – – 2 – – 3 – |
E | – x – – x – – x – | well call this “a023” from now on
^ ^ ^

C Cmaj7 Esus4
suddenly with no warning
Em Am7
it was four in the morning
Am7/G D/F#
what the papers will say has been printed

“a023” C Cmaj7 Esus4
i have no reason
Em Am7
to want to change the season
D/F# G Am7 – Bm3
’cause it’s just the time of year
Am7 D/F# G Am7 – Bm3
ooh yeah , it’s just the time of year

“a023″ C Cmaj7 Esus4
suddenly i’m yawning
Em Am7
maybe cause it’s five in the morning
Am7/G D/F#
sleepless nights i have wasted

C Cmaj7 Esus4
you are the reason
Em Am7
don’t talk to me of treason
D/F” G Am7 – Bm3
it’s just the time of year
Am7 D/F# G Am7 – Bm3
oh yeah , it’s just the time of year

E | – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – |
B | – – 0 – – 0 – – 3 – |
G | – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – |
D | – x – – x – – – 2 – |
A | – x – – x – – – 2 – |
E | – 3 – – 2 – – – 0 – | well call this “a023” from now on
^v ^v ^

Em7
only one
F#m B Em7
could steal your heart away
A
but now she’s looking the other way
C
what you give , i find it hard i can’t see
D/F#
if you knew you wouldn’t take it from me
C
writing notes to an unconquered land
D/F#
lying there on your square foot of sand

“a023” C Cmaj7 Esus4
wake me up , i’m sleeping
Em Am7
good to see how your keeping
Am7/G
me i’m doing fine
D/F#
i’m just wasted

C Cmaj7 Esus4
i have no reason
Em Am7
to want to change the season
D/F# G Am7 – Bm3
’cause it’s just the time of year
Am7 D/F# G
ooh yeah , it’s just the time of year
G G/F Em7 Am D/F# G
just the time of year , that’s what it is oh oh oh
G G/F Em7 Am D/F# G
just the time of year , that’s what it is oh oh oh
G G/F Em7 Am D/F# G
just the time of year , that’s what it is oh oh oh
G G/F Em7 Am D/F# G
just the time of year , and it’s just the time of year .

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