{title: Time after time}
{artist: Cyndi Lauper}
{sortartist: Lauper, Cyndi}
{time: 4/4}
{tempo: 131}
{key: C}
{duration: 4:00}
{composer: Cyndi Lauper}
{composer: Rob Hyman}
{lyricist: Cyndi Lauper}
{lyricist: Rob Hyman}
{meta: author VonnBlue10, 2025-11-16}
{meta: author FWieP, 2026-08-25}
{meta: url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KdBCFclSC0}
{comment: %{time}, %{tempo} BPM}
{comment: Key: %{key}}
{start_of_part: Intro}
[F] [G] [Em] [F]
[F] [G] [Em] [F]
{end_of_part}
{start_of_abc}
X:1
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:C octave=-1
Q:1/4=131
%%%scale 1.5
"Dm/C"d2 cc- "C"c2 e2 | "Dm/C"d2 cc- "C"c2 c2 | "Dm/C"d2- dc- "C"c2 c2 | "Dm/C"d2 ee- "C"e2 z2 |
{end_of_abc}
{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
[Dm/C]Lying [C]in my [Dm/C]bed, I [C]hear the [Dm/C]clock [C]tick and [Dm/C]think of [C]you.
[Dm/C]Caught [C]up in [Dm/C]circ-[C]les, con[Dm/C]fu-[C]sion is [Dm/C]nothing [C]new.
[F]Flash [G]back, [Em]warm [F]nights, almost [G]left be[Em]hind.
[F]Suit[G]case of [Em]memor[F]ies, time [G]after
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
[Dm/C]Some [C]times you [Dm/C]picture [C]me, I'm [Dm/C]walk-[C]ing too [Dm/C]far a[C]head.
[Dm/C]You're [C]calling [Dm/C]to [C]me, I [Dm/C]can't [C]hear what [Dm/C]you've [C]said.
Then [F]you [G]say, [Em]go [F]slow, I [G]fall be[Em]hind.
[F] The [G]second [Em]hand un[F]winds.
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_abc}
X:1
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:C
Q:1/4=131
%%%scale 1.5
D GG- | "G"GD GG- GD GG- | "Am7"GA- AE- E2 z2 | "Fadd9"z2 E2 "G"E2 DE- | "C"E2 z2 z4 |
{end_of_abc}
{start_of_chorus: Chorus 1}
If you're [G]lost, you can look and you [Am7]will find me
[Fadd9] Time [G]after [C]time.
If you [G]fall I will catch you, I'll [Am7]be waiting
[Fadd9] Time [G]after [C]time.
If you're [G]lost, you can look and you [Am7]will find me
[Fadd9] Time [G]after [C]time.
If you [G]fall I will catch you, I'll [Am7]be waiting
[Fadd9] Time [G]after [C]time.
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_part: Solo}
[F] [G] [Em] [F]
[F] [G] [Em] [F]
{end_of_part}
{start_of_verse: Verse 3}
[Dm/C]Af-[C]ter my [Dm/C]picture [C]fades and [Dm/C]dark-[C]ness has [Dm/C]turned to [C]grey,
[Dm/C]Watch-[C]ing through [Dm/C]win-[C]dows, you're [Dm/C]wonder[C]ing if [Dm/C]I'm o-[C]kay.
[F]Se-[G]crets [Em]sto-[F]len from [G]deep in[Em]side,
[F] The [G]drum beats [Em]out of [F]time.
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_chorus: Chorus 2}
If you're [G]lost, you can look and you [Am7]will find me
[Fadd9] Time [G]after [C]time.
If you [G]fall I will catch you, I'll [Am7]be waiting
[Fadd9] Time [G]after [C]time.
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_part: Instrumental}
[G] [Am7] [Fadd9] [G] [C]
[G] [Am7] [Fadd9] [G] [C]
{end_of_part}
{start_of_bridge: Bridge}
[F]You [G]say, [Em]go [F]slow, I [G]fall be[Em]hind.
[F] The [G]second [Em]hand un[F]winds.
{end_of_bridge}
{start_of_chorus: Chorus 3}
If you're [G]lost, you can look and you [Am7]will find me
[Fadd9] Time [G]after [C]time.
If you [G]fall I will catch you, I'll [Am7]be waiting
[Fadd9] Time [G]after [C]time.
If you're [G]lost, you can look and you [Am7]will find me
[Fadd9] Time [G]after [C]time.
If you [G]fall I will catch you, I'll [Am7]be waiting
[Fadd9] Time [G]after [C]time.
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_part: Outro, fade}
[Fadd9] Time [G]after [C]time.
[Fadd9] Time [G]after [C]time.
[Fadd9] Time [G]after [C]time.
[Fadd9] Time [G]after [C]time.
{end_of_part}