Jul132023

DB Stewart – Gin And Time Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
Gm   Bb  Bbmaj7/A
Gm   Bb  C
Gm   Bb  Bbmaj7/A
Gm   Bb  F

[Verse 1]
Gm   Bb     Bbmaj7/A
Ice –– runs through my
  Gm     Bb C
 veins
Gm   Bb   Bbmaj7/A  Gm     Bb C
I’m –– dodging your gaze
Gm          Bb  Bbmaj7/A
You keep asking me
  Gm           Bb
 about my pain
Bbmaj7/A   Gm        Bb C
Don’t know what to say

[Chorus 1]
Gm                 Bb
We’re going to end this tonight.
  F                   C
 Promise this is for you
Gm               Bb
I got walls that you can’t break.
    F                      C
I don’t have a heart for two
Gm          Bb
I’m broken, worried if you
F                    C
love me I’ll let you down
       Gm                 Bb
Let me be, babe. The only medicine
           C
 that can cure me is gin and time

[Post-Chorus]
                   Gm
So I’ll throw back another one
Bb    Bbmaj7/A  Gm
Throw back      another one
Bb  C  Gm          Bb
Hey - another one
Bbmaj7/A   Gm
Back      another one
Bb  F
Hey

[Verse 2]
   Gm         Bb  Bbmaj7/A
My bones ache. My mind’s
  Gm       Bb C
 ablaze
Gm       Bb
Wondering how
Bbmaj7/A   Gm        Bb C
 long      it’ll take
Gm              Bb  Bbmaj7/A
...to find love and not
  Gm        Bb
 pull away
Bbmaj7/A Gm
in this  Hell I make

[Chorus 2]
Gm                 Bb
We’re going to end this tonight.
  F                   C
 Promise this is for you
Gm               Bb
I got walls that you can’t break.
   F                      C
I don’t have a heart for two
    Gm          F
I’m broken. I'm worried if
     C
you love me I’ll let
          Bb  Bbmaj7/A
you down
       Gm                 F
Let me be, babe. The only medicine
           C
that can cure me is gin and time

[Post-Chorus 2]
                   Gm
So I’ll throw back another one

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[solo]
Gm   Bb  Bbmaj7/A
Gm   Bb  C
Gm   Bb  Bbmaj7/A
Gm   Bb  C

[Bridge]
Gm   Bb    F    C   (x2)

Gm                   Bb
Pour one out for the good times.
          F               C
 And the bad ones? We’ll wash them away
Gm         Bb             F        C
   I don’t see us working. I can’t stay.

[Chorus 3]
Gm                 Bb
We’re going to end this tonight.
  F                   C
 Promise this is for you
Gm               Bb
I got walls that you can’t break.
   F                      C
 I don’t have a heart for two
    Gm          F              C
I’m broken. I'm worried if you love
                       Bb  Bbmaj7/A
 me I’ll let you down
       Gm                 F
Let me be, babe. The only medicine
          C
that can cure me is gin and time
N.C.
So I'll throw back another one

How to play Gin And Time: key, chords and progression

These are Gin And Time chords by DB Stewart on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Gin And Time by DB Stewart keeps coming home to F major (one flat: B♭). You need 5 chords: Gm, Bb, Bbmaj7/A, C and F.

Most of the song cycles through Gm – Bb – Bbmaj7/A – Gm (ii – IV – IVmaj7 – ii in F major). In solfa, that is reh – fah – fah – reh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Em, G, Gmaj7, A, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bbmaj7 chord on guitar (x13231) — B♭maj7B♭ D F A

Gin And Time chords: questions

What key is Gin And Time in?

Gin And Time by DB Stewart is centred on F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Gin And Time?

Gin And Time uses 5 chords: Gm, Bb, Bbmaj7/A, C, F.

What is the chord progression of Gin And Time?

The main progression is Gm – Bb – Bbmaj7/A – Gm (ii – IV – IVmaj7 – ii).

Is Gin And Time easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Em, G, Gmaj7, A, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo).

How to play Gin And Time: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Gin And Time chords: questions

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