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Jex Nwalor – Time Goes Bye Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
EMaj7   E7                 A
(Ayy, you know what they say,
time is of the essence)
   Am
(Yeah bro)
(And tomorrow's never promised,
for real)

[Verse 1]
Emaj7 E7              A
Father Time stops for no one
Am                     EMaj7
Mother nature raised a new son
E7                      A
We were meant for the long run
Am                  EMaj7
Way before we even begun

[Pre Chorus]
       E7
Don't forget to mention
     A                    Am
Divine intervention took place
 EMaj7
Photos of the skies
         E7
That we took on our drives
       A
To the waves
         Am
Just to see the scene

[Chorus]
EMaj7      E7
Time goes bye
          A
All the leaves have changed
          Am
Fall in love again
EMaj7       E7
So, let's try
           A
To freeze time in space
          Am              EMaj7
In memories as time goes bye
E7 A Am

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[Verse 2]
     EMaj7
Our convos are like therapy
                    E7
They always flow so easily

From 1:00 a.m., to two to three
     A
To four to five
   Am
To you and I

[Pre Chorus]
  EMaj7
Rooftops at sunrise
      E7
Don't want to say goodbye
     A
Just lay
          Am
Until the morning comes

[Chorus]
EMaj7      E7
Time goes bye
          A
All the leaves have changed
          Am
Fall in love again
EMaj7       E7
So, let's try
           A
To freeze time in space
          Am
In memories as time goes

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[Chorus]
EMaj7      E7
Time goes bye
          A
All the leaves have changed
          Am
Fall in love again
EMaj7       E7
So, let's try
           A
To freeze time in space
          Am              EMaj7
In memories as time goes bye
E7 A Am

[Instrumental Break]
 Cmaj7 C7 F Fm

[Outro]
                Bm    Cmaj7
I watched the sunset
           Bm   Am
It set behind me
And I traced the clouds
         Bm         Cmaj7
with my fingertips
                Bm      Cmaj7
As night fell up on me
               Bm        Cmaj7
You're always in my head
              Bm       Cmaj7
I'm always in my head
             Bm          Cmaj7
You're always in my head
             Bm        Cmaj7
I'm always in my head
                      Bm    Cmaj7
(You're always in my head)
               Bm        Cmaj7
(I'm always in my head)
                Bm          Cmaj7
(You're always in my head)
              Bm        Cmaj7
(I'm always in my head)

How to play Time Goes Bye: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Time Goes Bye by Jex Nwalor on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Time Goes Bye by Jex Nwalor keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 10 chords: EMaj7, E7, A, Am, Emaj7, Cmaj7, C7, F, Fm and Bm.

Listen for EMaj7 – E7 – A – Am (IIImaj7 – III7 – VI – vi in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is mi – mi – lah – lah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: on guitar, EMaj7, Emaj7, F, Fm and Bm need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.