How to play “The time of apples”

"The time of apples" (Il tempo delle mele)
testi e musica (c) 2016 Farmboy (Antonio Bonifati)
lyrics and music (c) 2016 Farmboy (Antonio Bonifati)
distribuito con licenza CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
distributed under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license
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This song is dedicated to the memory of Albert Einstein (1879-1955),
who discovered important truths about time.

CHORDS: real classical guitar
MELODY: Slow Violin (Yamaha XG Strings 465)
        Strings 1 (Yamaha XG Ensemble 475)

Scale:
Si Di Re Mi Fi Sol La Si
  T  S  T  T  S   T  T

On upstrokes hit the bottom strings only, as usual.
Only chord changes are noted.

Re+
    |----|Fi--|----|
    |----|----|Re--|
    |----|La--|----|
Re  |----|----|----|
    |----|----|----|
    |----|----|----|

Mi-
Mi  |----|----|----|
Si  |----|----|----|
Sol |----|----|----|
    |----|Mi--|----|
    |----|Si--|----|
Mi  |----|----|----|

Sol+
    |----|----|Sol-|
Si  |----|----|----|
Sol |----|----|----|
Re  |----|----|----|
    |----|Si--|----|
    |----|----|Sol-|

INTRO:

Re+ Mi- Sol+
v   ^   v
Fi  Mi  Re

Mi- Sol+
v   ^   v
Mi  Sol Re

Re+         Mi- Sol+
v  ^  ^  v  ^   v   v   ^
Fi Fi Fi Fi Mi  Re  Si  Si

Re+          Mi-
v  ^  ^  v   ^   v
Fi Fi Fi Fi  Sol Mi


Re+   Mi-  Sol+
v     ^    v
Fi    Mi   Re
Time, time flows

Mi-        Sol+
v     ^    v
Mi    Sol  Re
Time, time flies

Re+       Mi- Sol+
v   ^     ^   v
Fi  Fi    Mi  Re
The young get old

Mi-          Sol+
v   ^   ^    v
Mi  Mi  Sol  Si
The old will die


Re+  Mi- Sol+
v    ^   v
Fi   Mi  Re
Time goes by

Mi-         Sol+
v   ^   ^   v    v
Mi  Mi  Sol Re   Re
and all is  flee-ting:

Re+   Mi-  Sol+
v     ^    v
Fi    Mi   Re
love and   hate,

Mi-        Sol+
v      ^   v
Mi     Sol Si
wealth and dearth

Re+       Mi-  Sol+
v   v     ^    v    v
Fi  Fi    Mi   Re   Si
Dar-ling, your beau-ty

Re+     Mi-  Sol+
v   v   ^    v    ^
Fi   Fi Mi   Re   Re 
will wi-ther a-   way

Re+          Mi-  Sol+
v    ^       ^    v
Fi   Fi      Mi   Re
Your smooth, taut skin

Re+         Sol+
v    v      ^   v
Fi   Fi     Sol Si
will crease and age


Re+              Mi- Sol+
v   ^  ^    v    ^   v
Fi  Fi Fi   Fi   Mi  Re
And I  will lose my  strength,

Re+          Sol+
v  v    ^    ^    v
Fi Fi   Fi   Sol  Si
my eyes will grow dim

Re+          Mi-  Sol+
v  v    ^    ^    v
Fi Fi   Fi   Mi   Re
My hair will fall out,

Re+      Sol+
v  ^     ^    v
Fi Fi    Sol  Si
my bones will break


Re+  Mi- Sol+
v    ^   v
Fi   Mi  Re
Time de- stroys

Mi-  Sol+
v    ^    v
Mi   Sol  Re
Time runs out

Re+       Mi- Sol+
v   ^     ^   v    v
Fi  Fi    Mi  Re   Si
The clock is  mo-  ving

Mi-       Sol+
v   ^     ^    v
Mi  Mi    Sol  Re
the world goes round


BRIDGE:

Re+ Mi- Sol+  Mi- Sol+
v   ^   v     v   ^   v
Fi  Mi  Re    Mi  Sol Re

Re+           Mi- Sol+
v   ^   ^  v  ^   v    v  ^
Fi  Fi  Fi Fi Mi  Re   Si Si

Re+           Sol+
v   ^   ^  v  ^   v
Fi  Fi  Fi Fi Sol Re


Re+   Mi-  Sol+
v     ^    v
Fi    Mi   Re
Time, time flees

Mi-   Sol+
v     ^    v
Mi    Sol  Re
Time, time flies

Re+      Mi- Sol+
v  ^     ^   v
Fi Fi    Mi  Re
It can't be  stopped,

Mi-          Sol+
v  ^     ^   v
Mi Mi    Sol Re
it can't be  bought


Re+     Mi-  Sol+
v    v  ^    v
Fi   Fi Mi   Re
Give me your hand:

Re+      Sol+
v   ^    ^   v
Fi  Fi   Sol Re
our time is  now.

Re+        Mi-  Sol+
v     ^    ^    v
Fi    Fi   Mi   Re
Let's make love now

Re+     Sol+
v  ^    ^    v
Fi Fi   Sol  Re
be-fore it's late


Re+  Mi-   Sol+
v    ^     v
Fi   Mi    Re
Time moves fast

Mi-  Sol+
v    ^    v
Mi   Sol  Si
Time is   cruel

Re+            Mi-  Sol+
v  ^  ^     v  ^    v    v    ^
Fi Fi Fi    Fi Mi   Re   Si   Sol
It ca-tches up with e-   very-one,

Mi-            Sol+
v  ^   ^    v  ^    v
Mi Mi  Mi   Mi Sol  Si
It can-cels e- very-thing


Re+   Mi-  Sol+
v     ^    v
Fi    Mi   Re
Time, time flees

Mi-   Sol+
v     ^    v
Mi    Sol  Re
Time, time flies

Re+         Mi- Sol+
v    ^  ^   ^   v
Fi   Fi Fi  Mi  Re
it's ne-ver e-  nough

Mi-         Sol+
v    ^  ^   ^   v
Mi   Mi Mi  Sol Re
it's ne-ver too much

OUTRO

Re+ Mi- Sol+
v   ^   v
Fi  Mi  Re

Mi- Sol+
v   ^   v
Mi  Sol Re

Re+         Mi- Sol+
v  ^  ^  v  ^   v   v   ^
Fi Fi Fi Fi Mi  Re  Si  Sol

Re+          Sol+
v  ^  ^  v   ^   v
Fi Fi Fi Fi  Sol Re

Re+ Mi- Sol+
v   ^   v
Fi  Mi  Re

Mi- Sol+
v   ^   v
Mi  Sol Re

Re+       Mi- Sol+
v   v  ^  ^   v   v  ^
Fi  Fi Fi Mi  Re  Si Sol

Mi-       Sol+
v  v   ^  ^   v
Mi Mi  Mi Sol Si