Guns N' Roses - There Was A Time: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "There Was A Time" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn There Was A Time ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "There Was A Time" smoothly on your ukulele.

 Bm
Broken glass and cigarettes
  A
Writin' on the wall
          E
It was a bargain for the summer
        B
And I thought I had it all
          Bm
I was the one who gave you everything
    A
The one who took the fall
             E
You were the one who would do anything
    B
The one who can't recall

Where she was while she was sleepin'
In another women's bed
Or the doctor's or the lawyer's
Or the stranger that she met
If there's nothing I can gain from this
Or anything at all
It'd be the knowledge that you gave me
When I thought I'd heard it all

Chorus:
          E             F
It was a long time for you
          E             F
It was a long time for me
           E            F
It'd be a long time for anyone but
E                F
Looks like it's meant to be

Social class and registers
Cocaine in the hall
All the way from California
On the way to your next call
To those non-negotiations
To simulate a cause
For the betterment of evils
And your ways around the laws
That keep you up and sitting pretty
On a pedestal or bed
And now you're sleeping like an angel
Near the man who you give head
If there's somethin' I can make of this
Or anything at all
It'd be the devil hates a loser
And you thought you had it all

Chorus

D              A  
If I could go back in time
        E7
To the place in my soul
There all alone
G                 F#
Lonely teardrops, ooh
             Bm
Are callin' you
    A                        G
But I don't want to know it now
               F#
Cause knowin' you
                         E
It won't change a damn thing
                 Bm
But there was a time


Bm
Yeah there was a time
 A
Didn't wanna know it all...
 E
Didn't wanna know it all...
And I don't wanna know it now  - x2

Bm         A             E
I would do anything for you
There was a time
Bm         A             E
I would do anything for you
Bm         A             E
I would do anything for you
There was a time

There was a time,
I would do anything for you
Ooh, I would do anything for you
(Yeah, there was a time,
I didn't wanna know, at all
Didn't wanna know, at all,
and I don't wanna know it, now)

I would do anything for you
(Didn't wanna know, at all
Didn't wanna know, at all,
and I don't wanna know it, now)
There was a time, there was a time

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

C#

Ukulele chord C#

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

E7

Ukulele chord E7

F

Ukulele chord F

F#

Ukulele chord F#

G

Ukulele chord G

B

Ukulele chord B

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "There Was A Time" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "There Was A Time" by Guns N' Roses.