\"Time Waits for No One\" is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones from the 1974 album It's Only Rock 'n Roll. It was the first song recorded for the album. The song's most noteworthy elements, however, are Mick Taylor's extended guitar solo. Jagger's lyrics are a pastiche of complex observations and reflections. He speaks in the voice of a person learning the true meaning of life, that, as the title suggests, time waits for no one. The song, though well regarded among the Stones' canon of work, has never been performed live and has appeared on only two compilation albums.
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Time Waits For No One
INTRO: Am/A9 Em -- 4x's
THEN: Dm Am F C / Am Em C G
Am Em Am Em
Yes, star crossed in pleasure the stream flows on ~by
Am Em Am Em
Yes, as we're sated in leisure, we watch it fly, yes
CHORUS:
Dm Am F C
And ti__me waits for no one, and it won't wait for ~me
Am Em C G
And time waits for no one, and it won't wait for me
Time can tear down a building or destroy a woman's face
Hours are like diamonds, don't let them waste
CHORUS:
Dm Am F C
Time waits for no one, no favors has ~he
Am Em C G G
Time waits for no one, and he won't wait for me
INSTRUMENTAL: //:F F F F F F :// Am Em Am Em
Am
Men, they build towers to their passing yes
To their fame everlasting
Here he comes chopping and reaping
Hear him laugh at their cheating
CHORUS:
Dm Am F C
And time waits for no one, and it won't wait for ~me
Am Em C G
And time waits for no one, and it won't wait for me
Drink in your summer, gather your corn
The dreams of the night time will vanish by dawn
CHORUS:
And time waits for no one, and it won't wait for me
And time waits for no one, and it won't wait for me
