Time

A Scrips original preserved on the live KSIJ single released in 2019.

Status: Scrips original · working songbook
Writer / source: The Scrips
Rights: Scrips original. Band-supplied working sheet; public credit retained as The Scrips.
Related Scrips recording: The Scrips, Time (Live from KSIJ) (2019).

Source research

Documented lineage

Earliest evidence: Scrips working repertoire/archive source
Aliases / index: If I Had the Time
Working arrangement: Key C · Capo 0 · Guitar - Standard · 4/4 time; The supplied ChordPro is in C, capo 0, standard guitar tuning, 4/4. Pull back for the last verse, with chord stabs on its first four lines.

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Working lyrics + chords

Working song sheet

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Guitar - Standard

Intro - C A Dm G C

Verse 1
[C] If I had the time
I [F] think I'd write a [C] song
[C] There's an old fiddle on the shelf
But I [G] play the notes all [G7] wrong

[C] If I had the time
I [F] practice all day [C] long
[C] If I had the [G] time
I'd write about a [F] song [C]

Interlude - C G F C

Verse 2
[C] If I had a dime
I [F] think I'd buy a [C] truck
[C] With the windows down
The salty air would [G] blow my hair a[G7]round

[C] Yes if I had a dime
I [F] spend it on a [C] truck
[C] At least I'd feel [G] better
Bout my [F] luck [C]

Bridge - F C F C F C Am C G F C

Verse 3
[C] If I had a good book
I [F] read it every [C] day
[C] I'd listen to the words
I [G] kneel down when I pray [G7]

[C] If I had a good book
I [F] wouldn't put it [C] down
Cause I was lost but [G]now
I think I'm [F] found [C]

Interlude - C G F C

Verse 4
[C] If I had a pistol
I [F] wear it on my [C] side
[C] And I would feel its cold relief
I [F] fashioned well to hide

[C] Yes if I had that pistol
I [F] wear it on my [C] side
[C] Hidden when I [G] walk
Or when I [F] ride [C]

Interlude - C G F C

Last verse begins pulled back - chord stabs on first four lines

Verse 5
[C] If I saw my savior
I [F] lean into His [C] breast
[C] I'd let His soft embrace
Soak [G] through my shirt and vest

[C] Yes if I saw my savior
I [F] wouldn't make a [C] sound
[C] Remembering the [G] day
That I was [F] found [C]

Outro - C G F C

Archive note

Brad confirmed that “If I Had the Time” is the existing song “Time.” The complete supplied sheet is now included under the existing title and URL, with five verses and all intro, bridge, interlude, and outro cues.

Chords

C · A · Dm · G · F · G7 · Am