C                              F                 Am
This red-haired girl of mine tore a pinecone from the pine
                F     Am          C                G
To cut into her palm, singing the song her sinking lover sung
          C                F                  Am
I shut my eyes, ripped the train from off the line
                     F   Am              C                 G
But a sudden gust of snow blew through a hole in my girl's clothes


[Bridge]
              F                   C
Well, my girl knows she's not all right
            G
And I don't mind
             F                   G        F
Just give me time, baby, give me time. Oh baby,
             C     C6 C C6 C C6
baby give me time.


[Verse 2]
             C             F            Am                          F            Am
Her stinging eyes, and her sixteen-hour drive, and our shared, transparent rope
        C                G
And our icy dive through hope
          C             F           Am
I'll memorize, and I'll cut into my mind
                   F         Am
I can't believe it can be so
        C                    G
I won't believe that my girl froze


[Bridge]
              F                C                 G
Well, my girl knows I'm coiled tight and green inside
             F                   G
Just give me time, baby, give me time


[Verse 3]
                    F                  C
And that weight you hold, it's getting light
             G                              F
And, love, I know you'll raise it easily up high
             G                  F
Just give it time, just give it time


[Outro]
             G         F
Baby give me time. Oh, baby,
C         Cadd9  C               Cadd9 C   Cadd9 C F
Just give me     time, just give me    ti- i-    ime.
C         Cadd9  C               Cadd9 C   Cadd9 C F
Just give me     time, just give me    ti- i-    ime.
C         Cadd9  C               Cadd9 C   Cadd9 C F
Just give me     time, just give me    ti- i-    ime.
C         Cadd9  C               Cadd9 C   Cadd9 C F
Just give me     time, just give me    ti- i-    ime.