Owl City - Kelly Time: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'Kelly Time' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Kelly Time Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Owl City

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

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F                    A#                         F
Well video tapes and ice skates are beautiful things
        F                 A#          C
Like a birthday card for Johnny and a pair of
       F
angel wings
           F           A#
you were tryna light a fire, and all you wanted
       F
was a match
         Dm            A#                 C
But you knew I didn't have one, so it was odd
                F
that you should ask
       F               A#
No it wasn't just the plane crash, that shook
             F
you to your core
        Dm              A#                       C
But the very thought of losing her, that made it all
             F
worth dying for

     F   A# F
I'm sorry
     Dm  A# C F
I'm sorry

We both washed up on that island,
all alone without a friend
Thinkin' you and I were gonna die there,
and that would be the end
But as the weeks turned into months,
I saw you overcome your fears
And as we became companions, all those
months turned into years
When we would talk and talk for hours,
you would make sure I felt heard
'Cause you knew what I was sayin' though
I never said a word

Chorus:
      F     A#                        F
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo, I'm ready for anything
      D     A#                 C
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo, who knows what the tide could
  F
bring
      F     A#                               F
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo, yeah, I'm ready for anything
      Dm    A#                 C
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo, who knows what
                F
the tide will bring

After fifteen hundred days,
you and me escaped to sea
And I knew that you still loved
the girl from Memphis, Tennessee
Out there on that lonely ocean,
we met a passin' humpback whale
'Cause all the way from Bakersfield,
the tide gave us a sail
And just like that, it happened,
the waves took me away
And I'm sorry, I'm so sorry that you
lost a friend that day

Chorus

              G            C
Well you and me went on a journey, full of tragedy
     G
and pain
         G              C                    D
But I'm grateful I was with you through the sunshine
         G
and the rain
            G               C
And when I wonder where ya are now, I'll probably
        G
never know
        Em                C                Am
But my friend I hope you made it, and somehow,
                     C   D
you finally made it Home
          G                C
I have an ocean-worth of questions, but if I do
     G
know one thing
             Em              C
Is that the sun will rise tomorrow,
                        D           G
and who knows what the tide could bring,

G          C                       G
Da da da da da - I'll never forget you
         Em    C  D G
Do do do doo doooo


                                    G
Hey, hey, hey, hey, Kelly are you there, pick up
    C
I know I said I'd be back, and like that
         G
Nobody knew where I was at
        Em                       C
All my logic said I would never see you again
       D                         G
After four years of missing you so bad,
but here I am
G                            C
And now I have to learn to let you go
                                 G
Even though I love you more than you'll ever know
            Em                            C
I'm getting used to half a heart and the way
things are
           D                    G
But Kelly, I never should have gotten outta the car

Chorus

    G     C               G
I'm sooooorry, for everything
    Em   C        D                          G
But no-o-oobody knows, what the tide could bring
    Em     C            D
You knoooooow, nobody knows, what the tide
        G
could bring

G               C                          G
Video tapes and ice skates are beautiful things
        G               C                D
Like a pocket watch on Kelly time and a pair
           G
of angel wings
                           C
When the birthday card to Johnny
               G
It made me realize
               Em         C
That the most beautiful thing in the world,
       D                  G
is of course the gift of life
          Em         C
The most beautiful thing in the world is to be
    D            G
So wonderfully alive


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar 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 'Kelly Time' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'Kelly Time' by Owl City.