Right Now Is The Hour - Elvin Bishop

 Right Now Is the Hour  - Elvin Bishop
 
Intro:  A7   D7   A7   D7  A7
 
Chorus:
​  NC                    A7  D7  A7   D7 A7   D7    A7    D7    A7  D7   A7   D7  A7
Right now is the hour,                         Let’s have some fun
​A7                      D7 ​​​ D7                     A7   D7  A7  D7  A7
Right now is the hour, ​​​Let’s have some fun
​          ​​  E7                              D7
Children let’s hit it, and git it, stay with it, don’t quit it
    A7   D7    A7   D7   A7  [NC]
To-mor-row might not come.
 
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Father Time is closing in /                             Sun is steady sinking down
Father Time is closing in /                              Sun is steady sinking down
You might feel real young but you don’t know how  
Long you gonna be   a-round.
 
Chorus
 
NC
Boys give the girls a break;                          I know you could if you would
Boys give the girls a break;                          I know you could if you would ​
Life is too short to be – wastin’ time
Better get it while the getting is   good.
 
Chorus
 
REPEAT FIRST VERSE, END.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Right now is the hour, let’s have some fun  (2x)
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Well, hit it and git it, stay with it, don’t quit it,
 
Tomorrow might not come
 
 
Father Time is closing in; sun is steady sinking down
 
Father Time is closing in; sun is steady sinking down
 
You might feel real young but you don’t know how
 
Long you gonna be around
 
Chorus
 
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK OVER WHOLE VERSE AND A CHORUS
 
Girls give the boys a break, I know you could if you would 2x
Life is too short to be - wastin’ time,
Better get it while the getting is good
 
Chorus
 
Instrumental break and end  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On 1998 record this is spoken:
Spoken:
Yes right now’s the hour
I wouldn’t give you no jive
No one here’s going to leave alive
 
 
They’ll be plenty of time to worry and frown
When you’re six feet in the ground