A time for (Dm)us
some day there’ll (Eb)be
when chains are (Bb)torn
by cour age (Cm)born
of a love that’s (Gm)free.
A time when (Dm)dreams
so long de (Eb)nied
can (Cm)flour
(Dm)ish
as (Gm)we
un veil the love we now (Dm)must (Gm)hide.
A (Bb)time
for (F)us
at (Cm)last
to (Gm)see
a (Ab)life
worth (Eb)while
for (Dm)you
and (Gm)me.
And with our (Dm)love
through tears and (Eb)thorns
we will en (Bb)dure
as we pass (Cm)sure
ly through ev ’ry (Gm)storm.
A time for (Dm)us
some day there’ll (Eb)be
a (Cm)new
(Dm)world,
a (Gm)world
of shin ing hope for you (Dm)and (Gm)me.
A time for (Dm)us
some day there’ll (Eb)be
when chains are (Bb)torn
by cour age (Cm)born
of a love that’s (Gm)free.
A time when (Dm)dreams
so long de (Eb)nied
can (Cm)flour
(Dm)ish
as (Gm)we
un veil the love we now (Dm)must (Gm)hide.
A (Bb)time
for (F)us
at (Cm)last
to (Gm)see
a (Ab)life
worth (Eb)while
for (Dm)you
and (Gm)me.
And with our (Dm)love
through tears and (Eb)thorns
we will en (Bb)dure
as we pass (Cm)sure
ly through ev ’ry (Gm)storm.
A time for (Dm)us
some day there’ll (Eb)be
a (Cm)new
(Dm)world,
a (Gm)world
of shin ing hope for you (Dm)and (Gm)me.
A time for (Gm)me.
This page shows “A Time For Us” by Nino Rota in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Eb at 64 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.