Chords of: Time Waits For No One by: Freddie Mercury. (C, G, Am, Gm) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Time Waits For No One” by Freddie Mercury is in C Major and runs at about 104 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 39 different chords across 119 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, G, Am, Gm.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Ebaug → Em → G7/B → C → Am → G6 → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: beginner-friendly — only 3 chords, all of them common open shapes. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:30 | 16% |
| G | 0:21 | 11% |
| Am | 0:12 | 6% |
| Am7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Em7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| D | 0:07 | 4% |
| G/B | 0:06 | 3% |
| Gm | 0:06 | 3% |
G – Ebaug – Em – G7/B – C – Am – D6 – Am7 – D – B – G6 – Bm – Em7 – G/D – C – C#m6 – C/D – D – G – C – G – Gm – A7 – C – G – Am7 – G/B – B7 – C – Am – C – D/C – Bm7 – E7 – Em7 – A7 – G/D – C/D – D – G – D/F# – Em7 – Em – Am – C/G – C/D – D – G6 – …
