Taking The Time Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[E]I was standing [Am]on the mo[Ebdim]un
[Adim]tain top[Bdim] starin[B]g at the[E] sun
[F]I w[Bb]as tr[Bdim]ying to[F] act the
[Fdim]hero's p[Bbdim]art not [C#dim]fooling anyone[Abdim][C]
[F]I w[Bb]as li[Csus4]ving for the m[C#dim]oment[A][Dm]
[D]but the mom[F#dim]ent never came[Em]
Taking [F]notes and stealing [G]quotes,
[Abdim]trying to[Am] make a name[D][E]
[Dm]My time'[D]s been taken[G][C][G][Am][G][C]
[G]with tak[Am]ing my tim[D]e[G][D][Em][D][G]
[D]By mak[Em]ing my min[G]d up [C], y[G]es,[Am][G][C][G]
to [Am]make up my [D]mind

[Interlude 1]
[G][Am][G][F#dim][Gm][Gdim][Bbdim][Am][E][Am]
[Adim][Cdim][Dm][Bdim][E][A][Dm][Bdim][Am][F]
[E][Am][Dm][Am]
[A]I was

[Verse 2]
living in [Adim]the country,
[Abdim]I was try[Bdim]ing not to fr[B]eeze[E][F][Bb][Bdim][F]
I was working on the [Fdim]cabbage plants,
[Bbdim]chopping [C#dim]down the [G]trees[C][F][Bb]
[C]I w[C#dim]as learning how to cook t[Dm]he go[D]ose
and [F#dim]how to milk the c[Em]ow
Taking [F]out the dog for [G]walk[Abdim]s,
[Am]teaching him how to [D]bow[E]
[F]My tim[D]e's been tak[G]en, yes[C],[G][Am][G][C]
[G]with tak[Am]ing my tim[D]e[G][D][Em][D]
[G]Oh, [D]I'm mak[Em]ing my min[G]d up[C][G][Am][G]
[C]to [G]mak[Am]e up my min[D]d, yes[G][Am]

[Verse 3]
[Am]Yes, my [Dm]time's been [G]taken,
[C]oh,[G] wi[Am]th t[G]akin[C]g [G]my time, yea[Am]h[D][G][D][Em][D]
[Em]I'm [F]maki[D]ng my mind[G] up , [C]ye[G]ah,[A][G][C][G]
to make up my [D]mind, [G]oh[D][Em][D][Em]
[G]Yes, I'm making my mind up [C], o[G]h,[Am][Gm]
[C]becau[G]se I'll be tak[Asus4]ing my time.[D]..[G]

[Outro 1]
[D][Em][D][Em][G][C]