Time-Bomb Ticking Away Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
Watch[Am]ing the time bomb
ticking [F]away
Watching the [Dm]time bomb nobody [G]cares
'till it's too [F]late[Dm]
[D]Watching [Am]the time bomb
ticking [C]away
Watching [Dm]the time [D]bomb [Dm]you bet[G]ter pray you're
somewhere [F]safe
[Dm][Em]

[Verse 2]
We're transfixed on a pendulum sky
[G]Watch another tank [D]of
gasoline run [C]dry[Am]
[Em]A death stare from a cold
dead [G]eye
As you're chopping up the carrot,
[Dm]sharpening [D]their kni[C]ves[Am][Em]
Don't blink, keep your eyes on the prize
[G]While you rip me up to pieces,
[D]cut me down to siz[C]e[Am]
[Em]Don't dare, try to keep it inside
[G]'Cause the only way to make [Dm]us
laugh is to make [C]us cry
[G][Am][F]

[Verse 3]
Just when you [Dm]thought you've
seen it [Am]all[G][Am][F]
A storm [Dm]awaits behind
[Am]the [G]door[F]
[Dm]Disgruntled right down to
[C]the core[G][Am][G][Dm]
We still go on
Watching [Am]the time

[Verse 4]
bomb
ticking [F]away[C]
[F]Watching [Dm]the time bomb nobody [G]cares
'till it's too [F]late[Dm]
Watching the [Am]time bomb
ticking [C]away
Watching [Dm]the time [D]bomb you bet[Dm]ter pray
[G]you're somewhere saf[F]e
[Dm][C][Dm][Em]

[Verse 5]
Beat up, put the slate to the grind
[G]Another rocket launcher go[D]ing off
[Dm]inside my [C]mind[Am][Em]
Tight cuffs only hold me tight
[G]Every thought about the future
[Dm]leaves me terr[D]i fi[C]ed[Am]
[Em]I'm sick of the same old lies
Why [G]don't you talk about your feelings?
[Dm]Who gives a shit about m[C]ine?[Am]
[Em]Death grips got a hold of my side
[G]Because the only way to make [Dm]us
laugh is to make us [C]cry
[G][Am][F]

[Verse 6]
Just when [Dm]you thought you've s[Am]een it a[F]ll
A storm [Dm]awaits behind [Am]the
[G]door[F]
Disgruntled [Dm]right down to
[C]the core[G][Am][Dm]
We still go on

[Verse 7]
Watching [Am]the time bomb
ticking [F]away
Watching [Dm]the time bomb nobody
[G]cares till it's too [F]late[Dm]
Watching the [Am]time bomb
ticking [C]away
Watching [Dm]the time [D]bomb you bet
[G]ter pray you're somewhere [F]safe

[Verse 8]
[Dm]
Oh, we got [Am]a time bomb
ticking [C]away inside
[Dm]And the only way to make us [G]laugh
is to make us [F]cry

[Verse 9]
[Dm]
Watching [Am]the time bomb
ticking [C]away
Watching [Dm]the time bomb
ticking [G]away
Watching [F]the time bomb
ticking away
[Dm]

[Verse 10]
You're watching [Am]the time
bomb ticking [C]away inside
[Dm]And the only way to make us [G]laugh
is to make [F]us [Dm]cry
You're watching [Am]the time bomb
ticking [C]away inside
[Dm]Everybody needs a little [G]help when
the world is [F]blind[Dm]
You're watching [Am]the time
bomb ticking [C]away inside
[Dm]And the only way to make us [G]laugh
is to make [F]us cry
[C]

[Verse 11]
[Dm]
You're watching [Am]the time
bomb ticking [C]away
You're watching the time
[Dm]bomb ticking away[G]
You're watching [F]the time
[Dm]bomb ticking away
You're watching [Am]the time bomb ticking away
(our world's got no [C]liberty)
You're watching [Dm]the time bomb ticking away
(locked up in a [G]little cage)
You're watching [F]the time bomb ticking away
(this world [Dm]is a bitter place)
You're watching the [Am]time bomb ticking
away (our world's got [C]no liberty)
You're watching [Dm]the time bomb ticking away
(locked up in a [G]little cage)
You're watching [F]the time bomb ticking
away (this world [Dm]is a bitter place)