Keeping Time chords by Angie Mcmahon

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: C majorC

Difficulty: Intermediate

Notes for beginner/intermediate players.
The whole song is based around E MajorE shaped barre chords.
FF on the first, G+G on the third fret, A minorAm on the 5th (obviously E minorEm shape), C majorC on the 8th.
When Angie McMahon plays it she doesn't barre across the whole fret,
just the bottom part and uses her thumb to fret the E-string which is why her fingering looks different.


Intro:
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC FF

Verse 1:
FF    G+G    A minorAm
Now I'm keeping time,
G+G   C majorC     G+G
or at least I'm learning how to

C majorC G+G E minorEm FF

FF  G+G    A minorAm
I'm taking flight
G+G   C majorC  G+G
or at least I'm just about to

C majorC G+G E minorEm FF

FF      G+G
All the ways we can bruise
    E minorEm   FF
are of use to us
FF         G+G
And all the things I have burnt,
    E minorEm      FF
I have learnt their cost
FF    G+G       FF
Oh, there's cracks in me,
FF    G+G     FF
oh, the cracks in me


Bridge:
FF     G+G
I've been braced by the ignition
G+G    A minorAm
Waiting for a command
A minorAm     FF
Young girl, I'm tired
          E minorEm
of your wishing and waiting

Chorus 1:
FF      E minorEm FF
Has done me harm
G+G  C majorC  G+G C majorC  FF
Ooo ooo ooo ooo
FF       E minorEm FF
I've done me harm
G+G  C majorC  G+G C majorC  FF
Ooo ooo ooo ooo


Verse 2:
FF   G+G    A minorAm
I was sinking into
C majorC     G+G
lust like it was water

C majorC G+G E minorEm FF

FF   G+G    A minorAm
Always juggling something
C majorC    G+G
I could not afford to

C majorC G+G E minorEm FF

FF         G+G
But I want someone who
FF            A minorAm
doesn't mind it when I stand

(Keep alternating between FF and C/GC/G)
FF       C/GC/G
I want someone who's
FF       C/GC/G
funny looking when they dance
FF       C/GC/G
I wanna dance with them,
FF       C/GC/G
I wanna dance with them


Bridge:
A minorAm    FF
I've been braced by the ignition
FF    G+G   A minorAm
Waiting for a command
A minorAm     FF
Young girl, I'm tired of
         E minorEm
your wishing and waiting


Chorus 2:
FF      G+G
Has done me harm
FF     G+G
I want the time to pass
A minorAm   C majorC    A minorAm    G+G
So I'm speeding down the road
FF   G+G        C majorC
Oh I want the time to pass
G+G       C majorC   FF
so I can move on and swallow this
FF   E minorEm G+G
And God, I want the time to stop
so I don't have to grow old

E minorEm FF

Outro:
FF E minorEm G+G C majorC FF
Wooooo ooo hoo
G+G C majorC FF
Ay Ay Ay
FF E minorEm G+G C majorC
Woo ooo ooo hoo
G+G C majorC FF
Ay Ay Ay