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Key: C Tuning: E A D G B E Intro: Dm G Clock is ticking and my shelf life is up Dm G Clock is ticking and my shelf life is up Dm G C Clock is ticking and my shelf life is up [Instrumental Hook] C F Em F C Dm G G7 C F Em F C G C Verse 1: Dm G Dm Wrong side of the tracks and wrong side of the fence G C Wrong thing that I lack, I lack the common sense Bdim7 My life, and this is all I know C C7 And I've got no time, I've got no mind, I've got nowhere to go Dm G Dm Can't live in your world of the nine, nine to five G C You could get your fifteen minutes and I've got my whole life Bdim7 My life, and this is all I know C C7 And I've got no time, I've got no mind, I've got nowhere to go
Pre-Chorus: F C Career tests all came back inconclusive Am Em All that I can give is a half-assed attempt F At being like you, I'm not normal like you Chorus: C F Em F Nothing I can say, I haven't said five thousand times C Dm G 'Cause you've got your way to live and I've got mine C F Em F There's nothing to say, I've said it fifteen thousand times C G C Kiss it goodnight and kiss me goodbye Verse 2: Dm G Dm You think it never hurts, all the con-confusion G C All the itches in my nerves and all the hate in my blood Bdim7 My blood, this isn't what I need C C7 Occupational conformity won't put my mind at ease, no! Dm G Dm Clock is ticking and my shelf life is up G C And all bets have been placed for when the wheel is gonna stop Bdim7 It's gonna stop, it's gonna, this what I need, yeah yeah C C7 This is life and this is love and this is my release, yeah Pre-Chorus: F C Pains my soul to separate like this Am Em I guess that's how it is, I'll leave myself to mine F Our paths can't cross now, I wish I had one more chance now Chorus: C F Em F Nothing I can say, I haven't said five thousand times C Dm G 'Cause you've got your way to live and I've got mine C F Em F There's nothing to say, I've said it fifteen thousand times C G C Kiss it goodnight and kiss me goodbye Bridge: Am C It's been a year or two since we've communicated Am Dm So don't tell me you're one for me to trust or believe in F Fm I believe nothing, I will not trust anyone again C F Em F C Dm G Anyone again C F Em F C G C I've said it fifteen thousand times Verse 3: Dm G Dm My brain keeps spinning and I still can't give up G C I've run far off the course, I guess I'm never gonna stop Fdim7 C C7 This clock keeps ticking, sorry, got no more shelf life for ya, baby Dm G Dm Time bomb's ticking, I'll commence blowing up G C I'll construe your rejection as a lack of trust Outro: Bdim Am G F Em F G You won't love me once I'm washed up I'm all washed up, yeah And I can't trust no one C F Em F There's nothing I can say, I haven't said five thousand times C Dm G You've got your way to live and I've got mine Yeah, yeah, yeah, I've got mine, yeah (I've got mine) C F Em F There's nothing to say, I've said it fifteen thousand times Am G F Kiss it goodnight and kiss me goodbye (Kiss it goodnight, kiss me goodbye) Am G F Because I've said it fifteen thousand times
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