30/90 (tick-tick Boom) chords by Jonathan Larson

Key: 'C'

C        F
Stop the clock - take time out
C        F
Time to regroup before you lose the bout
C         F
Freeze the frame - back it up
C         F
Time to refocus before they wrap it up


G         F
Years are getting shorter
G            F
Lines on your face are getting longer
G         F
Feel like you're treading water
Em7        E       F
But the riptide's getting stronger

              Dm
Don't panic, don't jump ship
             D#
Can't fight it, like taxes
             A#     G
At least it happens only once in your life

C        Am
They're singing, happy birthday
Em       F
You just wanna lay down and cry
C     Am      Em    F G
Not just another birthday, it's 30/90
C        Am
Why can't you stay 29
Em          F
Hell, you still feel like you're 22
C      Am
Turn thirty 1990
Em
Bang! You're dead
   F  G  C
What can you do?
       F
What can you do?
       C F
What can you do?

C         F
Clear the runway - make another pass
C           F
Try one more approach before you're out of gas

G          F
Friends are getting fatter
G           F
Hairs on you head are getting thinner
G      F
Feel like a clean up batter
Em7       E
On a team that ain't a winner?
F                Dm
Don't freak out, don't strike out
               D#
Can't fight it, like city hall

At least you're not alone
   A#         G
Your friends are there too
C        Am
They're singing, happy birthday
Em        F
You just wish you could run away
C     Am
Who cares about a birthday?
Em   F G C
But 30/90, hey
       Am
Can't you be optimistic?
Em        F
You're no longer the ingenue
C       Am
Turn thirty, 1990
Em
Boom! You're passe
   F  G  C
What can you do?
       F
What can you do?
       C
What can you do?

(E A D G)

Dm       G
Peter pan and tinkerbell
C         F
Which way to never never land?
A#       D#
Emerald city's gone to hell
G#
Since the wizard
 F     Em    Dm
Blew off his command
          G
On the streets you hear the voices
C        F
Lost children, crocodiles
A#
But you're not into
D#
Making choices, wicked witches
Cm
Poppy fields, or men behind the curtain
G#
Tiger lilies, ruby slippers
F          G
Clock is ticking, that's for certain

D        Bm
They're singing, happy birthday
F#m       G
I just wish it all were a dream
D       Bm
It feels much more like doomsday
F#m   G A D
Fuck 30/90, seems
      Bm
Like I'm in for a twister
F#m       G
I don't see a rainbow, do you?
D    Bm
Turn 30 in the 90's
Em
Into my hands now
The ball has passed
Bm
I want the spoils, but not too fast
Em
The world is calling
         Bm
It's now or neverland

Why can't I stay a child forever

Em
And
30/90
30/90
F#m
30/90
30/90
G
30/90
   A
30/90
      D G
What can I do?
      D G D
What can I do?