♫ Intro: C G | Bb F | Bb F | C G | ♫ Verse 1: C G Bb F Discipli--ine, hanging on by a drawing pin Bb F Can't seem to plan anything C G These days without a script C G Bb F Discipli--ine, finds me in the state I'm in Bb F G I can't lose, I can't win these days
♫ Chorus 1: G Eb C Bb When time will drip in-to a great big bowl D G that then gets mixed Em G like the ingredients of a cake C Bb D Cm I find myself so trans-fixed on the time Bb F Am that it's going to take to bake ♫ Verse 3: Discipli--ine, I wish I could shed my skin Find another to get in these days without a shape Discipli--ine, could be to me my everything Be the bell that I will ring these days ♫ Chorus 2: Eb When life slips like a plate C Bb D G Fate is just the fence I'm leaning on Em G Nothing to do all day Eb Cm Bb D Cm What will I do when the fence is gone Bb F Am Will I get blown a-way, some day? ♫ Verse 4: Discipli--ine, could give me the very thing That the bee gives with its sting These days when success is shy Discipli--ine, put my heart into a sling Bury my head beneath your wing These days ♫ Chorus: G Eb Cm That seem to fly, temper the tongue Bb D G That wags just like a tail Em Abm That will in turn wag the dog Eb Cm Bb D Cm How far can I go from be-yond the pale Bb F Am Before I fall from the log, ho hog ♫ Instrumental: ♫ Verse 5: Discipli--ine, wound up like a bedstead spring Taking each day as it begins These days I can't complain Discipli--ine, could be to me my everything Be the bell that I will ring these days Em When life spins like a plate Cm Bb D G Fate is just the fence I'm leaning on Em G Having nothing to do all day Eb Cm Eb D Cm What will I do when the fence is gone Bb F Am Will I get blown a-way, some day? C G Bb F Bb F G Discipli--ine, ooooh oooooh C G Bb F Bb F G Discipline, ooooh oooooh ♫ Outro: Eb Cm | Bb Dm | G | G | x2: