Verse
Am C
I'll keep the timing of all you said
G Am
Set it back in your head
Am C
Creep slowly around like the living dead
G Am
I may never be the same again
Am C
We're safe but only when the lights are on
G Am
Soon enough there's something wrong
Am C
The timing of all you said
G Am
How do I get it out of my head
[Chorus]
Am F
I'm placing bets. I'm writing checks.
C
To keep on living
Dm
Keep on living
Living
Am
I'm counting heads
F
Trying hard to forget
C
The ones that I'm missing
Dm
The ones that I'm missing
Missing
Missing
[Verse]
Am C
Wet blanket words you've given me
G Am
Never ever will they set me free
Am C
I tucked myself in patiently
G Am
Covered my mirrors so I couldn't see
Am C G
You wake me up when you're on time
Am
I've been sleeping all my life
Am C
My destiny in your bed
G Am
How do I get it out of my head
F C G
And when the sun goes down I wonder
Am
Where your head hits the pillow
F C G
It's like hearing lightning, seeing thunder.
[Chorus]
Am F
I'm placing bets. I'm writing checks.
C
To keep on living
Dm
Keep on living
Living
Am
I'm counting heads
F
Trying hard to forget
C
The ones that I'm missing
Dm
The ones that I'm missing
Missing
Missing
[Verse]
(N.C.)
There was a time when I thought that I had lost my faith
It took a while but I realized it was misplaced
And it's a style to pretend like you are far from grace
To run a mile
Just to find you were in the right place
(repeat 2 more times with chorus played over top)
[Chorus]
Am F
I'm placing bets. I'm writing checks.
C
To keep on living
Dm
Keep on living
Living
Am
I'm counting heads
F
Trying hard to forget
C
The ones that I'm missing
Dm
The ones that I'm missing
Missing
Missing
[Verse]
Am F
I'm placing bets. I'm writing checks.
C
To keep on living
Dm
Keep on living
Living
Am
I'm counting heads
F
Trying hard to forget
C
The ones that I'm missing
Dm
The ones that I'm missing
Missing
Missing