Verse
G#m B
I'll keep the timing of all you said
F# G#m
Set it back in your head
G#m B
Creep slowly around like the living dead
F# G#m
I may never be the same again
G#m B
We're safe but only when the lights are on
F# G#m
Soon enough there's something wrong
G#m B
The timing of all you said
F# G#m
How do I get it out of my head
[Chorus]
G#m E
I'm placing bets. I'm writing checks.
B
To keep on living
C#m
Keep on living
Living
G#m
I'm counting heads
E
Trying hard to forget
B
The ones that I'm missing
C#m
The ones that I'm missing
Missing
Missing
[Verse]
G#m B
Wet blanket words you've given me
F# G#m
Never ever will they set me free
G#m B
I tucked myself in patiently
F# G#m
Covered my mirrors so I couldn't see
G#m B F#
You wake me up when you're on time
G#m
I've been sleeping all my life
G#m B
My destiny in your bed
F# G#m
How do I get it out of my head
E B F#
And when the sun goes down I wonder
G#m
Where your head hits the pillow
E B F#
It's like hearing lightning, seeing thunder.
[Chorus]
G#m E
I'm placing bets. I'm writing checks.
B
To keep on living
C#m
Keep on living
Living
G#m
I'm counting heads
E
Trying hard to forget
B
The ones that I'm missing
C#m
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]
G#m E
I'm placing bets. I'm writing checks.
B
To keep on living
C#m
Keep on living
Living
G#m
I'm counting heads
E
Trying hard to forget
B
The ones that I'm missing
C#m
The ones that I'm missing
Missing
Missing
[Verse]
G#m E
I'm placing bets. I'm writing checks.
B
To keep on living
C#m
Keep on living
Living
G#m
I'm counting heads
E
Trying hard to forget
B
The ones that I'm missing
C#m
The ones that I'm missing
Missing
Missing