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