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