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