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