A D/A A D/A
"An extremely quiet child" they called you in your school reports
A Dsus/A D/A A D/A
"He's always taken interest in the subjects that he's taught"
C#m Bm
So what was it that brought the squad car screaming up your drive
E D A D/A
To notify your parents of the manner in which you died
A D/A A D/A
At St. Patricks every Sunday, Father Fletcher heard your sins
A Dsus/A D/A A D/A
"Oh, he's unconcerned with competition he never cares to win"
C#m Bm
But blood stained a young hand that never held a gun
E D A D/A
And his parents never thought of him as their troubled son
A C#m/G# F#m
"Now you'll never get to Heaven"
Bm E A C#7
Mama said Remember Mama said Ticking, ticking
F#m Bm
"Grow up straight and true blue, Run along to bed"
E E/D C#m Bm A
Hear it, hear it, ticking, ticking
A D/A A D/A
They had you holed up in a downtown bar screaming for a priest
A Dsus/A D/A A D/A
Some gook said "His brain's just snapped" then someone called the police
C#m Bm
You'd knifed a Negro waiter who had tried to calm you down
E D A D/A
Oh you'd pulled a gun and told them all to lay still on the ground
A D/A A
Promising to hurt no one, providing they were still
A Dsus/A D/A A
C# young man tried to make a break, with tear-filled eyes you killed
C#m Bm
That gun butt felt so smooth and warm cradled in your palm
E D A
Oh your childhood cried out in your head "they mean to do you harm"
A C#m/G# F#m Bm
"Don't ever ride on the devil's knee" Mama said
E A C#7
Remember mama said Ticking, ticking
F#m Bm
"Pay your penance well, my child Fear where angels tread"
E E/D C#m Bm A
Hear it, hear it, ticking, ticking
A D/A A
Within an hour the news had reached the media machine
A Dsus/A D/A
C# male caucasian with a gun had gone berserk in Queens
C#m Bm
The area had been sealed off, the kids sent home from school
E D A
Fourteen people lying dead in a bar they called the Kicking Mule
A D/A A
Oh they pleaded to your sanity for the sake of those inside
A Dsus/A D/A A
"Throw out your gun, walk out slow just keep your hands held high"
C#m Bm
But they pumped you full of rifle shells as you stepped out the door
E D A
Oh you danced in death like a marionette on the vengeance of the law
A C#m/G# F#m Bm
"You've slept too long in silence" Mama said
E A C#7
Remember Mama said Ticking, ticking
F#m Bm
"Crazy boy, you'll only wind up with strange notions in your head"
E E/D C#m Bm A
Hear it, hear it, ticking, ticking
Outro: A - E/A - Bb/F
- 1. Chord Gitar Elton John - Ticking Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar G#)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Elton John - Ticking Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar G#)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan