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I got these chords watching him play an acoustic version, but the key is the same as the album version.
Tuning - DGCFAd
[Intro]
 D/F#   Bm   Gx2
D/F#I got a timebomb Bmin my Gmind Mom
D/F#I hear it ticking but I Bmdon't know Gwhy
D/F#I call the police Bmbut they don't Glike me
D/F#I hear 'em whispering when BmI walk Gby
D/F#oooooooooooooGoooooooooooooBmooooooooooooAo
D/F#I got a landmine Bmin my Gbloodline
D/F#I'm not immune to getting Bmblown Gapart
D/F#She's like a claymore, Bmthat's what she's Gthere for
D/F#She's waiting 'round here to get Bmblown Gapart
D/F#OooooooooooooGoooooooooo
BmHaving her on my brain's like Egetting hit by a train
D/F#She's gonna kill me, oh GCeleste,     Bm  Aoh Celeste
D/F#Oh CelGeste,     Bm  Aoh Celeste
D/F#I got a timebomb Bmin my Gmind Mom
D/F#It's gonna go off but I Bmdon't know Gwhen
D/F#I need a doctor Bmto extract Gher
D/F#I got a feeling she'd get Bmright back in Gagain
D/F#I got a timebomb Bmin my Gmind Mom
D/F#I got it badly for a Bmstick-legged Ggirl
D/F#She's gonna kill me, Bmand I don't mean Gsoftly
D/F#I got it badly for a Bmstick-legged Ggirl
D/F#OooooooooooooGoooooooooo
BmHaving her on my brain's like Egetting hit by a train
D/F#She's gonna kill me, Goh Celeste,     Bm  Aoh Celeste
D/F#Oh CelGeste,     Bm  Aoh Celeste

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Timebomb

by Old 97's

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D/F#

I got these chords watching him play an acoustic version, but the key is the same as the album version.

Tuning - DGCFAd

[Intro]

D/F# Bm G

I got a timebomb in my mind Mom

D/F# Bm G

I hear it ticking but I don't know why

D/F# Bm G

I call the police but they don't like me

D/F# Bm G

I hear 'em whispering when I walk by

D/F# G Bm A

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

D/F# Bm G

I got a landmine in my bloodline

D/F# Bm G

I'm not immune to getting blown apart

D/F# Bm G

She's like a claymore, that's what she's there for

D/F# Bm G

She's waiting 'round here to get blown apart

D/F# G

Ooooooooooooooooooooooo

Bm E

Having her on my brain's like getting hit by a train

D/F# G Bm A

She's gonna kill me, oh Celeste, oh Celeste

D/F# G Bm A

Oh Celeste, oh Celeste

D/F# Bm G

I got a timebomb in my mind Mom

D/F# Bm G

It's gonna go off but I don't know when

D/F# Bm G

I need a doctor to extract her

D/F# Bm G

I got a feeling she'd get right back in again

D/F# Bm G

I got a timebomb in my mind Mom

D/F# Bm G

I got it badly for a stick-legged girl

D/F# Bm G

She's gonna kill me, and I don't mean softly

D/F# Bm G

I got it badly for a stick-legged girl

D/F# G

Ooooooooooooooooooooooo

Bm E

Having her on my brain's like getting hit by a train

D/F# G Bm A

She's gonna kill me, oh Celeste, oh Celeste

D/F# G Bm A

Oh Celeste, oh Celeste

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