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 A- x0222x
 E- 022100
 B5- 799xxx
 A5- 577xxx
 E5- x799xx
 Bb5- 688xxx
[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
AHow do you spend your spare time
Awhat do you do to pass the day
Ado you focus on the bad times 
Aand how you never get your way
Eyou're never gonna Abe okay
you're gEonna be sick til your dAying day
AHow do you spend your spare time
Awhat do you do to pass the day
Ado you focus on the bad times 
Aand how you never get your way
Eyou're never gonna Abe okay
you're gEonna be sick til your dAying day
[Interlude]
 E   B5   A5   E5(x4)
[Verse 2]
Adon't you take a prescription 
Ato keep that smile on your face
Ayou know it's just another illusion
Aliving your life in shades of grey
Ebut I only see rAed and blue
Eand I never know wAhat to do
Awhat happened to innocence, 
Awhat happened to me and you
[Interlude]
 E   B5   A5   E5(x3)
E B5 A5 E5 B5 E Bb5
 E5   B5   E   Bb5(x2)
E5 B5 E
[Verse 3]
AHow do you spend your spare time
what do you do to pass the Bb5day
AHow do you spend your spare time
what do you do to pass the Bb5day
AHow do you spend your spare time
what do you do to pass the Bb5day
AHow do you spend your spare time
what do you do to pass the Bb5day
[Outro]
E B5 A5 E5

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Spare Time

by Off With Their Heads

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb5

- x0222x

- 022100

- 799xxx

- 577xxx

- x799xx

Bb5

- 688xxx

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

How do you spend your spare time

what do you do to pass the day

do you focus on the bad times

and how you never get your way

E A

you're never gonna be okay

E A

you're gonna be sick til your dying day

How do you spend your spare time

what do you do to pass the day

do you focus on the bad times

and how you never get your way

E A

you're never gonna be okay

E A

you're gonna be sick til your dying day

[Interlude]

E B5 A5 E5

(x4)

[Verse 2]

don't you take a prescription

to keep that smile on your face

you know it's just another illusion

living your life in shades of grey

E A

but I only see red and blue

E A

and I never know what to do

what happened to innocence,

what happened to me and you

[Interlude]

E B5 A5 E5

(x3)

E B5 A5 E5 B5 E Bb5

E5 B5 E Bb5

(x2)

E5 B5 E

[Verse 3]

How do you spend your spare time

Bb5

what do you do to pass the day

How do you spend your spare time

Bb5

what do you do to pass the day

How do you spend your spare time

Bb5

what do you do to pass the day

How do you spend your spare time

Bb5

what do you do to pass the day

[Outro]

E B5 A5 E5

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