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Borrowed Time
State Is Burning
2016 Fat Wreck Chords 
Key: B, A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 B-   x24442
 F#-  244322
 G#m- 466444
 C#m- x46654
 E-   022100
 D-   xx0232
 A-   x02220
 F#m- 244222
 Bm-  x24432
Verse 1:
  EIs there a Bdifference
between F#you and me?
I'm the Ebroken Bbranch
in a F#family G#mtree
I'm a Eheart that Bpumps
to the F#heart that beats
I Efind my Bway aF#round
So we Eplanned out Bdays
as a F#part of the race
EWrapped in the Bdreg of 
a F#minimum G#mwage like you
Eknow It could sBtarted
in an F#empty page
I Efind my Bway aF#round
Chorus 1:
EHey   G#mWe live in
borrowed BtimeC#m  
We live in
borrowed EtimeG#m  
We live in
borrowed Btime
When the C#mworld
was ours to waste
Verse 2:
  EIn a Byouth we
don't F#think of days
ELife whose Bpass
out aF#nother G#mpiss
by moment has Epassed by
Bquick I'm a sF#low decay
I Efind my Bway aF#round
I'm E17 at school
Bchatted us said
to me The Elife
would Bfuck be eF#ventualG#mly
I didn't Eknow what he
Bmentioned when I was F#33
I Efind my Bway aF#round
Chorus 2:
EHey   G#mWe live in
borrowed BtimeC#m  
We live in
borrowed EtimeG#m  
We live in
borrowed Btime
When the C#mworld
was ours to waste
EHey   G#mWe live in
borrowed BtimeC#m  
And all we have
is Etime   G#mUntil
it goes aBway
yeah the
C#mworld is on
Bridge:
  DI'm a Afriction
AEbyss the critic
conF#mdition DI've
never Abeen through
these beEfore
ParaDlyzed but
comproAmise I Esee
myself through
these F#mfairy eyes
   DBut I won't
Abreak anyEmore
Chorus 3:
DHey  AWe live in
borrowed DtimeA  
And all we have
is Dtime   F#mUntil
it goes aEway
yeah the world
has go to waste
  D     F#mWe live in
borrowed EtimeF#m  
We live in
borrowed DtimeF#m  
We live in
borrowed Etime
When the F#mworld
was ours to waste
DHey  AWe live in
borrowed DtimeA  
And all we have
is Dtime   F#mUntil
it goes aEway
yeah the world
was ours yeah
the world was
             F#m(hold)
ours to waste

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Borrowed Time

by Useless ID

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

F#m

Borrowed Time

State Is Burning

2016 Fat Wreck Chords

Key: B, A

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x24442

- 244322

G#m

- 466444

C#m

- x46654

- 022100

- xx0232

- x02220

F#m

- 244222

- x24432

Verse 1:

E B

Is there a difference

between you and me?

E B

I'm the broken branch

F# G#m

in a family tree

E B

I'm a heart that pumps

to the heart that beats

E B F#

I find my way around

E B

So we planned out days

as a part of the race

E B

Wrapped in the dreg of

F# G#m

a minimum wage like you

E B

know It could started

in an empty page

E B F#

I find my way around

Chorus 1:

E G#m

Hey We live in

B C#m

borrowed time

We live in

E G#m

borrowed time

We live in

borrowed time

C#m

When the world

was ours to waste

Verse 2:

E B

In a youth we

don't think of days

E B

Life whose pass

F# G#m

out another piss

by moment has passed by

B F#

quick I'm a slow decay

E B F#

I find my way around

I'm 17 at school

chatted us said

to me The life

B F# G#m

would fuck be eventually

I didn't know what he

B F#

mentioned when I was 33

E B F#

I find my way around

Chorus 2:

E G#m

Hey We live in

B C#m

borrowed time

We live in

E G#m

borrowed time

We live in

borrowed time

C#m

When the world

was ours to waste

E G#m

Hey We live in

B C#m

borrowed time

And all we have

E G#m

is time Until

it goes away

yeah the

C#m

world is on

Bridge:

D A

I'm a friction

Abyss the critic

F#m D

condition I've

never been through

these before

Paralyzed but

A E

compromise I see

myself through

F#m

these fairy eyes

But I won't

A E

break anymore

Chorus 3:

D A

Hey We live in

D A

borrowed time

And all we have

D F#m

is time Until

it goes away

yeah the world

has go to waste

D F#m

We live in

E F#m

borrowed time

We live in

D F#m

borrowed time

We live in

borrowed time

F#m

When the world

was ours to waste

D A

Hey We live in

D A

borrowed time

And all we have

D F#m

is time Until

it goes away

yeah the world

was ours yeah

the world was

F#m(hold)

ours to waste

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