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[intro]
           |Bb bass ... |         |
           |        Ab/Bb|            |        Bb|         |
           |        Ab/Bb|            |        Bb|   F/G    G|
[verse#1]
          I Cm7gotta make up my Bb/Dmind
          What's it gonna Fbe baby
          This Cm7indecision would Bb/Dsurely pull me Fdown
          You know I Cm7can't find the strength
          In Bb/Dside me to walk  a Fstraight line baby
          Stop all this Dbmaj7foolin aroundF/G  G  
 [verse#2]
          You Cm7tried so hard
          To Bb/Dput me on my Ffeet baby
          The Cm7night was so long
          I Bb/Djust couldn't see it Fthrough
          I guess I Cm7never gonna know Bb/Dwhoa
          When I've Fhad enough baby
          I got Dbmaj7so much to loseAb/Bb  Bb  
[chorus]
          Ahhh, I'm Ebmaj7livin on borrowed Eb6time
          Ebmaj7Watchin the days go Eb6by
          Abmaj7Dreamin ya still be- Gm7lieve
          Dm7Gettin myself Ghi--F/Gi----Ggher
          Ahhh, Ebmaj7livin on borrowed Eb6time
          Ebmaj7Watchin the days go Eb6by
          And I'm Ab/Bbthinkin of youBb  F/G  G  
[verse#3]
         I'm only Cm7foolin myself when I be Bb/Dlieve 
         You're comin Fback to me baby
         Cm7Everytime somebody Bb/Dcomes
         I think it Fthrough
         Ever Cm7since you made up your Bb/Dmind
         I was nothing but a Flost cause, baby
         There's nothing Ab/Bbleft for me to do.
[chorus]
        Ahhh, I'm Ebmaj7livin on borrowed Eb6time
        Ebmaj7Watchin the days go Eb6by
        Abmaj7Dreamin ya still be Gm7lieve
        Dm7Gettin myself Ghi--F/Gi----Ggher
        Ebmaj7Livin on borrowed Eb6time
        Ebmaj7Watchin the days go Eb6by
        And I'm Ab/Bbthinkin of youBb  
[ coda ]
       Yeeeah  and I'm Ab/Bbthinkin of youBb  
       Ahhh ya and I'm Ab/Bbthinkin of youBb  

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Borrowed Time

by Ian Thomas

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ab/Bb

F/G

Cm7

Bb/D

Dbmaj7

Ebmaj7

Eb6

Abmaj7

Gm7

Dm7

[intro]

|Bb bass ... | |

Ab/Bb Bb

| | | | |

Ab/Bb Bb F/G G

| | | | |

[verse#1]

Cm7 Bb/D

I gotta make up my mind

What's it gonna be baby

Cm7 Bb/D F

This indecision would surely pull me down

Cm7

You know I can't find the strength

Bb/D F

In side me to walk a straight line baby

Dbmaj7 F/G G

Stop all this foolin around

[verse#2]

Cm7

You tried so hard

Bb/D F

To put me on my feet baby

Cm7

The night was so long

Bb/D F

I just couldn't see it through

Cm7 Bb/D

I guess I never gonna know whoa

When I've had enough baby

Dbmaj7 Ab/Bb Bb

I got so much to lose

[chorus]

Ebmaj7 Eb6

Ahhh, I'm livin on borrowed time

Ebmaj7 Eb6

Watchin the days go by

Abmaj7 Gm7

Dreamin ya still be- lieve

Dm7 G F/G G

Gettin myself hi--i----gher

Ebmaj7 Eb6

Ahhh, livin on borrowed time

Ebmaj7 Eb6

Watchin the days go by

Ab/Bb Bb F/G G

And I'm thinkin of you

[verse#3]

Cm7 Bb/D

I'm only foolin myself when I be lieve

You're comin back to me baby

Cm7 Bb/D

Everytime somebody comes

I think it through

Cm7 Bb/D

Ever since you made up your mind

I was nothing but a lost cause, baby

Ab/Bb

There's nothing left for me to do.

[chorus]

Ebmaj7 Eb6

Ahhh, I'm livin on borrowed time

Ebmaj7 Eb6

Watchin the days go by

Abmaj7 Gm7

Dreamin ya still be lieve

Dm7 G F/G G

Gettin myself hi--i----gher

Ebmaj7 Eb6

Livin on borrowed time

Ebmaj7 Eb6

Watchin the days go by

Ab/Bb Bb

And I'm thinkin of you

[ coda ]

Ab/Bb Bb

Yeeeah and I'm thinkin of you

Ab/Bb Bb

Ahhh ya and I'm thinkin of you

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