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Time Will Crawl

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[Intro]
  Bm    G    Bm    Ax2
[Verse 1]
   BmI've never Gsailed on a sea
   BmI would not Achallenge a giant
   BmI could not Gtake on the church
   Bm'Til the A21st century lose
   BmI know a Ggovernment man
   BmHe was as Ablind as the moon, and he
   BmHe saw the Gsun in the night
   BmHe took a Atop-gun pilot and he
   BmHe made him Gfly through a hole
   Bm'Til he Agrew real old, and he
   BmAnd he Gnever came down
   BmHe just Aflew till he burst
[Chorus 1]
Time will Bmcrawl
'Til our Gmouths run dry
Time will Bmcrawl
'Til our Afeet grow small
Time will Bmcrawl
'Til our Gtails fall off
Time will Bmcrawl
'Til the A21st century lose
Bm  G  Bm  A
[Verse 2]
   BmI saw a Gblack, black stream
   BmFull of Awhite eyed fish
   BmAnd a Gdrowning man
   BmWith no Aeyes at all
   BmI felt a Gwarm, warm breeze
   BmThat melted Ametal and steel
   BmI got a Gbad migraine
   BmThat lasted Athree long years
   BmAnd the Gpills that I took
   BmMade my Afingers disappear
[Chorus 2]
Time will BmcrawlG  
Time will BmcrawlA/C#  
Time will Bmcrawl
'Til the G21st century lBmose
  A(Go!)
[Interlude]
    Bm     G      Bm    ATime will cBmrawl
   GTime will BmcrawlA  
[Verse 3]
   BmYou were a Gtalented child
   BmYou came to Alive in our town
   BmWe never Gbothered to scream
   BmWhen your Amask went off
   BmWe only Gsmelt the gas
   BmAs we Alay down to sleep
[Chorus 1]
Time will Bmcrawl
And our Gheads bowed down
Time will Bmcrawl
And our Aeyes fall out
Time will Bmcrawl
And the Gstreets run red
Time will Bmcrawl
'Til the A21st century lBmose
And our Gmouths run dry
Time will Bmcrawl
And our Afeet grow small
Time will Bmcrawl
And our Gtails fall off
Time will Bmcrawl
'Til the A21st century lBmose
And our Gheads bowed down
Time will Bmcrawl
And our Aeyes fall out
Time will Bmcrawl
And the Gstreets run red
Time will Bmcrawl
'Til the A21st century lBmose
[Outro]
   GTime will Bmcrawl
For the A/C#crazy child
Time will Bmcrawl
We'll give every Glife
Time will Bmcrawl
For the crackpot AnotionBm  
        'Til the 21st century lose
   GTime will Bmcrawl
A/C#(fade Bmout GwitBmh adA-lib vocals)

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Time Will Crawl

by David Bowie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

[Intro]

Bm G Bm A

[Verse 1]

Bm G

I've never sailed on a sea

Bm A

I would not challenge a giant

Bm G

I could not take on the church

Bm A

'Til the 21st century lose

Bm G

I know a government man

Bm A

He was as blind as the moon, and he

Bm G

He saw the sun in the night

Bm A

He took a top-gun pilot and he

Bm G

He made him fly through a hole

Bm A

'Til he grew real old, and he

Bm G

And he never came down

Bm A

He just flew till he burst

[Chorus 1]

Time will crawl

'Til our mouths run dry

Time will crawl

'Til our feet grow small

Time will crawl

'Til our tails fall off

Time will crawl

'Til the 21st century lose

Bm G Bm A

[Verse 2]

Bm G

I saw a black, black stream

Bm A

Full of white eyed fish

Bm G

And a drowning man

Bm A

With no eyes at all

Bm G

I felt a warm, warm breeze

Bm A

That melted metal and steel

Bm G

I got a bad migraine

Bm A

That lasted three long years

Bm G

And the pills that I took

Bm A

Made my fingers disappear

[Chorus 2]

Bm G

Time will crawl

Bm A/C#

Time will crawl

G Bm

'Til the 21st century lose

(Go!)

[Interlude]

Bm G Bm A Bm

Time will crawl

G Bm A

Time will crawl

[Verse 3]

Bm G

You were a talented child

Bm A

You came to live in our town

Bm G

We never bothered to scream

Bm A

When your mask went off

Bm G

We only smelt the gas

Bm A

As we lay down to sleep

[Chorus 1]

Time will crawl

And our heads bowed down

Time will crawl

And our eyes fall out

Time will crawl

And the streets run red

Time will crawl

A Bm

'Til the 21st century lose

And our mouths run dry

Time will crawl

And our feet grow small

Time will crawl

And our tails fall off

Time will crawl

A Bm

'Til the 21st century lose

And our heads bowed down

Time will crawl

And our eyes fall out

Time will crawl

And the streets run red

Time will crawl

A Bm

'Til the 21st century lose

[Outro]

G Bm

Time will crawl

A/C#

For the crazy child

Time will crawl

We'll give every life

Time will crawl

A Bm

For the crackpot notion

'Til the 21st century lose

G Bm

Time will crawl

A/C# Bm G Bm A

(fade out with ad-lib vocals)

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