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Keeping Time

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Notes for beginner/intermediate players.
The whole song is based around E shaped barre chords.
F on the first, G on the third fret, Am on the 5th (obviously Em shape), C on the 8th.
When Angie McMahon plays it she doesn't barre across the whole fret,
just the bottom part and uses her thumb to fret the E-string which is why her fingering looks different.
[Intro]
Em[VeFrsEme 1G]C  G  C  F  
Em F
FNow I'm keeGping Amtime,
or at Cleast I'm Glearning how to
C G Em F
FI'm taGking Amflight
or at Cleast I'm Gjust about to
C G Em F
FAll the ways Gwe can bruise
are of Emuse to Fus
FAnd all the things GI have burnt,
I have Emlearnt their Fcost
FOh, there's Gcracks in Fme,
Foh, the Gcracks in Fme
[Bridge]
FI've been Gbraced by the ignition
GWaiting Amfor a command
AmYoung girl, FI'm tired
of your wishing and Emwaiting
[Chorus 1]
Has done me EmharFm
EmOoo GooCo oGoo CoooF  
FI've done me hEmarmF  
EmOoo GooCo oGoo CoooF  
[Verse 2]
Em F
FI was sinGking Aminto
lust Clike it was Gwater
C G Em F
FAlways juGggAmling something
I Ccould not Gafford to
C G Em F
FBut I want someone Gwho
Fdoesn't mind it when I sAmtand
(Keep alternating between F and C/G)
FI want someone C/Gwho's
Ffunny looking wC/Ghen they dance
FI wanna dance wC/Gith them,
FI wanna dance wC/Gith them
[Bridge]
AmI've been Fbraced by the ignition
FWaiting Gfor a Amcommand
AmYoung girl, FI'm tired of
your wishing and Emwaiting
[Chorus 2]
Has done me EmharFm
EmI want the Gtime to pass
CSo I'm sGpeeding Cdown the FroadEm  F  
EmOh I want Gthe time to pass
Cso I can Gmove on Cand swalFlow thisEm  F  
And God, EmI want Gthe time to stop
so I don't have to grow old
Em F
[Outro]
WoooEmoo oGoo Choo
GAy CAy FAyEm  F  
WoooEmoo oGoo Choo
GAy CAy FAy

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Keeping Time

by Angie McMahon

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Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Notes for beginner/intermediate players.

The whole song is based around E shaped barre chords.

F on the first, G on the third fret, Am on the 5th (obviously Em shape), C on the 8th.

When Angie McMahon plays it she doesn't barre across the whole fret,

just the bottom part and uses her thumb to fret the E-string which is why her fingering looks different.

[Intro]

Em F Em G C G C F

[Verse 1]

Em F

F G Am

Now I'm keeping time,

C G

or at least I'm learning how to

C G Em F

F G Am

I'm taking flight

C G

or at least I'm just about to

C G Em F

F G

All the ways we can bruise

Em F

are of use to us

F G

And all the things I have burnt,

Em F

I have learnt their cost

F G F

Oh, there's cracks in me,

F G F

oh, the cracks in me

[Bridge]

F G

I've been braced by the ignition

G Am

Waiting for a command

Am F

Young girl, I'm tired

of your wishing and waiting

[Chorus 1]

Em F

Has done me harm

Em G C G C F

Ooo ooo ooo ooo

F Em F

I've done me harm

Em G C G C F

Ooo ooo ooo ooo

[Verse 2]

Em F

F G Am

I was sinking into

C G

lust like it was water

C G Em F

F G Am

Always juggling something

C G

I could not afford to

C G Em F

F G

But I want someone who

F Am

doesn't mind it when I stand

(Keep alternating between F and C/G)

F C/G

I want someone who's

F C/G

funny looking when they dance

F C/G

I wanna dance with them,

F C/G

I wanna dance with them

[Bridge]

Am F

I've been braced by the ignition

F G Am

Waiting for a command

Am F

Young girl, I'm tired of

your wishing and waiting

[Chorus 2]

Em F

Has done me harm

Em G

I want the time to pass

C G C F Em F

So I'm speeding down the road

Em G

Oh I want the time to pass

C G C F Em F

so I can move on and swallow this

Em G

And God, I want the time to stop

so I don't have to grow old

Em F

[Outro]

Em G C

Wooooo ooo hoo

G C F Em F

Ay Ay Ay

Em G C

Wooooo ooo hoo

G C F

Ay Ay Ay

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