Time Will Crawl

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[Intro]
BmG BmA
x2
[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]
Bm
Time will crawl
G
'Til our mouths run dry
Bm
Time will crawl
A
'Til our feet grow small
Bm
Time will crawl
G
'Til our tails fall off
Bm
Time will crawl
A
'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
Bm
Time will crawl
G Bm
'Til the 21st century lose
A
(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]
Bm
Time will crawl
G
And our heads bowed down
Bm
Time will crawl
A
And our eyes fall out
Bm
Time will crawl
G
And the streets run red
Bm
Time will crawl
A Bm
'Til the 21st century lose
G
And our mouths run dry
Bm
Time will crawl
A
And our feet grow small
Bm
Time will crawl
G
And our tails fall off
Bm
Time will crawl
A Bm
'Til the 21st century lose
G
And our heads bowed down
Bm
Time will crawl
A
And our eyes fall out
Bm
Time will crawl
G
And the streets run red
Bm
Time will crawl
A Bm
'Til the 21st century lose
[Outro]
G Bm
Time will crawl
A/C#
For the crazy child
Bm
Time will crawl
G
We'll give every life
Bm
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)

Time Will Crawl chords and lyrics

Free chords for Time Will Crawl by David Bowie. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
Bm  G  Bm  A  x2
[Verse 1]
[Chorus 1]
Bm  G  Bm  A
[Verse 2]
[Chorus 2]
[Interlude]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus 1]
[Outro]
        'Til the 21st century lose

Time Will Crawl Chords by David Bowie

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