Tuning: Half-Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) Verse 1: E A We're a step ahead of the game F#m B We're a cloud ahead of the rain E A And it's a lie we barely sustain F#m B And you don't know how to say it now Verse 2: E A I'm going east and you're going south F#m B I'm trying hard to straighten you out E A Your eyes are clouded, your mind's walking out F#m B And you don't know how to say it now
Chorus: A C#m F#m Time is on your side A C#m F#m Though you're looking like you're barely alive A Cause for how you envisioned your life E And you don't know how to change it now Verse 3: E A How you stumble down endless declines F#m B Now you write of the plight of mankind E A You read the Good Book but you never could find F#m B Someone to save you now Verse 4: E A You take your time with those you decieve F#m B You sold out that child that you live to grieve E A You've got a girl that you caught on your sleeve F#m B Won't somebody save you now Chorus: A C#m F#m Time is on your side A C#m F#m Though you're looking like you're barely alive A Cause for how you envisioned your life E And you don't know how to change it now Bridge: A F#m B I know you only see it your way A F# B I've seen you set for sale (?) sunny day Chorus: A C#m F#m Time is on your side A C#m F#m Though you're looking like you're barely alive A Cause for how you envisioned your life E And you don't know how to change it now