Got The Time Chords by Joe Jackson
Tempo:
152.5 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
B
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
You've been an above average audience, give yourselves a clap.
We're going to put our mums over with, shall we?
[G] [A] Okay, this is our last song, [G] it's for anyone out there that leads a hectic life.
[N] Students!
Alright, any requests?
[G] Yes, [A#]
[C#] [D]
[F]
[A] [G]
very nice boys and girls.
This is called Got the [Bm] Time.
[E] Thank you, goodnight.
[A] [Bm]
[C#m] [B] [G] [E]
[D] [E] [A] [B]
Went up, got another taxi, get a boo now, got another man to see.
Gotta call him on the telephone, now I gotta find him some paper.
Sit down, got another letter to write.
Think hard, gotta get the letter just right,
he'll ring it on the teller, no no, gotta write it a little later.
[G] [F#] All such bad [D] ass to bother, [Em] only one, two, three, go!
I've got the time tick tick in my head, I've got the time tick tick in [D] my head,
I've got the time tick [A] tick in my head, tick in my [E] head, [B] tick in my head, [Em] tick in [D] my head.
[A] [B]
If I tell you what I'm doing to you, will you shut up and get out of my way?
Someone else will want to talk, no no, I ain't nowhere gonna go now.
Got the time, trying to get a watch, no time, never got a thing to do.
He's ringing on the telephone, no no, hearing it in my head now.
[G] All [D] such bad ass to bother, [E] only one, two, three, go!
I've got the time tick tick in my head, I've got the time tick tick [Bm] in my head,
I've [Em] got the time tick tick [A] in my head, [Bm] tick in my head, [E]
tick [D] in my head, [Em] tick in my head.
[A] [D]
[A] [G#m] [D] [A] [G#m] [D]
[A] [B]
[D] [F] [C#]
[A#] [A]
[B]
[C]
[Gm] [B]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[Em]
[A] [Bm] [A]
[B]
[E] [G]
[B]
[G]
All [D] such bad ass to bother, [E] only one, two, three, go!
[Em] I've got the time tick tick in my head, I've got the time tick tick in my head,
I've got the time tick tick [A] in my head, [Bm] tick in my head, [Em] tick in my head.
[A]
[D] If I [C] tell you what I'm doing to you, will you shut up and get out of my way?
[G] [Cm] [B]
[G]
[B]
[C#]
[N]
We're going to put our mums over with, shall we?
[G] [A] Okay, this is our last song, [G] it's for anyone out there that leads a hectic life.
[N] Students!
Alright, any requests?
[G] Yes, [A#]
[C#] [D]
[F]
[A] [G]
very nice boys and girls.
This is called Got the [Bm] Time.
[E] Thank you, goodnight.
[A] [Bm]
[C#m] [B] [G] [E]
[D] [E] [A] [B]
Went up, got another taxi, get a boo now, got another man to see.
Gotta call him on the telephone, now I gotta find him some paper.
Sit down, got another letter to write.
Think hard, gotta get the letter just right,
he'll ring it on the teller, no no, gotta write it a little later.
[G] [F#] All such bad [D] ass to bother, [Em] only one, two, three, go!
I've got the time tick tick in my head, I've got the time tick tick in [D] my head,
I've got the time tick [A] tick in my head, tick in my [E] head, [B] tick in my head, [Em] tick in [D] my head.
[A] [B]
If I tell you what I'm doing to you, will you shut up and get out of my way?
Someone else will want to talk, no no, I ain't nowhere gonna go now.
Got the time, trying to get a watch, no time, never got a thing to do.
He's ringing on the telephone, no no, hearing it in my head now.
[G] All [D] such bad ass to bother, [E] only one, two, three, go!
I've got the time tick tick in my head, I've got the time tick tick [Bm] in my head,
I've [Em] got the time tick tick [A] in my head, [Bm] tick in my head, [E]
tick [D] in my head, [Em] tick in my head.
[A] [D]
[A] [G#m] [D] [A] [G#m] [D]
[A] [B]
[D] [F] [C#]
[A#] [A]
[B]
[C]
[Gm] [B]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[Em]
[A] [Bm] [A]
[B]
[E] [G]
[B]
[G]
All [D] such bad ass to bother, [E] only one, two, three, go!
[Em] I've got the time tick tick in my head, I've got the time tick tick in my head,
I've got the time tick tick [A] in my head, [Bm] tick in my head, [Em] tick in my head.
[A]
[D] If I [C] tell you what I'm doing to you, will you shut up and get out of my way?
[G] [Cm] [B]
[G]
[B]
[C#]
[N]
Key:
A
D
G
B
E
A
D
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You've been an above average audience, give yourselves a clap. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ We're going to put our mums over with, shall we? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] Okay, this is our last song, [G] it's for anyone out there that leads a hectic life.
_ _ [N] Students!
_ _ Alright, _ _ any requests? _ _
[G] _ Yes, [A#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
very nice boys and girls.
This is called Got the [Bm] Time.
_ [E] _ Thank you, goodnight. _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Went up, got another taxi, get a boo now, got another man to see.
Gotta call him on the telephone, now I gotta find him some paper.
_ Sit down, got another letter to write.
Think hard, gotta get the letter just right,
he'll ring it on the teller, no no, gotta write it a little later.
[G] _ [F#] All such bad [D] ass to bother, [Em] only one, two, three, go!
I've got the time tick tick in my head, I've got the time tick tick in [D] my head,
I've got the time tick [A] tick in my head, _ tick in my [E] head, _ [B] tick in my head, [Em] tick in [D] my head.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
If I tell you what I'm doing to you, will you shut up and get out of my way?
Someone else will want to talk, no no, I ain't nowhere gonna go now.
Got the time, trying to get a watch, no time, never got a thing to do.
He's ringing on the telephone, no no, hearing it in my head now.
[G] All [D] such bad ass to bother, [E] only one, two, three, go!
I've got the time tick tick in my head, I've got the time tick tick [Bm] in my head,
I've [Em] got the time tick tick [A] in my head, [Bm] tick in my head, [E]
tick [D] in my head, [Em] _ tick in my head.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G#m] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[D] _ [F] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
All [D] such bad ass to bother, [E] only one, two, three, go!
[Em] I've got the time tick tick in my head, I've got the time tick tick in my head,
I've got the time tick tick [A] in my head, _ [Bm] tick in my head, [Em] _ tick in my head. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] If I [C] tell you what I'm doing to you, will you shut up and get out of my way?
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You've been an above average audience, give yourselves a clap. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ We're going to put our mums over with, shall we? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] Okay, this is our last song, [G] it's for anyone out there that leads a hectic life.
_ _ [N] Students!
_ _ Alright, _ _ any requests? _ _
[G] _ Yes, [A#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
very nice boys and girls.
This is called Got the [Bm] Time.
_ [E] _ Thank you, goodnight. _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Went up, got another taxi, get a boo now, got another man to see.
Gotta call him on the telephone, now I gotta find him some paper.
_ Sit down, got another letter to write.
Think hard, gotta get the letter just right,
he'll ring it on the teller, no no, gotta write it a little later.
[G] _ [F#] All such bad [D] ass to bother, [Em] only one, two, three, go!
I've got the time tick tick in my head, I've got the time tick tick in [D] my head,
I've got the time tick [A] tick in my head, _ tick in my [E] head, _ [B] tick in my head, [Em] tick in [D] my head.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
If I tell you what I'm doing to you, will you shut up and get out of my way?
Someone else will want to talk, no no, I ain't nowhere gonna go now.
Got the time, trying to get a watch, no time, never got a thing to do.
He's ringing on the telephone, no no, hearing it in my head now.
[G] All [D] such bad ass to bother, [E] only one, two, three, go!
I've got the time tick tick in my head, I've got the time tick tick [Bm] in my head,
I've [Em] got the time tick tick [A] in my head, [Bm] tick in my head, [E]
tick [D] in my head, [Em] _ tick in my head.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G#m] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[D] _ [F] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
All [D] such bad ass to bother, [E] only one, two, three, go!
[Em] I've got the time tick tick in my head, I've got the time tick tick in my head,
I've got the time tick tick [A] in my head, _ [Bm] tick in my head, [Em] _ tick in my head. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] If I [C] tell you what I'm doing to you, will you shut up and get out of my way?
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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