Verse 1:
G              G7
   Everybody's headed somewhere
C                 Cm
   And they wanna get there faster
   Em
But I'm taking my
G                Cmaj7
   I'm taking my sweet time

Verse 2:
G                  G7
   I used to be in such a hurry
   C                  Cm
So much, so quick, so sick with worry
   Em
Now I'm taking my
G                Cmaj7
   I'm taking my sweet time

Chorus:
Em                        G
I don't need to solve the maze
     C                         Em
I'll stretch like a shadow and fade like the haze
G                          Em
   I'll work all day but I won't deliver
     C                       D7
I'll grow like a tree in the l.a. River

Verse 3:
G              G7
   Everybody's selling something
C                  Cm
   Looking for the highest bidder
   Em
But I'm taking my
G                Cmaj7
   I'm taking my sweet time

Solo (x2): G G7 C Cm Em G Cmaj7

Chorus:
Em                        G
I don't need to solve the maze
     C                         Em
I'll stretch like a shadow and fade like the haze
G                          Em
   I'll work all day but I won't deliver
     C                       D7
I'll grow like a tree in the l.a. River

Verse 3:
G              G7
   Everybody's selling something
C                  Cm
   Looking for the highest bidder
   Em
But I'm taking my
G                Cmaj7
   I'm taking my sweet time

Verse 4:
       G             G7
'Cause everything is chutes and ladders
    C                    Cm
And someone else telling me what matters
  Em
So I'm taking my
G             Cmaj7
I'm taking my sweet time

Chorus:
Em
   I'm taking my
G             Cmaj7
I'm taking my sweet time

Outro: C Cm G
 Aransemen ini adalah interpretasi pribadi dari kontributornya, dibagikan untuk studi pribadi, edukasi, dan penggunaan non-komersial. Lagu, lirik, dan musik yang mendasarinya tetap menjadi milik pemegang hak ciptanya. Untuk meminta penghapusan, lihat Pernyataan Hukum.