Verse 1: Gbm A Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day E Gbm Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way Gbm A Kicking around on a piece of ground in your hometown E Gbm Waiting for someone or something to show you the way Chorus: Dmaj7 Amaj7 Tired of lying in the sunshine, staying home to watch the rain Dmaj7 Amaj7 You are young and life is long, and there is time to kill today Dmaj7 Dbm7 And then one day you find, ten years have got behind you Bm7 E No one told you when to run ... You missed the starting gun Solo: Gbm A E Gbm x4 Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Dbm7 Bm7 E Verse 2: Gbm A And you run and you run to catch up with the Sun, but it's sinking; E Gbm Racing around to come up behind you again. Gbm A The Sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older, E Gbm shorter of breath, and one day closer to death. Dmaj7 Amaj7 Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time. Dmaj7 Amaj7 Plans that either come to naught, or half a page of scribbled lines. Dmaj7 Dbm7 Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way. Bm7 Bm7 F The time is gone, the song is over. Thought I'd something more to say. Interlude: Em A Em A Verse 3: Em7 A Home, home again Em7 A I like to be here when I can Em7 A When I come home, cold and tired Em7 A It's good to warm my bones beside the fire Cmaj7 Far away, across the field Bm Tolling on the iron bell Fmaj7 Calls the faithful to their knees G D7 D7 Bm To hear the softly spoken magic spell
